Do you travel frequently for work? Or are you going to be deployed in a country outside Europe or North America?
Our flagship offering is the 3-day HEAT course, where you’ll learn to assess relevant risks and take appropriate countermeasures. Although the “A” in HEAT stands for Awareness, our courses aim to achieve much more than just awareness. We believe the most important outcome is for you to adopt concrete behavioral changes that enhance your safety while traveling. Awareness—your attention—is part of it, but many critical situations can be avoided by actively taking responsibility for your travel safety. Should you still find yourself in a critical situation, you’ll also learn how to handle gunfire, terrorist attacks, severe bleeding, hostage situations, traffic accidents, and much more.
The course is developed by a team of experts with extensive experience in travel safety and training across governmental organizations, NGOs, and private companies. With their diverse backgrounds and expertise, they’ve created a course concept focused on establishing a mindset that enables participants to assess and act on risks during international travel. The course content and structure are based on a sharp prioritization of what truly matters—either because it statistically poses a real risk or because it represents a fear factor that hinders individuals in performing their work.
The course will be conducted in English unless all participants are comfortable with Danish.
Our HEAT courses raise awareness of travel security for anyone traveling outside Europe and North America. A fundamental understanding of risk analysis is a key element of our programs.
We don’t just increase your awareness of risks. We take pride in helping you improve your travel security by creating concrete and relevant learning experiences tailored to your travel activities and needs—so we achieve a behavioral impact on your safety and peace of mind during your journey.
If your travels take you to post-conflict areas, regions with armed conflict, or areas outside state control, you must be prepared to handle most critical incidents. Both physical and psychological aspects of your safety are covered.
A HEAT course is relevant for you if your travels outside Europe and North America involve risks. Of course, the regions you visit matter, but often the reason for your travel and the tasks you will perform are even more important. This could include trips to conflict zones, journeys where you cannot rely on local authorities for security, or destinations with fragile political or security conditions.
The typical participant works for an NGO, as a journalist, photographer, or consultant.
Most of our HEAT participants are highly experienced travelers. Many have been on numerous high-risk trips before attending our HEAT course. Even if you have extensive travel experience, the course is still highly relevant for you.
If a HEAT course feels like too much for your needs, read more about our one-day “Travel Safe” course here.
The HEAT course program includes a wide range of tools to prepare for travel, avoid risks, and manage critical incidents. A team of skilled instructors will guide you through the following topics:
Our HEAT course is approved by the Media Continuing Education program for funding from the Press Education Fund. If you work freelance as a journalist or photographer, you may be eligible for a grant that covers nearly the entire course fee. Contact us to learn more.
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Participants working in NGOs with a clear humanitarian mission in development aid and emergency relief are eligible for a discount. Contact us for further information.
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Through a partnership with Travel&Risk, you don’t just get a discount on our courses – you also gain the opportunity to contact us for advice and guidance on any trip.
"A big thank you for an incredibly interesting, exciting, and rewarding course. You are truly top professionals, and I can only give my highest recommendations.
I hope that more of my traveling colleagues will have the chance to learn and experience these important topics."
Johnny Mortensen, Blue Water Shipping
