Why this course exists
Purpose
This course supports senior personnel and institutions to plan, coordinate and manage unified response arrangements for explosive threats, security incidents and crisis situations affecting HMA or related operations.
Who should attend
Target Audience
This course is suitable for national authorities, NMAA, NMAC personnel, government stakeholders, HMA programme leaders, security managers, emergency planners, police, liaison personnel, civil protection agencies and organisations requiring coordinated response planning.
What is covered
Course Overview
Explosive threats and security incidents often require rapid coordination between multiple organisations. This course introduces contingency planning, crisis management and unified response principles for senior staff and institutional stakeholders. It focuses on roles, decision-making, escalation, information flow, coordination structures, incident control, public communication, consequence management and recovery planning. The course is designed to help clients strengthen preparedness and improve multi-agency coordination before a crisis occurs.
Learning Areas
• Contingency planning principles and preparedness cycles.
• Crisis management roles, responsibilities and decision-making.
• Unified response structures and coordination mechanisms.
• Explosive threat and security incident response considerations.
• Information flow, reporting, escalation and situation awareness.
• Coordination between HMA, security, emergency and government stakeholders.
• Table-top exercise design and scenario-based testing.
• After-action review, lessons identified and plan improvement.
How it is delivered
Delivery Format
Delivery may include pre-course learning, classroom instruction, facilitated workshops, table-top exercises, scenario-based decision-making, coordination drills and after-action review.
Prerequisites
Entry Requirements
Participants should hold a role linked to planning, coordination, programme leadership, emergency response, security management, national authority functions or multi-agency crisis response.
On completion
Expected Outcome
On completion, participants should be able to contribute to contingency planning, crisis coordination and unified response arrangements for explosive threat or security incidents within their organisational or national framework.
Flexibility
Bespoke Options
This course may be delivered as a strategic workshop, table-top exercise package, advisory engagement or blended learning programme linked to national planning, NMAC support, IEDD response, ammunition incidents or emergency preparedness.
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Bespoke Delivery
GERMA courses can be adapted to client SOPs, national legislation, language requirements and operational context.
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