About the course

In today’s unpredictable world, schools must be prepared for any situation, including a hostile armed intruder situation. Is your school ready to respond? Our course equips staff, and administrators with the skills they need to respond to fire emergencies and to protect students and themselves in intruder situations.

This specialised course teaches participants how to identify and respond to threats swiftly, emphasising safety, quick decision-making, and teamwork. Our expert trainers use real-life scenarios to help you develop practical strategies for dealing with an armed intruder or hostile individual.

This program is designed specifically to align with:

• Responding to Intruder Threat Guidelines for Early Childhood Services and Schools (Victoria Department of Education and Training) - These guidelines have been created to provide guidance for schools and early childhood services in preparing for and responding to, intruder threat on site during hours of operation.  
• Australian Standard AS3745:2010 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities - AS3745 provides guidelines for planning for emergencies ensuring the safety and well-being of people and property in the event of an emergency. By following the guidelines set out in the standard, facilities can develop and implement emergency plans that will help them to respond effectively to emergencies and minimise their impact.

Who is it suitable for?

This course is appropriate for:

• School administrators
• Teachers
• School resource officers
• School wardens and safety officers
• Administration staff

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Appropriately respond to fire emergencies
• Identify potential threats and vulnerabilities within their school environment.
• Implement proactive measures to prevent hostile armed intruder incidents.
• Recognise the signs of escalating aggression and intervene appropriately.
• Respond effectively to a hostile armed intruder situation, including lockdown procedures, evacuation strategies, and countermeasures.
• Collaborate with law enforcement and emergency services during a crisis.
• Provide support to students and staff in the aftermath of a traumatic event.

Why this training is essential

• Protect your students: Learn effective methods to keep students and staff safe during an armed intruder event.
• Empower your team: Equip school wardens and staff with the confidence and knowledge to respond quickly and effectively.
• Crisis management: Understand key response strategies, communicating with law enforcement, and minimising harm.

Don’t wait for a crisis. Be prepared. This training is critical for any school looking to enhance its safety protocols against hostile armed intruder threats.

Course Duration: 2 Hours

Delivery Mode: Face-to-face

Course Fees: $1080 for a group of up to 15 participants 

Workplace Group Training

At Yarra Valley Institute, we specialise in emergency response training and support businesses like yours to prepare and take a proactive approach to emergency risk mitigation. 

Benefits of partnering with Yarra Valley Institute

• Training facilitated by experienced emergency response specialists.
• We will work closely with you to create a training schedule that suits business needs. We understand training, it is in our DNA.
• We are agile and responsive so if you need ad hoc training, we will strive to make it work for you.
• We will support the employee training registration process, removing the headache of chasing staff to register for training.
• We take care of training logistics and let you know who has registered for what training. 
• We will provide records of training attendance within 24 hours of training completion.
• All participants who meet attendance and participation requirements will receive a Certificate of Participation within 24 hours of training completion.
• We will provide training related reports you require, just ask us.
• We are workplace training specialists so you can rest assured we understand the balance between meeting your compliance obligations and maintaining business operations.

We offer the following training and services

• Chief Warden Training.
• Fire Warden Training.
• Fire Safety and Emergency Response Training for General staff.
• Fire Extinguisher Training.
• Fire Warden and Intruder Response Training for Schools.
• Hostile or Armed Intruder Response Training.
• Emergency Planning Committee (EPC) & Emergency Control Organisation (ECO) Training. 
• Emergency Response Procedures Manual Preparation.
• Fire Safety Risk Assessment.
• Evacuation Diagrams that meet Australian Standard AS3745 requirements.

For enquiries about group training in your workplace, please contact us on 0406 886 618 or via email ask@yarravalleyinstitute.au.