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The Importance of Situational Awareness

An Intensive 5-day Training Course

The Importance of Situational Awareness

Minimizing Individual and Organizational
Risk Exposure through tactical Situational Awareness

UPCOMING SESSIONS

Classroom sessions
DateVenueFee
30 Jun-04 Jul 2025London - UK$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
22-26 Dec 2025Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
06-10 Apr 2026Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
29 Jun-03 Jul 2026London - UK$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
21-25 Sep 2026Amsterdam - The Netherlands$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
21-25 Dec 2026Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
Online sessions
DateVenueFee
09-13 Jun 2025Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT
11-15 Aug 2025Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT
16-20 Feb 2026Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT
08-12 Jun 2026Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT
10-14 Aug 2026Online$3,950RESERVE A SEAT

Training Course Overview

This The Importance of Situational Awareness training course has been created in response to the rising incidents of terrorism and criminal activities worldwide. Whether on a personal or professional level, there has never been a greater need to be situationally aware, both at work and while traveling, whether at home or abroad.

Situational awareness is critical—being alert to your surroundings and recognizing potential threats or dangerous situations is a mindset, not just a physical skill reserved for military or law enforcement. This course will equip participants with practical, proven knowledge, helping them increase their chances of surviving incidents like kidnappings or active shooter situations. The course also includes training on Travel Safety and Journey Management.

Regardless of your level of experience with safety and security, this course will enhance your awareness of risks in an Active Shooter scenario and provide guidance on how to protect yourself and your organization.

This training course will feature:

  • Understanding what Situational Awareness can do for you
  • Techniques to avoid becoming a “Victim “
  • Avoiding Kidnap & Ransom scenarios
  • Identifying and protecting yourself against an Active Shooter
  • Travel safety and journey management principles

Training Course Objectives

The training course on Situational Awareness aims to help participants to develop the following critical objectives:

  • Situational Awareness knowledge and techniques
  • 1st Responders and Situational Awareness
  • Activities and mindsets for increasing Situational Awareness
  • Using effective intuition and instinct for Situational awareness
  • Awareness and response using indicators for potential threats
  • Be proactive with Travel Safety and Security
  • Understanding and implement safe journey management practices for your employees.

Designed for

This program is appropriate for first responders working in environments that are high-risk, high-consequence, time-compressed with changing conditions/information.

This The Importance of Situational Awareness training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • 1st Responders (Government)
  • Security Officers
  • EMTs & Paramedics
  • Organizational Training Officers
  • HSE Managers and Supervisors
  • Incident Commanders
  • Civilian Management
  • Organizational Emergency Managers

Learning Methods

This Situational Awareness training course will combine presentations with instructor-guided interactive discussions between participants relating to their individual interests. Practical exercises, video material and case studies aiming at stimulating these discussions and providing maximum benefit to the participants will support the formal presentation sessions.

Above all, the course leader will make extensive use of case examples and case studies of issues in which he has been personally involved.

The Course Outline

Day One: Understanding Situational Awareness
  • Understanding Situational Awareness – from perspectives of 1st Responders
  • Creating a Security Awareness and Response Culture
  • Understanding the human behaviour
  • Topics of understanding and reason
  • Body language and warning signs
  • Making the correct impact decisions that will mitigate the situation
Day Two: Conditional Behavior
  • Cooper’s Conditions – Alertness Levels – how to become alert through colour coding
  • Scenario-based application
  • Reading Body Language
  • Behaviour Management
  • Phycology and its impact on individuals during situations
  • Communication of Warning Signs
  • Reading Emotional Cues and responding
Day Three: Threats of K&R – Kidnap and Ransom
  • Conduct after capture
  • Crisis management
  • Kidnappers’ tactics
  • Prevention training and contingency planning
  • Responding to a kidnap
  • Security awareness
  • Surveillance awareness
  • Practical scenario experience
Day Four: Threats of an Active Shooter
  • The “Run-Hide-Fight” strategy
  • Profiling an active shooter
  • Predicting and analysis of potential security breaches – being Proactive!
  • Communication of key information to 1st Responders
  • Basic Self Defense Techniques during an active shooter incident
  • Preparedness & Prevention during workplace violence
Day Five: Travel Safety and Journey Management
  • Introduction to Travel Safety
  • Journey Management
  • Security Implementation
  • Awareness of risks
  • Management of travel
  • Review

The Certificate

  • Anderson Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course
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