Surviving Hostile Regions Surviving Hostile Regions is AKE's world-renowned five-day course designed for news teams and individuals working in challenging or hostile areas. Established in 1993, the course was the first of its kind and has since become the benchmark for hostile environments training in many sectors. Surviving Hostile Regions will show you how to reduce risks, increase your effectiveness, and maximise control of any situation you find yourself in. Since each situation is unique, we deal in proven principles rather than suggesting that a situation will unfold in a specified manner - to think that is a risk in itself. We show you what you can predict and how to think through the most likely scenarios, so that you are able to preserve your safety. We encourage self-reliance, and enable you to stay in control. International BTEC accreditation AKE's Surviving Hostile Regions course is accredited by UK-based BTEC (the Business and Technology Education Council) - the only hostile environments training to earn this internationally recognised endorsement. This means the course is externally audited to ensure it meets a consistently high standard of excellence - so you're sure of quality. Graduates are awarded the BTEC Level Three (Advanced) qualification. Complimentary war and terrorism insurance The regard in which AKE's training is held by key insurers in Lloyd's of London means that Surviving Hostile Regions graduates receive £100,000 of personal accident insurance and medical repatriation benefits as an additional advantage of the course. Graduates also qualify for a reduction in insurance rates to the most hostile environments and further details are shown under the insurance section. Complimentary trial of Global Intake Course participants have the option to try Global Intake (www.globalintake.com), AKE's ground-breaking website and database; offering up-to-date analyses of international politics and security risks, what to do on arrival in-country, medical updates, detailed safety guidelines and a great deal more. The course The skills and knowledge taught on Surviving Hostile Regions fall into four categories: Awareness Medical Self-sufficiency Planning The training is delivered in a blend of lectures and practical scenarios, supported by video footage, demonstration weapons and materials. The programme is comprehensive and interactive, culminating in a series of challenging and realistic training exercises where you put what you've learned into practice. Surviving Hostile Regions is complemented by comprehensive Medical Notes, Security Notes and Cultural and Medical Considerations for Women, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Notes, and a pocket sized Aide-Mémoire, which reprises essential course material in bullet-point form.