Trainings
Lebanon Explained
Our 'Lebanon Explained' is an in-person briefing format explaining Lebanon’s most essential underlying foundations and diving into the present and future developments of the country from a range of perspectives. The briefing consists of the following elements:
- Lebanon’s history & recent past
- External influences & relations
- Key structures & institutions
- Defining actors, alliances & rivalries
- The political scene & its logics
- The socio-economic foundation & its downfall
- The security landscape & its threats
- The awaiting future & its scenarios
Personal security
Our 'Personal Security' training (HEAT light) is a one-day course enabling participants to assess, mitigate and handle the threats they may face. The training consists of the following elements:
- Understanding the national security situation and local context
- Awareness of threats, likelihood, hotspots and vulnerabilities
- Personal security preparedness and mitigation measures
- Knowing best practise responses and worst case scenarios
- Live scenario simulations of responses to robberies, carjackings, kidnappings, assault, shooting and active shooters
- Mandatory tests + handover of certificates
Personal & organisational security
Our 'Personal & Organisational Security' training is a two-day course enabling participants to both fully adapt their organisation's security setup and handle the various threats they may face. The training consists of the following elements:
- Understanding organisational security policies, plans and SOPs
- Abiding by personal and group security responsibilities
- Security communication and reporting
- Understanding the national security situation and local context
- Awareness of threats, likelihood, hotspots and vulnerabilities
- Personal security preparedness and mitigation measures
- Live scenario simulations of responses to robberies, carjackings, kidnappings, assault, shooting and active shooters
- Mandatory tests + handover of certificates
Security & emergency management
Our 'Security & Emergency Management' training is a two-day course enabling participants to formulate, adapt and manage both their organisation's security and emergency framework. The training consists of the following elements:
- Security policies, SOPs and checklists
- Staff responsibilities & capacity building
- Sources, intel & information sharing
- Risk assessments and mitigation measures
- Day-to-day security management
- Emergency call lists & communication
- Emergency action cards
- Emergency teams & plans
- Emergency responses and recovery
- Mandatory tests + handover of certificates
On-the-job capacity building
Our on-the-job capacity building delivers mentoring sessions for staff with security management responsibilities at their own office or field mission. Mentees are guided in performing day-to-day security tasks and sound decision-making. The sessions can consist of:
- Security management basics
- Security focal point basics
- Conducting context and security analysis
- Completing threat and risk assessments
- Reviewing and adapting mitigation strategies and measures
- Giving staff security briefings and instructions
- Managing day-to-day security decision-making
Live drills and stress tests
Our live drills and stress tests lets organisations gain first hand experience with handling emergency and extreme stress situations through simulations in their own natural operating environment. The simulations can consist of:
- Building evacuations
- Staff relocation
- Office and residential hibernation
- Facilitating high-profile HQ delegations
- Deploying to unfamiliar locations