HEAT Training flyer - Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council is a non-governmental,
humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in
helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees
and internally displaced people. We advocate for their rights
and assist with shelter, education, food distribution, camp
management and counselling on repatriation.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has over 3000 committed
and competent employees involved in projects on four
continents. In addition we have one of the world’s largest
standby forces with 700 professionals, ready to be
deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs.
HEA T
HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS TRAINING
PERSONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY
IN HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS
Norwegian Refugee Council’s course in
personal safety and security in Hostile
environments.
“We aim at providing each participant with the required
know how and skills of how to deal with real time
threats they might face in a field environment, as well
as options of how to mitigate the risk”.
For questions and show of interest in
participation to the training, please contact;
security@nrc.no or yngve.kristiansen@nrc.no.
For enquiries by telephone:
F+47 40408191.

THE RISK
The risk for aid workers and others working in
developing countries in, or emerging from conflict
has increased and risk management has become
more complex and difficult over the past decade.
The need for a better and more comprehensive field
security training has emerged. The training of all
categories of personell operating in high risk environments
in basic skills and behaviour, help save lives.
The NRC has decades of experience from successfully
operating the worlds` most complex and dynamic
emergencies. We now present the benefits of this
exeprience to you.
THE COURSE
The Hostile Environment Awareness Training-
Course:
is open for invitees only, but target groups are in
particular; (I)NGO’s, UN, MFA, and media.
The topics covered:
* Personal safety and security
* Use of communication equipment
* GPS and map reading
* Actions on upon likely threats
* UXO/IED threat
* Basic Security Risk Assessment
* Basic First Aid
This training adress current issues and challenges
faced by personnel working in environments with
complex security challenges. Training modules can be
added upon specific requests by invitees, based on
relevance to their needs.
All training is conducted in English language.
THE PLACE
The place:
The training will be conducted outside Oslo in the
area of Gardermoen at Garder course and conference
hotell, with nearby ideal locations for practical
training/exercises.
The trainers:
The HEAT instructor staff all have first hand experience
from successfully operating in the most dangerous
places in the world. Our instructors are all
hand picked NRC staff, and external instructors, with
substantial and recent experience from “the field”.