Corporate Social Responsibility
Posted by Coursegate
Social Welfare, Social Care/Development
Project Management, Security
Start date
24/07/2017
End date
28/07/2017
Given the insecure and often rapidly changing environments in which aid agencies work, safety and security management is not an optional extra.
This five-day intensive course will enable participants to identify the key requirements for managing security in complex emergencies and conflict zones by practicing essential techniques in risk management, security assessment and crisis response.The course draws on field case studies, the current humanitarian environment and the security management practices used by humanitarian bodies internationally.
The content of the course is aligned to the National Occupational Standards (UK) in Security Management as well as the InterAction Minimum Operating Security Standards and builds on the ECHO Security Training Modules.
What does the course cover?
Environmental scanning
Threat, vulnerability and risk assessment
Application of risk standards and models
Incident response, analysis, reporting and information management
Security strategies, policy and planning
Skills and resources required to implement a security plan
Crisis management
Operational continuity
Team management through security programming
Psycho-social support
By the end of the course you will be able to:
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of key security management skills and their use in relation to setting and achieving programme goals when managing humanitarian emergencies
Work effectively in reviewing and enhancing security management practice and procedures in the field
Evaluate on personal performance and that of others in relation to security in emergencies
Communicate effectively to different audiences in the field humanitarian of practice using appropriate media
The credit-rated assessment:
Security Management for Humanitarians is a competency based, assessed course worth 10 Masters level credits that can be transferred to the Masters in Development and Emergency Practice (DEP) from Oxford Brookes University or other similar postgraduate qualifications.
Please note there is a 15% additional fee to take the course as credit-rated.
Course Overview:
Registration is from 8.45 am in the first day. Please arrive on time as you will need to register with security on your first day. Training each day will run from 9 am and conclude at 5.45 pm.
From the second day, each training day begins with a review of the topics covered the previous day to ensure that the concepts, tools, and frameworks are fully understood. Each day ends with a period of reflection, evaluation, and questions.
Day 1
After you have registered on the morning of the first day, the course begins with a discussion of the operating landscape and an introduction to the Security Management Framework. Later in the day, you will learn about Environmental Scanning and Security Risk Management.
Day 2
In the morning, you will learn about security strategies. Before lunch, the course will move in to staff management and security mainstreaming. The afternoon will be taken up with an assessed session on incident management.
Day 3
Day three begins with an examination of security planning and implementing security plans before considering security in relation to other stakeholders. After lunch follows a section on site security and hostile observation awareness. The day ends with a session on information security.
Day 4
The majority of the fourth day will be filled by an assessed crisis management exercise, group presentations and de-brief. At the end of the day, the course will cover the topic of crisis management and operational continuity.
Day 5
An external facilitator will discuss stress management with you in the morning. Legal liability will then be discussed in the afternoon, followed by action planning. The last session is reserved for wrapping up the course: recapping the key points, answering any lingering questions, completing course evaluations, and receiving your certificates of completion.
US$891 – US$2,200