Advanced HEAT Course

Maintaining Personal Safety in High-Risk Areas

The Advanced HEAT Course (Hostile Environment Awareness Training) is essential for those deployed to high or extreme-risk areas. It equips participants with skills to operate securely, allowing a strong focus on mission objectives.

Course Overview

The course develops self-confidence and practical skills in a safe environment. It features immersive learning through hyper-realistic simulations over five days, where participants address crisis scenarios in simulated village.

Key Features

- Training Environment: Safety and well-being are our top priorities, with professional trainers supervising at all times.

- Medical Kit: Participants receive a medical kit for remote areas, along with waterproof instructional cards for quick reference during missions.

Learning Goals Include

- Security & Situational Awareness

- Field Security Plans

- Risk Assessment & Mitigation

- Gender-Specific Risks

- Personal Risk Profile

- Contingency Planning

- Hibernation/ Relocation/ Evacuation

- Communication Skills (in the field)

- Radio & Satellite Phone

- Basic Land Navigation

- Map, Compass & GPS Reading

- Convoy Travel Security

- Medical Accident Control

- Life-Saving Skills in Remote Areas

- Dealing with Aggression

- Personal Survival and Mental Welfare

- Stress Management

- Hostage Prevention & Survival

- Field Safety Skills

- Checkpoints & Road Blocks

- Active Shooting, Ambushes and Carjacking

- Ammunition and Weapon Awareness

- Simulations and Field Exercises

Additional Information

- Prerequisites: no prior training required

- Language: English

- Duration: 5 days, totaling 44 hours

- Group size: maximum of 14 participants

- Dietary Options: vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian

- Certification: HEAT certificate awarded upon completion

- Location: Embakasi RD, Nairobi, Kenya

- Cost: € 4.400,- (covering accommodation, meals, materials, and VAT.)