Our HEAT course is a five-day training program in which participants will learn how to deal effectively with critical or emergency situations while deployed in hostile environment missions. This training is aimed at improving the capabilities of the participants in their daily work in conflict situations.
BACKGROUND
Since 2003, more than 500 students have benefited from our course throughout its 25 editions. The HEAT course is integrated within our REACT program (Rapid Expert Assistance and Cooperation Teams for Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management and Post-Conflict Rehabilitation) as a practical complement to the theory taught for work in Peace Missions.
The need to train people who are already working or will be working in risk situations has led Helsinki España to launch the HEAT course on an individual basis, offering the possibility of training more people and for shorter periods of time.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The course is intended for business professionals, humanitarian officers, security personnel, and other candidates planning to be deployed in high-risk areas.
OBJECTIVES
Provide participants with the necessary skills to deal with situations in which armed conflicts arise, their key actors, and their impact on civilians.
Improve participants’ capacity in conflict resolution and protection of civilians in armed conflicts.
Strengthen the competence and confidence of participants to deal effectively with risky or critical situations, as would be the case when working in peacekeeping missions.
Provide participants with useful and simple tools that allow them to react as effectively as possible to risk situations.
METHODOLOGY
The course uses a variety of methodologies, including lectures and presentations, outdoor activities, and simulation exercises: 75% of the course is practical versus 25% theoretical.
CONTENTS
- Basic life support in the absence of medical personnel: first aid
- Protection of sensitive and classified information
- Orientation, map reading and GPS navigation
- Procedures and means of communication (use of radios)
- 4×4 vehicle driving techniques
- Driving in convoy
- Stress management
- Personal health care
- Protection and response to threats of sexual violence
- Set of threats, associated risks, and personal security
- Risk management
- Mobile security: protection and security procedures when traveling in vehicles
- Managing threats related to large concentrations of people, demonstrations, protests, andriots
- Hostage taking and survival. Kidnappings
- Weapons, mines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXOs)
Full course description available here.
How to register:
If you are interested in applying for HEAT 2022, please send us a copy of the following documents:
HEAT Registration Form (available here)
Resume/CV
Recent digital photo, passport size
All application documents should be sent to: iucpm@helsinkiespana.org.
Deadline for applications: May 27, 2022.
