Course Overview
This accredited short course, working at Level 4, is for anyone who’d like to understand what is needed to effectively manage a kidnap and ransom situation.
The course is delivered by a specialist in the strategic management of such events, and it focuses on the subject from the perspective of a corporate/commercial setting.
Aided by the use of scenarios, this course enables you to explore and understand the duty of care and responsibilities in a kidnap and ransom scenario. This includes primacy and legal considerations and crisis response and management as it relates to kidnap and ransom.
You will also cover communication, including victim and offender contact, as well as negotiation skills, and external and internal messaging.
As well as covering the above, students can expect to also learn how to protect the physical integrity of your staff or company assets if threatened by a kidnap or commercial extortion-related incident.
Assessment for the course includes group work, culminating in a presentation and a written workbook.
Key Details
12th - 15th May 2025, (Live via Zoom)
£1100 + VAT (Classroom Training)
£795 + VAT (Virtual Training)
core content
- Background to kidnap and ransom
- Current global trends
- Risk and threat identification and mitigation
- Organisational responsibility and preparedness
- Duty of care considerations
- Emergency response and crisis management
- Primacy and structure
- Roles of departments, other companies and state and local law enforcement
- Communication strategy
- Victim/hostage takers
- Family
- Social media
- Negotiation structure and process
- Managing a negotiated solution
- Post-incident issues
This highly participatory programme is aimed at Security Directors and Managers, Risk Directors and Managers, Health and Safety Directors and Managers, Human Resources Directors and personnel whose staff may face these risks.
When you study with us, you can expect to meet professionals from all sectors and industries, joining a network of our learners from across the globe.
WHO WILL BENEFIT
ABOUT THE COURSE
Welcome to the Kidnap and Ransom Management training course, designed for professionals seeking the skills to cover the response to a kidnapping, or commercial extortion, and its relationship with corporate crisis management planning.
On this course, we invite you to join our expert instructors as they introduce you to a range of key modules to build a strong foundation of expertise in this niche area of security and risk, offering a detailed and engaging learning experience no matter your preferred delivery method.
This course is highly interactive and will teach you current techniques which you can apply to real-world scenarios. You’ll study and interact with people of all backgrounds and experiences throughout the course, providing a well-rounded programme.
Teaching & Assessment
Learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement: SFJ Awards upon successful completion of a group presentation and written workbook. Learners may wish to build on this knowledge further by studying further areas of security management such as Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management training or Security Coordination and Design.
Assessment for this training course includes the completion of a written workbook and observed participation in running kidnap and ransom scenarios during the training. Your course tutor will guide you on getting the very best from this course and the workbook assessment.
Our academic team will provide continued support throughout the duration of your studies with us. Importantly, this means that when you sign up to study with us, we are with you for the whole journey, ensuring you receive the highest quality support and guidance for your success.
“ The course has been of immediate help to me in my day-to-day work activities and has also equipped me with the tools to conduct reviews for our security and safety policy. ”
Rabi Karki
British Embassy, Kathmandu Security Institute BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Security Management
“The learning throughout all the courses is certainly relevant to current industry practises and would assist in the delivery and/or improvements of security within any organisation!”
Richard Robinson MBE
BTEC Level 4 Security Managers, BTEC Level 4 Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management, & Level 5 Diploma in Security Management
“I was attracted to the option of an e-learning programme because it meant that I could learn in my own time and work this around my job responsibilities.”
Lynsey Lenton
Experian BTEC Level 3 Security Institute Certificate in Security Management
“As an academic, I can confirm that the modules were well structured and delivered, complemented by the friendly and supportive Perpetuity tutors.”
Dr Chaditsa Poulatova
Advanced Diploma in Security Management
Please note we can only apply one discount per booking. For face-to-face classroom training, we’ll provide lunch and can give you accommodation recommendations when you book.
Paul Wood
TUTORS