About the Course
The newly upgraded CPD Accredited, fully online Anti-Kidnap & Hostage-Taking Awareness Training Course is aimed at those persons who either work or live in environments where the threat of abduction is high or are potential targets of such acts. This course has been written by subject matter experts hailing from UK Elite Military Units, highly-experienced at operating in high-risk environments for Private Security & Private Military Companies (PSC & PMC), this course offers the learner an in-depth insight into risk mitigation of security-related incidents such as risk of kidnap or injury.
Objectives of the Course
- Assist you in your pre-departure planning and preparation and associated due diligence in order to understand, mitigate and deter possible acts of kidnap and / or hostage-taking.
- Help you to understand the Threat Assessment Process and to better assess these threats and likelihood of risk to yourself and those around you.
- Acquire essential ‘tools’ and skills in assisting you in the recognition and handling of stress-related conditions.
- Maintain a sense of personal security as well as to understand the necessary risk mitigation strategies whilst in-country.
Target Audience
The course is designed for anyone, whether an individual, part of a team, company or organisation who travels frequently either on business, or for personal requirements within any type of environment, from low-risk to the more high-threat environments frequented by NGO’s, Charity Organisation and Relief Organisations where the threat of kidnap is a very real threat and poses a significant risk of injury or death.
Awarding Body
This course is Approved under the CPD Accreditation Group
Course Duration
The Course duration is approximately 4 hours. A slight variation is allowed for individual reading speeds, but this minimum must be met in order to successfully pass this course. Learners may enter and exit the course as often as they require. Your licence allows you access to the course for up to 6 months to complete [if required] or upon successful completion of the course.
