Call for Applications Open: Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) of 2024

Call for Applications Open: Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) of 2024

The Peace Operations Training Centre (POTC) is organising a Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT). The course will take place at the Gotenica Police Training Centre in Slovenia from Sunday, 2nd to Friday, 7th, June, 2024.

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HEAT’s purpose is to train professionals to deal effectively with risk-associated and emergency/critical situations while deployed in hostile environments abroad.

Up to 25 professionals with different backgrounds who work or aim to work with national or international (non)governmental organizations, the academic or private sector, are eligible to apply for participation in the training.

The participants will join an experienced group of Slovenian and foreign trainers for a five-day intensive course in the southwestern part of Slovenia. The training is designed to:

  • improve participants’ knowledge about multiple threats present in hostile field environments and learn how to deal with them in an effective manner.
  • rehearse and practice safety and security procedures according to specific threats,
  • and develop skills and behaviours to deal with different stressful situations.

Activities include lectures, guided discussions, role-playing, simulations, and a complex field training exercise. Trainees will be addressing deployment in hostile environments (threat awareness, management of various threats, etc.), medical help, orientation, communications, mobility, etc.

You can find all the information regarding the registration process and the training delivery here.

Apply to HEAT here: Application Form (open until May 5th – extension to May 15th)

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Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) 2018

Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) 2018

Civilians deployed in missions abroad can be subjected to potentially dangerous working conditions and hazardous situations. It is essential for them to be aware of the risks and challenges such a workplace embodies. That is precisely the focus point of the Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT), as it aims to educate civil experts on a wide range of topics and equip them to be more suited for the challenges that may occur in a conflict area. Three day training was organised by the Centre for European Perspective (CEP)  in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenian Police and Slovenian Armed Forces.

This year’s HEAT took place between the 16th and the 18th of October, and was organised in the Police training facility Gotenica, as it includes all the capabilities needed for a successful training. The event brought together 16 participants from three countries, representatives from the Slovene police force and Slovenian Armed Forces, other civil and security experts and a wide range of volunteers helping in the concluding simulation.

The participants were a part of a simulated European Union mission from their first step in the training, and worked together to resolve the crisis situation happening on their doorstep. They were subjected to multiple challenges that tested their experience in theory and practice. Working in smaller groups, participants improved their team dynamics, while their physical and cognitive capabilities were challenged to the breaking point by different circumstances, no different from a potential real mission. They were included in presentations, workshop and practical exercises on the topic of their personal security in the field, orientation skills, medical assistance, communication skills and many other useful technical capabilities. The peak of the training was a simulation with different scenarios that encompassed all the knowledge gained throughout the past days.

The training successfully concluded on Thursday evening with an evaluation session of the gained experience and a closing ceremony, also attended by Mr Vladimir Pocek, Head of Division for International Police Operations of the Slovenian Police. The participants all successfully finished the course and are equipped with new experiences, techniques and knowledge that will, if needed, prove to be beneficial to their current or future work posts.

 

Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) 2018

CEP organizing HEAT – Hostile Environment Awareness Training in Slovenia, 15 – 18 October, 2018

CEP organizing HEAT – Hostile Environment Awareness Training in Slovenia, 15 – 18 October, 2018

 

International staff often operates in unstable and dangerous environments: armed conflict, organised crime, theft, assault, hostage taking, etc. The most important duty of care of states and organisations, sending their personnel to dangerous environments, is to assure their safety and security. Hostile environment awareness training (HEAT) presents a fundamental training for anyone working in risk-associated, insecure or hostile environment.

 

CEP is this year again organising an intensive three-day course that aims to train professionals to effectively deal with risks-associated and emergency/critical situations while deployed in hostile environments abroad. The training provides a comprehensive approach to the relevant issues in this area and is designed to put participants in stressful situations, preparing them for worst-case scenarios. Simulations of real-life situations complement essential classroom theory. The course is designed for people who are or will be working in a conflict area to understand the required behavioural requirements.

 

HEAT intends to:

  • improve participants’ knowledge about multiple threats present in hostile environments as well as how to deal with them in an effective manner;
  • rehearse and practice safety and security procedures accordingly with the specific threat;
  • trigger individual skill dealing with different stressful situations;
  • trigger group dynamics dealing with multiple stressful situations.

 

The training consists of five modules. Activities include lectures, guided discussions, role plays and simulations. Trainees will be talking about being deployed in hostile environment (threat awareness and management of various threats, etc.), medical help (vaccinations, personal hygiene, and first aid), orientation, communications (GPS, radio, satellite phone) and off road vehicles driving. Practical activities and field simulations will be dedicated to practicing newly gained skills and will intentionally expose trainees to situations they are likely to encounter on a mission.

 

Training is organised by the Centre for European Perspective in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenian Police and Slovenian Armed Forces.

 

DATE and LOCATION

Training will be held between 16 and 18 October 2018 at the Police Training Centre Gotenica located in the south-eastern part of Slovenia, 60 km from Ljubljana Airport. Gotenica is a training village with the capacity of hosting 150 people with all needed training facilities as well as full board accommodation for all participants.

 

REGISTRATION

Please register by using the application form below to Nina Čepon ([email protected]).

Note: All participants need to have a valid driving license in order to drive 4×4 vehicles.

In order to acquire more information please contact Ivana Boštjančič Pulko ([email protected]; +386 (0)1 560 86 03).

 

COSTS

Training fee: 1.500,00 € (tuition fees, course material, full board accommodation).

Local transportation to Gotenica for trainees from other countries will be organised by CEP.

Logistical information HEAT 30-08-2018

HEAT_CEP Application Form 2018

HEAT 2018 CEP Declaration of Exclusion of Liability

Hostile environment awareness training (HEAT) started today

Hostile environment awareness training (HEAT) started today

Centre for European Perspective (CEP) has started an intensive four-day Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) at the Police Training Centre Gotenica. Training is organized in close cooperation with Slovenian Police and Slovenian Armed Forces and will conclude on Friday evening.

15 participants from Afghanistan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Libya and Slovenia are taking the course. Most of them already deployed or are about to be deployed in civilian crisis management missions abroad. The training started with Ivana Boštjančič Pulko’s introduction to the training, followed by team building and presentation on personal security in the field by Mr Aleš Grudnik. The course will continue with classroom and field exercise, such as 4×4 driving, evacuation planning, orientation skills, management of threat related to gatherings, protests, demonstrations, medical training and stress management, awareness of weapons, mines and UXOs, as well as kidnap analysis and hostage survival.

The course is aims to deliver the tools the participants need in order to survive in hostile environments and deal with all levels of stress should they occur.

CEP is organizing a certified HEAT – Hostile Environment Awareness Training in Slovenia, 25 – 28 October

CEP is organizing a certified HEAT – Hostile Environment Awareness Training in Slovenia, 25 – 28 October

International staff often operates in unstable and dangerous environments: armed conflict, organised crime, theft, assault, hostage taking, etc. The most important duty of care of states and organisations, sending their personnel to dangerous environments, is to assure their safety and security. Hostile environment awareness training (HEAT) presents a fundamental training for anyone working in risk-associated, insecure or hostile environment.

CEP is this year again organising the intensive four-day course that aims to train professionals to effectively deal with risks-associated and emergency/critical situations while deployed in hostile environments abroad. The training provides a comprehensive approach to the relevant issues in this area and is designed to put participants in stressful situations, preparing them for worst-case scenarios. Simulations of real-life situations complement essential classroom theory. The course is designed for people who are or will be working in a conflict area to understand the required behavioural requirements.

HEAT intends to:
• improve participants’ knowledge about multiple threats present in hostile environments as well as how to deal with them in an effective manner;
• rehearse and practice safety and security procedures accordingly with the specific threat;
• trigger individual skill dealing with different stressful situations;
• trigger group dynamics dealing with multiple stressful situations.

The training consists of five modules. Activities include lectures, guided discussions, role plays and simulations. Trainees will be talking about being deployed in hostile environment (threat awareness and management of various threats, etc.), medical help (vaccinations, personal hygiene, and first aid), orientation, communications (GPS, radio, satellite phone) and off road vehicles driving. Practical activities and field simulations will be dedicated to practicing newly gained skills and will intentionally expose trainees to situations they are likely to encounter on a mission.

Training is organised by the Centre for European Perspective in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenian Police and Slovenian Armed Forces.

DATE and LOCATION

Training will be held between 25 and 28 October 2016 at the Police Training Centre Gotenica located in the south-eastern part of Slovenia, 60 km from Ljubljana Airport. Gotenica is a training village with the capacity of hosting 150 people with all needed training facilities as well as full board accommodation for all participants.

REGISTRATION

Please register by using the application form below.
Note: All participants need to have a valid driving license in order to drive 4×4 vehicles.
In order to acquire more information please contact Ingrid Omahna ([email protected]; +386 (0)1 560 86 11).

LANGUAGE

The language of the course will be English.

COSTS

Training fee: 1.200,00 € (tuition fees, course material, full board accommodation).
Local transportation to Gotenica for trainees from other countries will be organised by CEP.

Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) to start on Monday in Gotenica

Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) to start on Monday in Gotenica

Centre for European Perspective and Folke Bernadotte Academy are within the framework of Europe’s New Training Initiative for Civilian Crisis Management (ENTRi) organizing a Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) at the Police Training Centre Gotenica between 19 and 23 October. Training is organized in close cooperation with Slovenian Police and Slovenian Armed Forces.

Crisis management mission’s representatives or other personnel travelling and working in highly volatile environments around the world are exposed to variety of risks and occupational hazards when performing their duties. All large international organizations, be it the UN, the OSCE or the EU as well as non-governmental organizations or researchers face a common challenge in the field: the safety and security of their representatives. It is therefore of great importance to implement a specific training, which focuses on variety of security risks as well as challenges of these environments. Equipping civilian personnel with the basic awareness tools on how to deal with them is part of the duty of care of both sending Organizations and recruiting States. Training curriculum of the HEAT training therefore provides a comprehensive coverage of the relevant issues and is complemented with real-life simulations confronting key issues of such environments.

19 representatives of various international organizations and of 14 different nationalities will attend the training, which is largely composed of field exercises. Four days will be dedicated to their safety and security preparedness, which will be tested in an all-day complex field training exercise on the last day.