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Anti-Kidnap & Targeting Indication (AKTI) Training Course

Empowering Your Personnel With The Strategies & Skills Necessary To Identify Targeting Indication & Survive A Kidnap Attempt
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Every single year, hundreds of thousands of people go missing all over the world. A large percentage of these are often recovered within the first few days and returned safely to their families. However, every year, thousands of innocent people fall victim to the various types of kidnap. Many of these people are taken whilst working overseas, sometimes in high-threat, or austere environments for International NGOs, Charity & Aid Organisations, Oil & Gas Industries, and many other organisations.

Anti-kidnapping & Targeting Indication (AKTI) Training is designed for personnel who are being deployed into Austere or High-Risk Environments. Personnel working for organisations such as the Military, International Non-Government Organisation (NGO), Private Security Companies, Media Organisations, the Commercial Business Sector, Relief Organisation Staff and Expatriates who are living and working in foreign locations may find themselves targeted for kidnap and ransom activities. The course will instil in the candidate the needs for Situational Awareness, Personal Security, and Risk Mitigation and Coping Mechanisms.

Why Choose this Course

The course seeks to educate those persons in minimising the associated risks and ensuring effective security countermeasures are in place and implemented for employees, contractors and volunteers to reduce/mitigate/deter the serious threat of kidnap and be instructed in kidnap survival training. This course is part of the Hostile Environment Readiness Training (HERT) Programme by Special Projects Group.

Key Learning Points
  • Threat Recognition: Learn to identify early signs of potential targeting or kidnapping situations.
  • Situational Awareness: Develop heightened awareness to assess and respond to evolving threats.
  • Response Strategies: Acquire practical skills and strategies to navigate and escape from threatening situations.
  • Experienced Instructors: Our training is led by seasoned professionals with extensive experience in security, anti-kidnap measures, and risk management. Benefit from real-world insights and expertise to enhance your preparedness.
  • Realistic Scenarios (Optional): We believe in learning through realistic simulations. Our training can if requested incorporate immersive scenarios that replicate potential threat situations, allowing participants to practice and apply their skills in a controlled environment. This is an additional bolt-on and must be requested through a special consultation process.
Subjects
  • Types of Kidnappings
  • Understanding Hostage Taking
  • Identifying Surveillance
  • Surveillance Countermeasures
  • General Kidnapping Indicators
  • Kidnap Prevention Methods
  • The Kidnapping Process
  • Survival Options
  • Mental Stressors & Mental Health
  • The Stockholm Syndrome
  • PLAN / ALARM / DANGER
  • Release & Rescue
  • Post-Kidnap Care & Considerations
Certificate

Successful candidates will receive a Special Projects Group Anti-Kidnap & Targeting Indication (AKTI) Certificate of Attendance. This is part of the Hostile Environment Readiness Training (HERT) Programme.

Target Audience

This course is aimed at those persons who work for an NGO, Charity, Relief Organisation, or Company, and are living and working in potentially hostile, or high-threat environments anywhere in the world.

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for attending this course.

Course Information Pack

A Course Information Pack will be sent to course delegates once they have been booked onto a course and payment made in full. This will detail instructions for joining the course, expectations of behaviour during your time with us, and a course timetable.

Managing a Booking

Click on either the ‘Buy Course £350 GBP (+VAT)’ button in the page banner, or you can select the required ‘Sign Up’ button in the Course Calendar at the bottom of this page. This will take you a course booking are on our Partner site (VIRSEC.org). You will need to create an account before continuing. Please then select the course date and make payment via the eCommerce gateway. We will confirm your booking within 48 hours. If you wish to pay by an alternate method, please email us at: [email protected] and we will respond accordingly.

Course Details

£350 GBP +VAT

  • Duration:
    1 Day
  • Type:
    Individual or Groups
  • Certificate:
    SPG Certificate of Attendance

Contact Us for group booking requirements, or to make an enquiry about alternate dates for private courses.

Course Calendar

See below to view the available dates for this course. If you are a company or organisation wishing to make a bulk booking, or to enquire about alternative dates for a private course, please email us at [email protected] and one of our team will contact you.

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Anti-Kidnap & Targeting Indication (AKTI) Course
27th January 2025
15
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Anti-Kidnap & Targeting Indication (AKTI) Course
24th February 2025
15
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Anti-Kidnap & Targeting Indication (AKTI) Course
24th March 2025
15
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