Personal Safety and Security in the Field

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Personal Safety and Security in the Field

Date: 2 - 7 Oct 2012
Length: 5 days
Location: London, UK
Residential: Yes

Personal security training is crucial for anyone working in an insecure or hostile environment. This course has been designed to provide the most relevant and challenging training, specifically from an NGO perspective for NGO workers.

The course is designed to put you under stressful circumstances, preparing you for the worst case-scenario. Essential classroom theory is complimented with real-life simulation confronting key issues such as roadblocks, abduction, weapons, mines and crossfire. This training will help you to reduce security risks and enable you to deal with situations that could compromise your safety and that of your colleagues.

We are now offering emergency first aid as an optional one day add-on. Please talk to our training team to find out more.

Who should attend?

Individuals whose role requires them to work in the field on a regular or occasional basis.

What does the course cover?

The course will introduce a variety of measures to reduce the likelihood of security-related incidents taking place and gives guidance as to the appropriate responses when incidents do occur.

This course will cover; context assessment; assessing risk, threat and vulnerability; developing security strategies; personal communication; security planning; field communications equipment; stress management; coping with sexual violence; vehicles and travel security; evacuation planning and procedures; abduction, detention and kidnap; surviving hostile environments.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

Explain the importance of understanding your role and the security environment
Be able to undertake a context analysis and a personal risk assessment
Demonstrate immediate responses to hostile environments
Effectively contribute to a security planning process
Describe measures to reduce personal and team vulnerability to a range of threats
Explain the importance of cultural awareness and sensitivity, team working, interpersonal communications and how diversity impacts on security

Registration and timings

Registration will take place on the first evening between 19.00 hrs and 21.00 hrs. Training will begin the following morning at 09.00 hrs and finish by 16.00 hrs on Sunday.

Length:

4 days, or 5 days with additional emergency first aid training

Cost

Band: Standard/With survival first aid

Band A: £612/£650
Band B: £796/£840
Band C: £1034/£1098
Band D: £1345/£1428

The fees are inclusive of all training resources, simulation, accommodation and food. For further information on the price bands please use the link on the right.

Participants on this course are eligible for the RedR Training Loyalty Scheme.

For more information please contact our training team.

Please click here to read our full terms and conditions.

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