This course includes all the online learning modules plus attendance on our one-day in person session which provides the traveller our full HEAT (Hostile Environment Awareness Training) certification. It provides hands-on skills for operating in high-risk environments and equips travellers with a firm understanding of the significant risks they will face and how to assess and respond in an emergency.
Course Content​
Introduction to High Risk Threat & Risk Risk Management
Personal Safety Perceived Confidence Bar & Restaurant Safety Meeting Safety Sexual Harassment Gender Based Violence Personal Safety or Self-Defence Conflict Management & De-escalation The Freeze Response Signs of Aggression What an Attack Really Looks Like Self-Defence Myths Busted Working Late Policy Sexual Violence Personal Safety Quiz
Health DRSABC AVPU CPR Using an AED Trauma & Mental First Aid Reducing Stress Tourniquet Tourniquet (Improvised) Developing Mental Resilience Trauma Risk Management Secondary Survey
Security Hostile Surveillance Kidnap & Ransom RUN HIDE FIGHT Weapons & Weapon Effects Indirect Fire UXO ERW IED Civil Unrest & Protests Evacuation Safety Quiz
Preparing to Travel Travel Documentation


 LGBTQ Travel


 Preparing & Packing to Travel Cultural Sensitivity Grab Bag Embarkation & Inflight


Disembarkation & Arrivals Meeting Your Driver Accommodation & Room Security

 Basic Fire Safety


 Social Media Safety


Information Security


 EDC


 Preparing to Travel Quiz
Natural & Manmade Hazards Wildfire Tsunami Floods Landslide Sandstorms Earthquake Asbestos CBRN Hazards Quiz
Journey Management Taxi Safety Riseshare Safety Public Transport Planning an Overland Trip Driver Checks Vehicle Equipment 10 Point Vehicle Check Wheel Change Vehicle Jacks Road Traffic Accident Illegal Checkpoints Journey Management Quiz
Course Delivery
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Micro-learning, online course consisting of 70+ individual modules covering security, safety, medical, personal health and IT security
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Once the modules are completed and passed the individual attends a one-day top up that confirms, tests and exercises their knowledge. On successful completion they are then awarded a HEAT certificate.
Who Is This Designed For
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Travellers who will go to areas where there are significant security risks and/or where the environment or work location requires a greater ability to plan, prepare and respond to incidents.
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Countries such as; Nigeria, Libya, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, DRC, Mali, Burkina Faso, Somalia, Sudan, Ukraine etc.
Upcoming In-Person
Training Dates
​12 May 2025
14 July 2025
15 September 2025
10 November 2025