SAFE+ Hostile Environment Training

Designed for people who have already completed the SAFE course,

SAFE+ provides an additional intensive day of practical training, developing the skills and confidence required to respond effectively when operating in unfamiliar, challenging and potentially hostile environments.

Delivered through realistic scenarios and practical exercises, the course builds upon the knowledge developed during SAFE and places greater emphasis on practical application, decision making and responding effectively when situations deteriorate.

Suitable for journalists, media teams, charities, NGOs, humanitarian organisations, corporate travellers, researchers, expedition teams and anyone whose work may take them into higher risk environments.

What You’ll Learn

• Applying situational awareness in realistic hostile environment scenarios

• Responding to rapidly changing threats and security situations

• Practical personal safety and managing confrontation

• Operating safely during civil unrest and disorder

• Managing checkpoints and interaction with authorities

• Responding to detention and challenging encounters

• Kidnap and abduction awareness and response

• Managing casualties and providing first aid in challenging environments

• Making effective decisions under pressure

• Emergency communications and incident management

• Applying contingency and evacuation procedures

• Developing confidence through realistic scenario based exercises

Course Details

📅 Duration: 1 Day

👨‍🏫 Delivery: Practical, instructor led training focused on realistic scenarios and exercises

🌍 Suitable For: Media and journalists, NGOs, charities, humanitarian organisations, corporate travellers, security professionals, researchers and personnel deploying overseas

🏅 Award Body: Highfield Qualifications

📋 Certification: Accredited certification following successful completion

🎓 SAFE+: Advanced practical training building upon the core SAFE programme

👤 Entry Requirements: Learners must have successfully completed the SAFE course or an accepted equivalent

📍 Delivery: Available as scheduled open courses or closed courses for organisations and teams across the UK and internationally

💷 Price: Contact us for current course dates, group rates and organisational packages

Delivered by 1705 Consultancy’s specialist practitioners with extensive real world experience across policing, counter terrorism, protective security, incident command, emergency response and risk management.

The emphasis throughout is on practical application. Learners are placed into realistic situations where they must assess what is happening, make decisions under pressure and apply the skills developed during their SAFE training.

For organisations deploying personnel overseas, SAFE+ can also be tailored around the destination, operating environment, organisational risk profile and likely threats faced by the team.

Prepare before you deploy.

Places on open courses are limited. Contact 1705 Consultancy to discuss individual places, closed organisational courses or bespoke SAFE+ training for your team.