RE-IMAGINING SECURITY TRAINING
Public online courses
Check out our online trainings open to all
Public online courses
Our high quality public online training courses are open to all – all you need is an internet connection and you can start learning at a time convenient for you. Courses soon to be added include ‘Essentials of Field Security Management’; ‘Security Management for Country Directors’; and ‘Essentials of Crisis Management’.
Our video, podcast, and document-based trainings are extremely effective and use innovative online training techniques to improve the retention of new knowledge and skills. They are taught by security experts with extensive experience of managing security in the humanitarian and development sectors.
Key benefits of our online courses:
- Courses are delivered in small daily chunks.
- Learning can happen either before or during-deployment.
- When staff are deployed, learning happens alongside day-to-day work responsibilities.
- Courses offer learning pathways suitable for different members of staff who have distinct responsibilities for security and crisis management.
- Courses put an end to the need to travel and therefore hugely reduce the carbon footprint of training.
- Courses are the perfect way of learning during COVID-19 or other disruptive real-life events.
- Due to no travel, visa or accommodation costs, learning is very affordable.

Essentials of Field Security Management – beta version
This 10-week course covers the key knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to manage security risks well in the field. You will learn technical and soft skills, and 'best practice' approaches.
It is suitable for anyone with direct technical responsibility for security, whether a Security Manager, a Security Focal Point, Programme or Project Manager, Logistician or Country Director.

Security Management For Country Directors – beta version
This 5-week course focuses on what senior field managers need to do to manage security well in their country programmes. You will learn key management approaches to enhance your thinking about security management, how to keep your staff safe and your programmes running.
Suitable for country Directors and Deputy Country Directors.

Essentials of Crisis Management – beta version
This 5-week course puts Crisis Management under the spotlight. It includes an instructor-led table-top crisis management exercise. You will learn key crisis management skills and techniques.
Suitable for all members and reserve members of crisis / incident management teams at HQ and in the field.

Essentials of Field Security Management – beta version
This 10-week course covers the key knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to manage security risks well in the field. You will learn technical and soft skills, and 'best practice' approaches.
It is suitable for anyone with direct technical responsibility for security, whether a Security Manager, a Security Focal Point, Programme or Project Manager, Logistician or Country Director.

Security Management For Country Directors – beta version
This 5-week course focuses on what senior field managers need to do to manage security well in their country programmes. You will learn key management approaches to enhance your thinking about security management, how to keep your staff safe and your programmes running.
Suitable for country Directors and Deputy Country Directors.

Essentials of Crisis Management – beta version
This 5-week course puts Crisis Management under the spotlight. It includes an instructor-led table-top crisis management exercise. You will learn key crisis management skills and techniques.
Suitable for all members and reserve members of crisis / incident management teams at HQ and in the field.