The Human Development Forum Foundation (HDFF) offers a wide variety of courses which cannot be entirely reflected in this catalog. Therefore, the following main course outlines are given to develop training ideas for organizations or corporates interested.

HDFF is specialized in tailor made training programs, example for proven track records ranging from Bangladesh Ministry of Education programs to Business Continuity Planning for an Indonesian Telecom corporate as well as training for several Afghanistan ministries.

Therefore, HDFF invites all organizations to submit their training and capacity building needs, so both sides can jointly develop project and training ideas suitable for the organization in need. HDFF is also able to provide training outside ASEAN proven by previous activities, e.g. in Nepal and Madagascar.


“Stay Safe Training” (SST) for (I)NGO, Government and  UN organizations, as well as Corporate (SST1-10)

Improve your organization’s “Duty of Care” profile through Stay Safe Training

Around the world humanitarian workers as well as organizations’ implementing and monitoring personnel run an ever-greater risk of becoming victims of conflict and/or violence. Implementing organizations understand that today humanitarian work is an increasingly risky endeavor with annually several hundred victims of attacks, and many more encountering life-threatening situations. These include road traffic-accidents, ambush, kidnapping, war/conflict like zones as well as natural or man-made disasters, active shooters, terrorism, or petty theft. Based on international practice and jurisprudence one key obligation for organizations is “Duty of Care” which includes the need for providing training in order to minimize the risks for implementing and traveling personnel. 

Against this backdrop, the Human Development Forum Foundation (HDFF) has and continues to develop up-to date “Stay Safe Training (SST)”. Since 2011 these have been successfully conducted with participants working across the globe, from Ghana in West Africa, to Iraq in the Middle East, to Afghanistan in South Asia, to Myanmar, Thailand, and Indonesia in Southeast Asia, and Japan in East Asia. HDFF currently offers several types of “Stay Safe Trainings (SST)” aiming

a.) to increase the understanding of proactive security attitude and measures,

b.) to enhance the resilience of personnel when working in hazardous environments,

c.) to provide personnel with basic tools and techniques needed to avoid or handle adequately endangering or potentially dangerous situations, thus improving the general safety and security awareness for (I)NGOs, Governmental and UN agencies, media, international civilian and corporates alike as well as increasing the respective organizational “Duty of Care” profile as recommended by insurances and / or foreign services advisories.

All “Stay Safe Training (SST)” courses are certified by the Asian Institute for Technology (AIT) with a three year internationally valid certificate.


SST.1. Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) (4.5 days)

HDFF’s Flagship Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) is an advanced safety training that addresses primarily implementing personnel but also management and safety related personnel needs of (I)NGOs, Governmental and UN agencies, international civilian and corporates working, based or traveling into or through so-called “Red Countries” (high risk level or deemed as such by insurances and foreign service advisories high risk areas of a medium risk country). This HEAT training aims to improve participants’ security awareness and handling of potential dangerous situation skills in a hostile environment, following international regulations in these kind of settings. As this is a chief responsibility for employers, this training will contribute to a high “Duty of Care” profile of the organization as well.  The HEAT training will be conducted by experienced and culturally sensitive trainers in an utmost safe way for participants taking in consideration an extremely high level of participatory activities and has in its core a three day scenario based practical Field Simulation. The only Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) certified HEAT training in Asia.

 Objectives:

  • To increase the understanding of pro-active security and basic field measures taken before, during and after a mission in hostile field environment
  • To enhance the resilience of personnel in hazardous environments by knowing how to manage dangerous situations and related stress, e.g. checkpoint behavior, ambush/active shooter, hostile crowds, IED, weapons effects, kidnapping, rescue by force, First Aid and fire fighting in the field
  • To be able to act as a team member in hostile environments and stressful situations as well as manage individual stress situations plus understand basics of PTSD

Date:          [19 – 23 February 2024] [27 – 31 May 2024] [02 – 06 September 2024] [ 18 – 22 November 2024]

Location:    Huahin, Thailand            Full Board              

Cost:           Regular Price              – $ 3,480 USD           

                   Early Bird                    – $ 3,095 USD             


SST.2. Stay Safe Training Urban Survival for “Yellow/Green Country Deployment” (2.5 days)

HDFF’s Stay Safe Training (SST) Urban Survival is a basic safety training addressing primarily implementing personnel but also short term mission/business travelers as well as management personnel safety needs of (I)NGOs, Governmental and UN agencies, international civilian and corporates working, based or traveling into or through so-called “Yellow or Green Countries” (medium or low risk level countries or deemed as such by insurances and/or foreign service advisories).  The training aims to increase participants’ safety and security awareness as well as related survival skills in hostile travel and/or urban working environment. The training is useful for all personnel of organizations with field operations or intensive business travel. The “SST Urban Survival” training will be conducted by experienced and culturally sensitive trainers in an utmost safe way for participants taking in consideration an extremely high level of participatory activities and has in its core several practical simulations.

 Objectives:

  • To develop an urban environment survival mindset that increases proactive and reactive response capabilities in unknown or turned hostile travel and urban work environments
  • To develop ideas in coping with dangers on the move and in urban vicinities as well as related stress levels, e.g. situational awareness, journey planning and management, hotel security, dealing with aggression and violent crime, Stress Management, active self-defense incl. gender based security, active shooter, evacuation and firefighting.
  • To understand and utilize practical tips to protect yourself during travel and in urban working environments

Date:           14 – 16 August 2024

Location:    Bangkok, Thailand

Cost:           Regular Price                 – $ 1,100 USD

                    Early Bird                       – $    950 USD


SST.3. Stay Safe Training Field Travel Survival for “Yellow/ Green Country Deployment (3 days)

HDFF’s Stay Safe Training (SST) Field Travel Survival is a basic safety training addressing primarily implementing personnel but also short term mission travelers safety needs of (I)NGOs, Governmental and UN organizations, international civilian and corporates working, based or traveling into or through so-called “Yellow or Green Countries” (medium or low risk level countries or deemed as such by insurances and/or foreign service advisories). The training aims to increase participants’ security awareness and survival mind set in an unknown maybe in some situations turning hostile field travel and/or field based working environment. The training will be conducted by experienced and culturally sensitive trainers in an utmost safe way for participants taking in consideration an extremely high level of participatory activities and has in its core about two days practical simulations.

 Objectives:

  • To enhance the resilience of personnel by developing a field travel and working survival mindset that increases proactive and responsive capabilities in unknown or hostile field travel and fieldwork environments
  • To develop ideas in coping with dangers on the move and in field locations and vicinities as well as related stress levels, e.g. vehicle familiarization, pre-travel planning and journey management, orientation (e.g. compass, maps), checkpoint behavior, coping with stress handling an impaired vehicle survival in the field, firefighting in the field, and evacuation.
  • To develop and maintain security awareness and survival mind set and develop confidence in individual capabilities to cope with challenging situations.

Date:               16 – 18 October 2024

Location:        Hua Hin, Thailand

include accommodation & transport                   

Costs:             Regular Price                – $ 1,875 USD                    

                        Early Bird                       – $ 1,695 USD                   


SST.4. Stay Safe Training Basic for General Public, Government and UN organizations’ Personnel, as well as Corporate Personnel (2.5 days)

HDFF’s three-day Stay Safe Basic Training for general public, government and UN organizations’ personnel as well as corporate personnel is a safety/security training that addresses the basic safety and security knowledge needed by everybody working or traveling. The training is conducted by experienced and culturally sensitive facilitators (also internationally experienced) in an utmost participatory way.

Objectives

  • To be able to assess risks for individuals, teams, programs, and locations
  • To increase situational awareness and related risk management capabilities
  • To be able to understand safety tasks and apply skills to related personnel scope of work and traveling including
    • situational awareness
    • risk avoidance
    • risk mitigation

Dates:        [20 – 22 March 2024] [24 – 26 July 2024] [18 – 20 September 2024]

Location:     Bangkok, Thailand

 Cost:           Regular Price            –    $ 830USD           

                    Early Bird Discount   –    $ 720USD (Until 01 March 2024)


SST.5. Stay Safe Skills Training: Hostage Incident Management (HIM) (2 days)

The two-days HDFF designed Stay Safe Key Skills Training “Hostage Incident Management (HIM)” is a course aiming to give participants a profound overview on hostage situations, both from the hostage side as well as management side. This intensive training includes scenario based management parts, practical parts as well as media management in hostage situations. Case studies are based on the personal experiences of the trainer who was hostage negotiator and can share rich experiences. HIM follows international standards to manage this kind of incidents.

Objectives:

  • Raise awareness for hostage prevention measures
  • Highlight the importance of the “Golden Hour” from victim’s and management’s side
  • Introduce media management in hostage incidents
  • Highlight the benefits of a clear hostage incident management policy

 

Date:            [26 – 27 June 2024]

Location:    Bangkok, Thailand

Cost:           Regular Price        – $700USD

                   Early Bird                -$600USD


  SST.6. Women’s Safety during travel & at Home (2 days)

The two-day HDFF designed Stay Safe Women Security Training is a gender specific workshop and aims to enable implementing female personnel be able to cope with gender based security issues and hotel security related matters as well increase their situational awareness and. Briefings on PTSD / MHPSS as well as weapons effects and active shooter behavior will increase the mitigation skills of the participants who then in the practical part will gain confidence in dealing with aggression incl. violent crimes by using basic self-defense techniques. This will increase the confidence of female staff members during their daily commute and work. Remark: all private experiences of the participants stay private!

Objectives

  • To increase the situational awareness of female staffs in commute and daily work
  • To increase confidence in dealing with challenging situations and matters
  • To understand how to cope with aggression and violent crime situations
  • To be able to apply basic self-defense techniques in critical situations

Date:                TBD

Location:          Bangkok, Thailand

Cost:            Regular Price        – $600USD

                   Early Bird                -$520USD


SST.7. Stay Safe Travel Security Training (2 days)

The two-day HDFF designed Stay Safe Travel Security Training aims to enable business and short mission travelers to HQs/ Capitals and in low risk environment to increase their security awareness and improve their security behavior. The participants will also learn how to cope with hotel security related matters as well as First Aid and trauma care (certified First Aid course with three years validity). Briefings on defensive driving, weapons effects and active shooter behavior will increase the mitigation skills of the participants as well.

Objectives

  • To increase the security awareness of traveling personnel during travels and in hotel environments
  • To increase the consciousness related to Defensive Driving
  • To understand how to behave in active shooter situations
  • To be able to apply basic First Aid and trauma care techniques in critical situations

Date:             2023

Location:    Bangkok, Thailand

Cost:           Regular Price        – $ 660 USD

                    Early Bird              – $ 570 USD


SST.8. Introduction to Psychological First Aid/PFA (2 days)

HDFF’s 2-day Introduction to Psychological First Aid is a long needed course for enabling first responders / First Person on the Scene (FPS) to help psychologically challenged victims. This course addresses topics like PFA- skills and techniques, PFA practical topics, PFA as important tool for reducing primary stress factors et.al. needed by every team member deployed in the field. The training is conducted by internationally experienced and culturally sensitive facilitators in an utmost participatory way.

 Objectives

  1. To facilitate participants’ understanding of Psychological First Aid in the context of crisis situations
  1. To train basic principles and skills of using Psychological First Aid in challenging situations.

Date:           [21 – 22 October 20024]

Location:    Bangkok, Thailand

Cost:           Regular Price        – $ 795 USD

                    Early Bird              – $ 720 USD


SST.9. Introduction to Negotiation Skills in Crisis (2 days)

 HDFF’s 2-day Introduction to Negotiation Skills is an urgent needed course for enabling field personnel and their leaders to be able to implement their missions. This course addresses topics like negotiations facing government officials for obtaining permission papers, negotiations for pricing of supplies, negotiations for medical assistance in challenging situations, and understanding situations where there is NO WAY to negotiate needed by everybody deployed in the field. The training is conducted by internationally experienced and culturally sensitive facilitators in an utmost participatory mostly scenario-based approach.

 Objectives

  1. To facilitate participants’ understanding of negotiations in challenging situations.

  1. To increase the understanding of limitations of negotiation skills depending on various situations.

  2. To train basic principles and skills of negotiations in different settings.

Date:           [27 – 28 August 2024]

Location:    Bangkok, Thailand

Cost:           Regular Price        – $ 730 USD

                    Early Bird              – $ 650 USD

SST 10 Stay Safe week Training (4x DAY)

The environments in which humanitarian and development organizations as well as corporates are work working tend to continually changing. As a result, there is a growing demand for specific safety and security skill building for implementing personnel as well as business / mission-oriented travelers.

Experts and trainers of HDFFs – are aware of the differing demands, with some security and program management looking to pick and choose topics, while others want the opportunity to refresh their knowledge. In order to meet this need, HDFF has designed a “Stay Safe Week (SSW)” consisting of four separate “one-day-events” on key safety and security issues relevant to general staffs and travelers.

HDFF is encouraging you to pick and choose your own schedule based on your individual interests and needs.

Who should attend?

  • Every staff or business/mission-oriented traveler
  • Safety and Security related NGO personnel
  • NGO HR and administrative personnel
  • Interested laymen

What is in the separate programs included?

Day 1 – Leadership in Crisis: Security Risk Assessment: Are you able to conduct a basic safety and security assessment for programs and locations? In this session you will learn to identify risks and threats to your personnel and organization.  The aim is for participants to adopt basic risk assessment techniques which allow everyone to identify fast and efficient risks and conduct a threat analysis for daily work.

Day 2 – First Aid at the Office and in the Field

This certified First Aid workshop will include the latest international guidelines & protocols for CPR & First Aid. Program contents include:

1) How & when to activate the local EMS including “Scene Safety Assessment”

2) Barrier use for lay person rescuers

3) Primary assessment & recovery position

4) One person rescuer Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

5) Primary Care Skills – conscious choking skills, bleeding injury management, shock management, spinal injury management

 Additionally 

+  Severe Bleeding – Hemorrhage control.

Causes– accidents, injuries, medications and illnesses symptoms; Blood discharge (wounds, mouth, ears) & bruising;

Management of suspected spinal cord injuries.

Shock management & prevention.

Treatment– Emergency First Aid for Trauma; Professional Consultation; Reasons to consult Medical Professionals;

What to Avoid – General guidelines for the treatment of severe injuries and traumas, Environmental screening

Day 3  – Evacuation Planning and Fire Fighting  

Worldwide security incidents related to political unrest are often closely connected to fire, resulting in injuries and/or loss of life for personnel. In case of political turmoil or safety incidents like big fires, do you know how to evacuate your staff? Did you ever draft an evacuation plan? For small fires, do you know how to use a fire extinguisher? This exercise is designed to teach evacuation planning and a practical hands-on fire extinguisher drill.

 Day 4 – Incident Management/ Incident reporting & Communication in Crisis

Internal reporting and external communication are key elements of general personnel’s work. But do you know how to report a safety/ security incident properly? Do you know how make a short statement to the press in a crisis? Practical exercises and simple guidelines will help general personnel to handle these challenges appropriately.

All sessions will be facilitated by a combination of HDFF trainers, as well as key professionals in the security and humanitarian sector. Participants are welcome to attend as many sessions as they like, reflecting their own or their organization’s needs.

Costs:

160 US$ / per day

Multiple booking discounts:

Book 2 days: 290 US$

Book 3 days: 430 US$

Book 4 days: 560 US$

These discounts apply to individuals booking different courses throughout the week.    
The fee includes all training materials, refreshments and lunch as well as a HDFF certificate.  For all 4 course attended there will be an AIT certificate awarded.

Date:           [09 – 13 December 2024]

Location:    Bangkok, Thailand

 Time /location: ……………….. / Bangkok


Considering the frequency of natural disasters, man-made accidents, and violent crime in
people’s daily life, CIFAL Bangkok (https://unitar.org/about/offices-training-centresaround-world/cifal-bangkok) collaborates with experienced security professionals and deliverers from the Human Development Forum Foundation (HDFF) in order to provide a specialized Stay Safe Training for “Sustainable Leadership in Crisis.”. This initiative aims
to increase participants’ awareness and adeptness in handling crisis situations prevalent in business operations as well as in daily life. The training adheres closely to international regulations and takes into consideration best practices. Focus points are decision making in crisis, situational awareness, risk mapping, and develop risk mitigation strategies tailored for leaders facing various crisis scenarios.
Objectives:
At the end of this training, participants will be able to:
● increase the understanding of a proactive security attitude and the importance of decision making in crisis based on situational awareness as well as related risk assessments,
● provide leaders with helpful tools and techniques needed to avoid or cope adequately in endangering or potentially dangerous situations.

  • Receive an UN-certificate from CIFAL Bangkok under UNITAR

CIFAL Bangkok (UNITAR) SST Sustainable Leadership in Crisis (4 days)
Date: [11-14 March 2024] [14-17 May 20024] [ 20-23 August 2024]
Location: A.I.T. Pathumthani, Thailand
Cost: Regular Price – 1,499USD