Concilium’s HEAT program is a 5-day security intensive course for Christian humanitarian aid personnel and NGO workers who serve in complex and hostile environments. The program empowers individuals to connect their spiritual calling with personal security, resilience, and incident management. HEAT is a unique course designed to strengthen resilience, build individual and team security competency, enable sustainable longevity in mission, and empower humanitarian and NGO personnel to serve in dangerous places.

Course Modules:

• Theology of Risk/Security In the Context of Ministry
• Trans-Cultural Situational Awareness
• Use of Personal Protective and Emergency Equipment
• Answering Question and Demands for Information from State and Non-State Actors
• Gender Security Issues
• Methods for Personal Self Defense
• Unexploded Ordinance/Explosive Remnants of War
• Weapons Familiarization
• Map Reading, GPS, and Navigation
• Convoy Planning, Principles and Best Practices
• Active Shooter Response
• Basic First Aid
• Dealing with Targeted Attacks, Violent Conflict, and Acts of War
• Criminal Captivity and the Fundamentals of Escape
• Casualty Care in High Threat Environments
• Go Bags and Shelter In Place Kits
• Mental Functioning in High-Risk Environments
• Mental Acuity and Behavior Under Fire
• Psychological First Aid
• Principles of Hostage Survival, Mitigating Exploitation, and Rescue
• Final 15 Hour Immersion Exercise