Step confidently into high-risk environments with our Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) and Hostile Environment First Aid Training (HEFAT) comprehensive, field-tested program designed for professionals working in challenging, unpredictable, or hostile contexts.
Over a four-day period, participants receive hands-on, immersive training delivered by highly experienced instructors with real-world operational backgrounds. Our courses blend essential theory with realistic, scenario-based simulations to build competence, confidence, and resilience in crisis situations.
Whether you are preparing for deployment, enhancing your organisation’s duty of care, or strengthening your personal risk management skills, this training equips you to operate safely, ethically, and effectively always guided by the principle of “do no harm.”
Course Highlights
Our curriculum is designed to meet international standards and evolving field realities, covering:
Situational awareness & decision-making
Personal and workplace security
Risk analysis & threat mitigation
Trauma first aid & emergency medical response
Mass shooting and active attacker response
Digital security & data protection
Travel safety & journey management
Psychosocial support
Counter-surveillance
Kidnap and ransom survival
Mines, UXO, and IED threat awareness
Weapons awareness and their effects
Navigating civil unrest and crowd disturbances
Equip yourself or your team with the skills required to anticipate, avoid, and respond to the risks inherent in high-risk environments.
Fee information
$1,400.00 plus VAT The fee includes refreshments, lunch and evening meals. Accommodation can be arranged upon requestHow to register
To register your interest in our HEAT/HEFAT course please contact Shiro from our dedicated training team who can assist you with your registration and give help and guidance throughout the process.
Please contact Shiro on: africa@separinternational.com