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Personal Security in Emergencies - LIMITED PLACES REMAINING

Humanitarian personnel, assets and equipment are increasingly becoming the victims of targeted attacks during conflict. Avoidance and prevention of these incidences are  paramount to our personal security. This course examines how to avoid or prevent security situations and, if necessary, how to react and respond to threats and problems. The course is highly participatory, using case studies, simulation exercises and subject matter experts.

 

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Numeric Code: 08007
Date: 11 to 14 September 2008
Length: 4 Days
Location:
UK
Residential/Non-Residential: Residential
Suitable for:
Previous participants have come from a wide variety of agencies. The course is designed primarily for humanitarian personnel but it is also applicable to anyone who is likely to be deployed to an environment that is, or has the possibility to be, insecure.
Course covers:

A four-day foundation course to discuss, learn and apply approaches and measures to improve participants' personal security when living and working in insecure environments.
 
The course will help the individual aid worker to better understand his/her role in a given context and will give insight into how the individual's behaviour impacts on their personal security and safety as well as that of their colleagues and the organisation. The course will introduce a variety of measures to reduce the likelihood of security-related incidents taking place and gives guidance as to appropriate methods to reduce impact and negative consequences when incidents occur. Participants will have the opportunity to practice their personal security skills in a simulation exercise.
 
This course will cover context assessment; assessing risk, threat and vulnerability; developing security strategies; 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.


 

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

 

 Location: Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, UK 

 

You may also be interested in the Field Logistics in Emergencies course which takes place from 15th - 19th September at the same location.

 

 

Course outcomes:

At the end of the course the participants will be able to:

  • Explain the importance of understanding their role and the security environment.
  • Be able to undertake a context analysis and a personal risk assessment.
  • 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.
  • Demonstrate immediate responses to battlefield threats.
Cost:
The fees are inclusive of accommodation, food and training from the evening of registration to the last afternoon of training. Participants will be responsible for arranging their own travel to and from the venue.



 

 

Course Fees

 

 

Band A £225
Band B £395
Band C £595 
Band D

£760

 

For more on price bands please click here.

 

 

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If you have any questions please contact the training team:
email: training@redr.org
phone: +44 (0)20 7840 6000