PerpetuityARC Training introduces online counter-terrorism course

This course has been created to support those individuals who are new to the industry, working in the public space security realm or event management and need to be trained on signs of potential terror threats they may have to deal with while on duty. It’s also aimed at those individuals who may know very little about identifying and/or reporting potential terrorist threats.

‘Managing the Terrorist Threat’ is an interactive course completed via an online learning platform. Learners will be guided through scenario-based training which closely follows a crisis management approach, examining and scrutinising a number of critical areas.

In the scenario, learners will adopt the role of an on-duty security officer (named Charlie) and two attendees (called Sue and Finn) at a concert. There’s a rolling exercise entitled ‘Determined Response’. The scenario is broken into sections and the learner presented with a series of questions. This aids analysis of the chosen approach to the threat and asks the learner to lend some thought to possible outcomes caused by user-selected choices.

Current attack methodologies

PerpetuityARC Training course tutor Richard Pendry MLitt FdA MSyI is a specialist in the fields of crisis management and counter-terrorism, consulting businesses worldwide in the disciplines of risk and crisis management, business continuity and counter-terrorism.

In conversation with Security Matters, Pendry observed: “Terrorism is a phenomenon that has been part of our risk registers for many years now. As such, we have all watched it evolve. It’s widely recognised the large-scale attacks that took place at the beginning of the century here in the UK and in the US are now less likely to occur. The current attack methodologies favoured by individuals or small groups involved everyday items that have been ‘weaponised’. Nevertheless, even small-scale terrorist events can cause major disruption, prove deadly and scar societies.”

Pendry continued: “The PerpetuityARC training course entitled ‘Managing the Terrorist Threat’ is specifically designed for those security professionals who need an introduction to counter-terrorism and the identification of potential threats. The scenario-based course not only tests the learner’s knowledge, but also the way in which they would react during a terror attack. This then allows the learner to draft or alter their security plans accordingly. We might not be able to stop a terror attack, but what we can do is manage our response to it.”

Upon completion of the new bite-size course, learners will receive a PerpetuityARC Training Certificate and formal CPE points.

*Further information about the ‘Managing the Terrorist Threat’ is available online at www.perpetuityarc.com

**PerpetuityARC Training combines the Perpetuity Academy and ARC Training’s 35 years of experience to deliver an extensive portfolio of internationally accredited security management courses. The organisation is the trusted training provider for a large and diverse global client base of public and private sector organisations, including many of the FTSE 100 companies. Training is provided by practising subject matter experts. PerpetuityARC Training is the exclusive provider of The Security Institute’s award-winning BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Security Management. Its portfolio includes the MSc in International Security and Risk Management, which is delivered in partnership with the University of West London