Vehicle-Borne IED (VBIED) Detection (PER-312)
Description: The VBIED Detection course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to successfully and safely inspect for, identify, and/or respond to vehicle-borne explosive threats.
Surveillance Detection (SD) for Bombing Prevention (PER-346)
Description: The SD for Bombing Prevention course provides public safety and security professionals fundamental knowledge and skills to recognize and respond appropriately to hostile surveillance at facilities and planned and unplanned events.
Course Length: This is a three-day training covering the following topics:
Protective Measures (PER-336)
Description: The Protective Measures course provides the foundational knowledge to identify risks and vulnerabilities to a facility, venue, or event and identify various types of protective measures to mitigate an IED threat. Participants apply concepts introduced throughout the course with hands-on activities.
Course Length: This is a one-day training covering the following topics:
IED Search Procedures (PER-339)
Description: The IED Search Procedures course introduces to basic, low risk, search protocols. It provides participants the information needed to create a search plan for their facility or special event and allows them to perform IED searches of a facility, an area, and a route.
Course Length: This is a one-day training covering the following topics:
Bomb Threat Management (BTM) Planning (MGT-451)
Description: The BTM Planning course provides participants foundational knowledge on the DHS risk management process and bomb threat management planning. It gives participants opportunity to apply this knowledge to develop a bomb threat management plan.
Course Length: This is a one-day training covering the following topics:
Bombing Prevention Awareness (AWR-348)
Description: The Bombing Prevention Awareness course provides an overview of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and explosive effects, homemade explosives (HME), an introduction to the terrorist attack cycle, and the response to suspicious behaviors and items. The basic awareness is used to enhance bombing prevention measures.
Course Length: This is a one-day training covering the following topics:
IED Awareness and Safety Procedures (AWR-341)
Description: The IED Awareness and Safety Procedures course is designed to provide foundational knowledge about IEDs and proper safety precautions and procedures for reacting and responding to unattended and suspicious items.
Course Length: This is a 60-minute self-paced training covering the following topics:
Response to Suspicious Behaviors and Items (AWR-335)
Description: The Response to Suspicious Behaviors and Items for Bombing Prevention course provides participants with a foundational introduction to recognizing and responding to suspicious behaviors and activities related to terrorist or criminal activities. This course also highlights what to do when encountering an unattended or suspicious item and to whom to report it.
Course Length: This is a 60-minute training covering the following topics:
Protective Measures Awareness (AWR-340)
Description: The Protective Measures Awareness course introduces how to identify and mitigate facility security gaps. This course provides foundational knowledge about risk management and the three rings of security: physical, procedural/technical, and intelligence protective measures.
Course Length: This is a 60-minute training covering the following topics: