Practical training to keep you safe and effective in hostile and fragile environments worldwide
1705 Consultancy delivers specialist SAFEE and HEAT training to keep individuals and teams safe in hostile, fragile, and high-risk environments worldwide.
Every course is built around real-world scenarios and field-tested techniques. Whether you’re travelling to conflict zones, managing overseas operations, or preparing staff for unpredictable environments, our training gives you the awareness, skills, and confidence to operate safely and decisively.
3-day foundation course for operating safely in fragile and hostile environments. Developed for personnel travelling to high-risk regions, this course covers threat awareness, travel risk assessment, situational awareness, trauma care, terrorism awareness, and personal protection techniques.
2-day refresher course to renew your SAFE certification and maintain operational competency. Refreshes core skills with updated scenarios, ensuring you remain current and confident when working in fragile or hostile environments.
A supplement to the SAFE COURSE designed for those deploying to very hazardous environments without a close protection team. Covers avoiding kidnapping, ransom situations, and targeted attacks — giving you the knowledge and tools to protect yourself when operating alone in high-threat areas.
Hostile Environment Awareness Training for those operating in extreme environments where there is a real likelihood of danger. Delivered through bespoke, scenario-based training, HEAT prepares individuals and teams for high-risk events and operations in the world's most dangerous regions.
Refresher training for those who have previously completed the HEAT course. Renews your certification and keeps your hostile environment skills sharp with updated scenarios and techniques, ensuring you remain operationally ready for extreme high-risk deployments.
1-day condensed version of the SAFE COURSE, providing baseline security awareness for those who are unable to attend the full programme. Ideal for individuals travelling overseas to lower-risk but uncertain environments who need a practical foundation in personal safety.
4-day supplement to the SAFE COURSE for those deploying to environments where gunfire, IEDs, or vehicle ambush are a real threat. Covers working alongside close protection teams, responding to complex attacks, and surviving the most dangerous operational scenarios.
Specialist training for operating in the aftermath of natural disasters and civil unrest. Covers earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, and wildfires — equipping responders and aid workers with the skills to stay safe, make decisions under pressure, and support affected communities effectively.
Personal safety and security training tailored for young people in schools, colleges, and universities. Covers conflict management, situational awareness, recognising and avoiding danger, and how to respond if caught in a threatening situation — delivered in an age-appropriate, engaging format.
Safety training focused on the unique risks of transit through high-threat areas — airports, border crossings, road corridors, and transit hubs in fragile states. Covers planning safe routes, managing vulnerabilities during movement, and responding to incidents while in transit.
Specialist security and safety training for those operating in maritime environments — offshore platforms, vessels, port facilities, and high-risk coastal regions. Covers piracy threats, shipboard security, man-overboard response, and emergency procedures specific to the maritime operating environment.
Personal safety training designed for independent travellers, journalists, researchers, and aid workers operating without organisational support. Covers risk assessment, cultural awareness, avoiding becoming a target, managing medical emergencies on the road, and staying safe in unfamiliar and unpredictable environments.
SAFE is a comprehensive hostile environment safety course covering health, evacuation, admin, and field security. It’s essential for NGO staff, journalists, aid workers, and business personnel operating in conflict, fragile, or insecure regions worldwide — even outside active war zones.
SAFE (3 days) covers foundational hostile environment awareness; RE-SAFE (2 days) is a refresher for expired training; SAFE PLUS is an advanced module covering specialist threats. Most staff take SAFE first, then RE-SAFE every 2–3 years.
HEAT (Hostile Environment Awareness Training) focuses on tactical casualty care in conflict settings — field medicine, tourniquet application, managing casualties under fire. It’s specialised beyond standard First Aid and complements SAFE training.
SAFE OVERSEAS is tailored for specific hostile or fragile regions and includes regional threat briefings, local customs, and context-specific risks. Standard SAFE is global; OVERSEAS adds regional specialisation.
SAFE SCHOOLS is contextualised for educational institutions operating in conflict zones — international schools, university research teams, education NGOs. It covers school-specific threats, duty of care for students, and tailored evacuation protocols.
SAFE DISASTER prepares teams for natural disasters and humanitarian crises in hostile environments — shelter, water/sanitation, security during chaos, and coordination with emergency services. Relevant for NGOs, Red Cross, and disaster response teams.
SAFE is typically 3 days (intensive); RE-SAFE is 2 days. We can deliver on-site for teams of 10+, which reduces logistics and allows scenario-based learning specific to your operational areas.
Yes, SAFE and HEAT certifications are internationally recognised and respected by NGOs, humanitarian agencies, and multinational organisations worldwide. Your certificate is valid for 3 years and can be renewed via RE-SAFE refresher training.
