International Training Academy launches CBRN Search course

The Hampshire, UK-based International Training Academy is launching its specialist CBRN Search course. This course is designed to support police officers and military personnel who are required to search in criminal or terrorist environments, where there might be hazards from Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) substances.

Recent developments in the use of chemical and biological agents by insurgents in Iraq, along with Al Qaeda’s stated aim of setting off a nuclear device in a major Western city, mean that police and fire services around the world are recognising the need to enhance their skills through gaining specialist CBRN knowledge.

The International Training Academy (www.ita.gb.com) was formed in 2006 with the aim of working with the emergency services and the military to develop and deliver courses that would meet the immediate and future training needs of a variety of frontline operational personnel.

The Academy has devised this multi-agency course in collaboration with its ITA Group sister company; the CBRN Team and it draws on knowledge gained over many years service in the British Armed Forces and references the most up to date intelligence available. The result is a course which is flexible, content-rich and importantly, remains current. It teaches frontline personnel to recognize the various natures of CBRN hazards, how to deal with them once discovered, how to develop procedures to prevent accidental redistribution of these materials during search operations and the importance of preserving evidence.

ITA Group Marketing Director, Dave Hitchins says, “The International Training Academy’s CBRN Search course provides an important source of knowledge for anyone performing frontline search operations, be that terrorist or criminal related.”