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Know your Institute
Know your Institute

Our Full Calendar of CPD

Webinars has Continued:

Members can catch-up on-demand

Being There Launch Event with Rugby legend Lee Mears
Friday 26th February 2021

We were pleased to be joined by former British and Irish Lion
and England International Rugby Player Lee Mears, to discuss the
importance of mental health and the new ‘Being There’ course.

The core philosophy of the Being There programme is the belief that
you don’t have to be a therapist to reach out and support another
person. Being There is designed to bring essential counselling skills
to everyone so that we can be more effective in our support for one
another.

Advancements in Knife Protection
Wednesday 10th March 2021

In this webinar we looked at why there is an operational need for
Body Armour in the UK security and front line. As well as discussing
the technical differences, type of certification, operational risks,
threats, and what body armour will protect against.

We were delighted to be joined by Colin Mackinnon of PPSS Group.
PPSS Group is entirely dedicated to the design, development and
manufacture of high performance body armour: including stab
resistant vests, bullet resistant vests, slash resistant clothing and
bite resistant clothing.

Counter Terrorism Preparedness Network
Wednesday 7th April 2021

Alex Townsend-Drake joined us to discuss the work of the CTPN. The
Counter Terrorism Preparedness Network (CTPN) is an international
collaboration that brings together strategic leaders, practitioners and
academics to inform city-level policies and practices that build resilience
to help keep our cities and communities safe from terrorism. It aims
to influence the multi-agency arrangements of cities in preparing for,
responding to and recovering from terrorism. C.

Alex leads the Network as Head of Programme, also serving as Chair
of the International Board from April 2018 – April 2021. Alex is London
Resilience Group’s lead for counter-terrorism and chemical, biological,
radiological and nuclear (CBRN)
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