Prevent & Protect Awareness Course
Understanding vulnerability, recognising concerning behaviour and protecting people before risk escalates
A practical online Prevent and protective security awareness course designed to help organisations, businesses and frontline staff recognise vulnerability, identify concerning behaviours, understand safeguarding responsibilities and respond confidently to potential threats. Built around real world risks, modern hostile threat awareness and public safety expectations, this course supports stronger safeguarding cultures, improved staff awareness and wider preparedness aligned to Prevent Duty and Martyn’s Law.
Course Overview
The Prevent & Protect Awareness Course has been designed to give learners a practical and realistic understanding of modern safeguarding and protective security challenges facing organisations today.
The course explores the principles behind the UK Prevent strategy, behavioural awareness, hostile threat indicators, safeguarding responsibilities and the importance of early intervention. Learners will gain a clearer understanding of how concerning behaviours, vulnerabilities and extremist influences may present both online and in person, while also learning how to confidently and proportionately report concerns through the correct channels.
Unlike many generic awareness courses, this programme combines Prevent awareness with practical protective security thinking, helping organisations improve staff confidence, strengthen reporting cultures and better protect their people, customers, students, visitors and reputation.
This course is suitable for organisations looking to improve safeguarding awareness, strengthen compliance, support staff training requirements and demonstrate proactive risk management and preparedness.
About the Trainer
This course has been developed and delivered by experienced operational professionals with backgrounds in policing, counter terrorism awareness, safeguarding, emergency planning, public safety and risk management.
1705 Consultancy brings together decades of frontline operational experience supporting businesses, education settings, venues, events and organisations across the UK. Training is designed to be practical, proportionate and relevant to the real world challenges organisations now face surrounding vulnerability, hostile threats, safeguarding and public protection.
Our trainers understand the operational realities organisations face and focus on giving learners clear, usable knowledge that can be applied confidently within their own workplace environments.
What Does the Course Include?
- Full online course access
- Downloadable learning materials
- Real world case studies and examples
- Practical safeguarding guidance
- Protective security awareness resources
- Knowledge checks throughout the course
- End of course assessment
- Scenario based learning exercises
- Support from experienced operational professionals
- Guidance for organisations and managers
- Assistance with organisational awareness and preparedness
- Digital certificate upon successful completion
- Evidence of training and staff awareness
- Suitable for CPD and compliance records
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding Prevent and the current UK threat landscape
- Recognising signs of radicalisation and vulnerability
- Understanding behavioural changes and concerning indicators
- Online radicalisation and hostile influences
- Safeguarding responsibilities and duty of care
- Understanding hostile reconnaissance and suspicious behaviour
- Reporting concerns confidently and appropriately
- Building a positive safeguarding and reporting culture
- Practical protective security awareness for organisations
- Understanding the links between Prevent, Martyn’s Law and public safety
Who Is This Course For?
- Businesses and employers
- Venue and hospitality staff
- Schools, colleges and universities
- Event managers and stewarding teams
- Healthcare and welfare organisations
- Frontline customer service staff
- Security officers and reception teams
- HR, safeguarding and compliance leads
- Anyone responsible for staff, visitor or public safety
- Duration: 2 Hours
- Level: Certificate
- Delivery: Online
- Awarding Body: 1705 Consultancy
- Start Date: Flexible
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Enrol today and start working towards your qualification at a pace that suits you. Our team are on hand to answer any questions.