A Highly Interactive Training Course On

The Importance of Situational Awareness

Minimizing Individual and Organizational Risk Exposure
Through Tactical Situational Awareness

The Importance of Situational Awareness
Course Schedule

CLASSROOM

30 Jun-04 Jul 2025
London
$5,950
22-26 Dec 2025
Dubai
$5,950
06-10 Apr 2026
Dubai
$5,950
29 Jun-03 Jul 2026
London
$5,950
21-25 Sep 2026
Amsterdam
$5,950
21-25 Dec 2026
Dubai
$5,950

ONLINE

09-13 Jun 2025
Online
$3,950
16-20 Feb 2026
Online
$3,950
08-12 Jun 2026
Online
$3,950
10-14 Aug 2026
Online
$3,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course

Training Overview

Training Overview

The Importance of  Situational Awareness training course has been created in response to the rising threat of terrorism and criminal activities worldwide. Now, more than ever, individuals and businesses need to enhance their situational awareness, whether at work, during travel, or at home.

Situational awareness is crucial—being alert to your surroundings and recognizing potential threats and dangerous situations is not just a skill for military or law enforcement, but a vital mindset for everyone. The Importance of  Situational Awareness training course will equip participants with practical and effective knowledge, improving their ability to respond to situations such as kidnappings or active shooter incidents. It also covers travel safety and journey management.

Regardless of your prior experience in safety and security, this course will help you better understand the risks of active shooter incidents and teach you how to protect both yourself and your organization.

This training course will feature:

  • Understanding what Situational Awareness can do for you
  • Techniques to avoid becoming a “Victim"
  • Avoiding Kidnap & Ransom scenarios
  • Identifying and protecting yourself against an Active Shooter
  • Travel safety and journey management principles

What are the goals?

The training course on Situational Awareness aims to help participants to develop the following critical objectives:

  • Situational Awareness knowledge and techniques
  • 1st Responders and Situational Awareness
  • Activities and mindsets for increasing Situational Awareness
  • Using effective intuition and instinct for Situational awareness
  • Awareness and response using indicators for potential threats
  • Be proactive with Travel Safety and Security
  • Understanding and implement safe journey management practices for your employees.

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • 1st Responders (Government)
  • Security Officers
  • EMTs & Paramedics
  • Organizational Training Officers
  • HSE Managers and Supervisors
  • Incident Commanders
  • Civilian Management
  • Organizational Emergency Managers

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Situational Awareness training course will combine presentations with instructor-guided interactive discussions between participants relating to their individual interests. Practical exercises, video material and case studies aiming at stimulating these discussions and providing maximum benefit to the participants will support the formal presentation sessions.

Above all, the course leader will make extensive use of case examples and case studies of issues in which he has been personally involved.

The Course Content

Day One: Understanding Situational Awareness
  • Understanding Situational Awareness – from perspectives of 1st Responders
  • Creating a Security Awareness and Response Culture
  • Understanding the human behaviour
  • Topics of understanding and reason
  • Body language and warning signs
  • Making the correct impact decisions that will mitigate the situation
Day Two: Conditional Behavior
  • Cooper’s Conditions – Alertness Levels – how to become alert through colour coding
  • Scenario-based application
  • Reading Body Language
  • Behaviour Management
  • Phycology and its impact on individuals during situations
  • Communication of Warning Signs
  • Reading Emotional Cues and responding
Day Three: Threats of K&R – Kidnap and Ransom
  • Conduct after capture
  • Crisis management
  • Kidnappers’ tactics
  • Prevention training and contingency planning
  • Responding to a kidnap
  • Security awareness
  • Surveillance awareness
  • Practical scenario experience
Day Four: Threats of an Active Shooter
  • The “Run-Hide-Fight” strategy
  • Profiling an active shooter
  • Predicting and analysis of potential security breaches – being Proactive!
  • Communication of key information to 1st Responders
  • Basic Self Defense Techniques during an active shooter incident
  • Preparedness & Prevention during workplace violence 
Day Five: Travel Safety and Journey Management
  • Introduction to Travel Safety
  • Journey Management
  • Security Implementation
  • Awareness of risks
  • Management of travel
  • Review

Providers and Associations

Anderson
Anderson
Aztech Training
Aztech Training