Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT)
Practical safety and security training for personnel deploying to or operating in remote, challenging and hostile environments.
Course Overview
Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) prepares personnel to recognise, assess and mitigate threats when travelling to or operating in challenging environments.
Combining theoretical instruction with practical, scenario-based training, the programme develops situational awareness, personal security and the practical skills required to respond effectively to changing threats. Training can be adapted to reflect specific operating environments and organisational requirements.
Learning Focus
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Situational awareness
- Weapons awareness
- Working with security teams
- Ambush and crossover drills
- Minefield and IED awareness
- Personal protective equipment
- Equipment use and carriage
- Kidnap awareness and hostage survival
- Surveillance awareness
- Separation from security
- Armoured vehicle awareness
Programme Options
2-Day Introductory HEAT
Designed for personnel deploying to lower-risk environments, providing the fundamental principles of risk assessment, situational awareness, personal security and hostile environment safety.
5-Day Advanced HEAT
Designed for personnel deploying to environments with known or significant threats, combining theoretical instruction with immersive practical training across hostile activity, environmental risks and CBRN hazards.
Who It's For
Personnel preparing to travel to or work in remote, challenging or hostile environments where enhanced safety, security awareness and threat-management capability are required.