Our HEAT course is a five-day training programme in which participants learn how to deal effectively with critical or emergency situations while deployed in hostile environment missions.
Since 2003, more than 500 students have benefited from our REACT programme (Rapid Expert Assistance and Cooperation Teams for Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management, and Post-Conflict Rehabilitation) throughout its 25 editions. The HEAT course is integrated within REACT as a practical complement to the theory taught for work in Peace Missions.
The need to train people who are already working or will be working in high-risk areas has led Helsinki España to launch the HEAT module as an independent programme.
METHODOLOGY
The course uses a variety of methodologies, including lectures and presentations, outdoor activities, and simulation exercises: 75% of the course is practical versus 25% theoretical.
CONTENTS
- Basic life support in the absence of medical personnel: first aid
- Protection of sensitive and classified information
- Orientation, map reading and GPS navigation
- Procedures and means of communication (use of radios)
- 4×4 vehicle driving techniques
- Driving in convoy
- Stress management
- Personal health care
- Protection and response to threats of sexual violence
- Set of threats, associated risks, and personal security
- Risk management
- Mobile security: protection and security procedures when traveling in vehicles
- Managing threats related to large concentrations of people, demonstrations, protests, and riots
- Hostage-taking and kidnappings survival.
- Weapons, mines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexploded ordnance (UXOs)
Full programme description available here.
How to register
f you are interested in applying for HEAT please send us a copy of the following documents:
- HEAT Registration Form (available here)
- Resume/CV
- Short motivation letter
- Proof of highest educational level achieved
- Recent digital photo, passport size
- Copy of your passport
All application documents should be sent to: iucpm@helsinkiespana.org.