Human Development Forum Foundation

HEAT.1. Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) – Advanced
2025-02-17 - 2025-02-21
HDFF’s Flagship “Hostile Environment Awareness Training (Advanced)” is an advanced safety training built to address the needs of implementing personnel from (I)NGOs, media, governmental and UN agencies, international civilians, and corporations. It is intended for individuals working, based, or traveling in high-risk “Red Countries,” or high-risk areas within medium-risk countries (as classified by insurance and foreign service advisories).
This HEAT training aims to improve participants’ security awareness and handling of potentially dangerous situations in hostile environments while following relevant and appropriate international regulations. Since this is a core responsibility for employers, this training will also help enhance the organization’s “Duty of Care” profile. The HEAT (Advanced) training will be led by experienced and culturally sensitive trainers, ensuring the highest level of safety for all participants. This is an engaging, scenario-based training that includes three days focused on immersive, field-based role-playing exercises. The training will be led by experienced and culturally sensitive trainers, ensuring the safety of all participants.
The only Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) certified HEAT training in Asia.
Objectives:

To increase the understanding of proactive security and basic field measures taken before, during, and after a mission in hostile field environments.
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 make decisions effectively as a team leader and function as a supportive team member in hostile environments and stressful situations, and gain a working knowledge of PTSD, Moral Injury (MI), and Psychological First Aid (PFA).

Date: 17-21 February 2025
Location: Hua Hin, Thailand
Cost:
Regular Price: $3,485 USD
Early Bird Price: $3,095 USD (Deadline: 27 January 2025)
Registration deadline: 10 February

HEAT Skills.8 Psychological First Aid Training
2025-02-05 - 2025-02-06
HDFF’s 2-day Psychological First Aid Training is an essential course that enables first responders/First Persons on the Scene (FPOS) to provide aid to psychologically challenged victims. This course addresses topics like PFA skills and techniques, PFA practical topics, and PFA as an important tool for reducing primary stress factors, which are essential skills for frontline team members deployed in the field. This classroom-based training is highly participatory, and participants are expected to engage in role-playing activities. HEAT Psychological First Aid is conducted by internationally experienced and culturally sensitive facilitators.
Objectives:

To provide an understanding of Psychological First Aid and how to apply it
To facilitate the participants’ understanding of Psychological First Aid in the context of crisis situations.
To train basic principles and skills to be able to use Psychological First Aid in challenging situations.

Date: 5-6 February 2025
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Cost:
Regular price: $850 USD
Early bird price: $735 USD
Registration Deadlines:
Regular price: 29 January
Early bird price: 22 January

HEAT Skills.4 Fundamentals for General Public, Government, Corporate, and UN Personnel
2025-01-29 - 2025-01-31
HDFF’s 2.5-day HEAT Fundamentals is a safety/security training designed for personnel from government and UN organizations, INGO, and NGO as well as corporate personnel and the general public. The training addresses the basic safety and security knowledge needed by everybody working or traveling. HEAT Fundamentals is conducted by experienced and culturally sensitive facilitators who are internationally experienced. It is a highly participatory classroom-based training, and participants are expected to engage in role-playing activities.
Objectives:

To assess risks for individuals, teams, programs, and locations.
To increase situational awareness and related risk management capabilities.
To understand safety tasks and apply skills to related personnel security while working and traveling, including situational awareness, risk avoidance, and risk mitigation.

Dates: 29-31 January 2025
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Cost:
Regular Price $920 USD
Early Bird $780 USD

Stay Safe Week Training
2024-12-10 - 2024-12-13
SST.10 Stay Safe Week Training (4X 1 day)
The environments in which humanitarians, development organizations, and corporates work tend to change continually. 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 HDFF 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 staff 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 included in the separate programs?
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:

How & when to activate the local EMS including “Scene Safety Assessment”
Barrier use for layperson rescuers
Primary assessment & recovery position
One-person rescuer Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Primary Care Skills – conscious choking skills, bleeding injury management, shock management, spinal injury management

Additionally:
Severe bleeding – hemorrhage control.
Causes – accidents, injuries, medications, illnesses, and 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 to make a short statement to the press in a crisis? Practical exercises and simple guidelines will help general personnel 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 USD
Book 3 days: $430 USD
Book 4 days: $560 USD
These discounts apply to individuals booking different courses throughout the week. The fee includes all training materials, refreshments, and lunch, as well as an HDFF certificate. For all 4-courses attended, there will be an AIT certificate awarded.
Time/location:
10-13 December, 2024 / Bangkok, Thailand
For registration and queries, contact: info@hdff.org

Sustainable Leadership in Crisis (UN-Certified by CIFAL Bangkok-UNITAR)
2024-12-02 - 2024-12-05
SST 11 Sustainable Leadership in Crisis
(UN-Certified by CIFAL Bangkok-UNITAR)
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-centres-around-
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 a UN-certificate from CIFAL Bangkok under UNITAR
Date: 02 – 05 December 2024
Location: Gold Orchid Bangkok, Thailand
Cost: Regular Price – 1,175USD
Includes: lunch, snacks/coffee breaks, certificate, training material

HEAT: Hostile Environment Awareness Training
2024-11-18 - 2024-11-22
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. HDFF trains employees of
(I)NGOs, media personnel, Governmental and UN agencies, international civilian and corporat personnel 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 their handling of dangerous situations while in a hostile environment, following international
regulations for those kinds of settings. As this is a chief responsibility for employers, this training contributes to a high “Duty of Care” profile for the organization. The HEAT training will be conducted by experienced and
culturally sensitive trainers in an utmost safe way for participants, taking into consideration a 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 proactive security and basic field measures taken before, during, and after a mission in a 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 firefighting in the field.
To be able to make decisions as a team leader and act as a team member in hostile environments and stressful situations as well as manage individual stress situations and understand the basics of PTSD, Moral Injury, and Psychological
First Aid.

Date: 18 – 22 November 2024
Location: Huahin, Thailand Full Board
Cost: Regular Price – $ 3,485 USD
Early Bird – $ 3,095 USD

Financial Management Training: Financial Management of Project, Account Principles
2024-10-11 - 2024-10-12
HDFF’s two-day Financial Management Training gives you the tools to understand and apply the principles of financial management to your organization.
Features include:

Leadership
Importance of best practices
Financial management and analysis
Budgeting best practices
Managing audits
Financial management and good governance

Objectives:

To Improve participants understanding of best practices of accounting, budgeting, and auditing
To understand practical financial management approaches and tools
To help participants in their endeavor to underline the financial management necessities.

Dates: 11-12 October, 2024 (Registration deadline: 4 October, 2024)
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Cost: Regular Price – $ 780 USD
Discounted Price – $ 700 USD (until 27 September, 2024)
Costs include: lunch, 2 coffee/tea breaks, training materials, certificate, soft copy.

Results-Based Project Management (RBPM)
2024-09-30 - 2024-10-04
Many (national) organizations that rely on donors for financial support to maintain, expand, and create programs must be able to write strong proposals, design needs-based projects, draft LogFrames and budgets, and have a basic idea of Monitoring and Evaluation. On top of that, a basic project risk assessment is crucial for any kind of project implementation. It helps in writing substantial assumptions in the LogFrame, thus improving the quality of proposals and the project implementation. This four-day workshop designed by HDFF seeks to build a strong understanding of the intertwined skills needed for safe project management using realistic scenario-based situations.
Objectives:

Project/proposal design with the help of problem/objective tree
LogFrame as a major design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation tool
Budgeting and planning of the monitoring and evaluation of a project
Basic project risk management as an integral part of project management

Dates: 30th September – 4th October
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Cost: $940 USD – Early Bird Discount (until 6 Sep, 2024)
$1,040 USD Regular Price (before Sep 23rd, 2024)

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (M.E.A.L.)
2024-09-30 - 2024-10-04
Monitoring should be considered as an attitude underpinning everything you do. In Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) one can get lost in forests of sophisticated Excel tables and endless data collection tools, and nearly drown in oceans of monitoring books treating it as a separate and sophisticated science. The more one gets into the topic, the more complex it appears and the more overwhelmed and confused one becomes. Therefore, HDFF with its experience in M&E as impact evaluators designed an easy-to-understand 4.5-day MEAL course focusing on core tools and experience.
Objectives:

To help participants understand leadership basics
To increase understanding of the essence of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
To increase the ability to differentiate between Monitoring and Evaluation
To apply practical M&E tools (LogFrame & indicators)
To help participants understand the learning process going along with M&E

Date: 30 Sept. – 04 Oct 2024
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Cost: Regular Price -$ 970 USD
Early Bird -$ 820 USD

HEAT: Hostile Environment Awareness Training (4.5 days)
2024-09-02 - 2024-09-06
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. HDFF trains employees of
(I)NGOs, media personnel, Governmental and UN agencies, international civilian and corporate personnel 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 their handling of dangerous situations while in a hostile environment, following international
regulations for those kinds of settings. As this is a chief responsibility for employers, this training contributes to a high “Duty of Care” profile for the organization. The HEAT training will be conducted by experienced and
culturally sensitive trainers in an utmost safe way for participants, taking into consideration a 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 proactive security and basic field measures taken before, during, and after a mission in a 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 firefighting in the field.
To be able to make decisions as a team leader and act as a team member in hostile environments and stressful situations as well as manage individual stress situations and understand the basics of PTSD, Moral Injury, and Psychological
First Aid.

Date: 02 – 06 September 2024
Location: Huahin, Thailand Full Board
Cost: Regular Price – $ 3,485 USD
Early Bird – $ 3,095 USD

Introduction to Negotiation Skills in Crisis
2024-08-27 - 2024-08-28
HDFF’s 2-day Introduction to Negotiation Skills is an urgently needed course for enabling field personnel and their leaders to implement their missions. This course addresses topics like negotiations for government officials to obtain permission papers, negotiations for pricing of supplies, negotiations for medical assistance in challenging situations, and understanding situations where negotiation is not an option. The training is conducted by internationally experienced and culturally sensitive facilitators in an utmost participatory and mostly scenario-based approach.
Objectives

To facilitate participants’ understanding of negotiations in challenging situations.
To increase the understanding of limitations of negotiation skills depending on various situations.
To train basic principles and skills of negotiations in different settings.

Dates: 27- 28 August 2024
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Cost: Regular Price – $ 740USD
Early Bird (Until August 13) – $ 650USD
