Hostile Environment Awareness Training
Our Hostile Environment Awareness Training equips individuals operating in risk theaters with essential tools to manage and reduce risks through theoretical and practical sessions with experienced instructors.
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Preparing professionals for complex and challenging environments
The BLUESPEAR HEAT aims to improve participants’ comprehension of the challenging field requirements while working individually or as a team member within the context of an international organisation or institution as well as businesses and major corporations
- EU ENTRI guidelines
- 5 Modules
- 16 Topics
- 4 Scenarios
- 1 Field Training Excercise
- Certification
Hear from our participants
Our participants come from a wide range of backgrounds and will conclude the HEAT training with a different perspective on the world and their own abilities.
A Glance into Some of Our Topics
Our immersive HEAT programme comprises five (5) modules covering a wide range of topics
necessary to prepare professionals working in challenging environments to the best extent.
Situational Awareness
Acquire a better understanding of the various risks and dangerous situations.
Advanced Medical Training
Learn life-saving medical interventions such as casualty assessment, care under fire and management of catastrophic through realistic scenarios.
Kidnapping and Surviving Captivity
This scenario based topic is designed to provide the participants knowledge about the realities associated with the risk of abduction, the psychology of captors and how to cope with violence and psychological maltreatment.
Weapons and Explosives Awareness
Familiarize yourself with the characteristics of different types of weapons, mines, unexploded ordnance (UXO), improvised explosive devices (IED).
Upcoming Training Dates
Our Hostile Environment Awareness Training courses are available every month of the year.
You can write to us to determine which date and training is suitable for you.

Essential HEAT Training (3 Days)
The aim of the 3 day HEAT is to enhance the participants’ knowledge and comprehension of common threats and risks that they may encounter while deployed or travelling within hostile or challenging environments and how to apply mitigating strategies.
- 24 - 26 April
- 19 - 21 June
- 18 - 20 September
- 23 - 25 October
- 11 - 13 December

Advanced HEAT Training (5 Days)
Our immersive Advanced HEAT programme is developed in line with the EU ENTRI guidelines to ensure the highest standards and comprises five (5) modules covering a wide range of topics necessary to prepare professionals working in challenging environments to the best extent.
- 24 - 28 April
- 19 - 23 June
- 18 - 22 September
- 23 - 27 October
- 11 - 15 December
How to Enroll for HEAT?
Our training specialist will help you from start to finish. You just need to let us know that you want to register.
Fill out the form
Please fill out the form on our page by entering your information. After submitting the form, our training expert will contact you within 24 hours. We would like to inform you that all the information you share with us will be kept confidential.
Talk to our Training Expert
Review the available training dates and programs with our training specialist. Our expert will answer all of your questions during this session.
Complete Registration
Once you complete the registration form, you will receive an invoice for payment. After payment is received, your registration will be secured.
Our Core Instructor Team
Bluespear has a wide pool of valuable instructors with specific expertise to reinforce the trainings when required.

Omer Tosun
Founder
Instructor Situational Awareness and Safety/Security

Joanie de Rijke
WAR JOURNALIST
Instructor Kidnapping, Surviving Captivity & Stress Management

Jeffrey Heuninckx
MEDIC
Instructor Medical Training

Merel de Rijke
PSYCHOLOGIST
Trauma Psychologist & Monitoring the Well Being of the Participants