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Counter Terrorism Certification Board

Bomb Threats Course

  •   Course Overview

  • This course covers essential topics related to bomb threat management, including identifying the types of threats, assessing risk, proper evacuation techniques, communication strategies, and recovery processes. By understanding these key areas, you will be able to respond to bomb threats in a timely and effective manner.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify common motivations, tactics, and behavioral patterns behind bomb threat calls.
  • Recognize the different types of bomb threats and assess indicators that affect threat credibility.
  • Apply approved response procedures, including receiving a threat, gathering critical information, alerting relevant teams, and initiating verification actions.
  • Understand evacuation principles, considerations, and decision-making factors based on situational risk.
  • Follow systematic search procedures using the HOT rule, indoor and outdoor search techniques, and marking protocols.
  • Manage communication internally and externally, understanding the risks of media exposure and misinformation.
  • Support post-incident recovery, documentation, and debriefing procedures.

Target Audience

This course is designed for security personnel, law enforcement officers, and professionals responsible for public safety. It is ideal for individuals seeking to improve their response capabilities to cold weapon threats. No prior knowledge of cold weapons is required, but experience in security or law enforcement is beneficial.

Course Materials

The course includes all necessary materials, such as diagrams of weapon types, case studies, and interactive exercises. You will also have access to tactical guides and first aid instructions relevant to weapon-based injuries.

Assessment and Certification

Your knowledge and understanding will be assessed through quizzes and scenario-based assessments. Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a certificate, verifying your capability in managing cold weapon threats and attacks.

Conclusion

Bomb threat calls demand quick thinking, calm professionalism, and a mastery of established protocols. The decisions made in the first few minutes can shape the outcome of an entire incident. After completing this course, learners will walk away with a structured and actionable response framework that strengthens personal readiness, team coordination, and organizational resilience against potential attacks.

Call to Action

Strengthen your professional capability and ensure your team is prepared for the unexpected.
Enroll now to gain the operational skills and confidence needed to manage bomb threat calls safely, effectively, and in alignment with global counterterrorism standards.

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Course contents

Course Instructor

Danny Chan

Upon leaving the Army as a Captain with the Singapore Special Forces, Danny proceeded to advice and train numerous law enforcement agencies and military tactical units around the world before serving Fortune 500 and Government clients with Olive Group in austere environments on four continents. Danny was then Director of Global Risk Assessments at iJET International Inc. which provided operational intelligence to 650 of the Fortune 2000 companies and numerous government agencies. At iJET International Inc., Danny also negotiated with pirates and kidnappers. Danny is now Regional Director, Global Safety and Security at a major hospitality company.

Danny has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration (Finance). He also attended the Strategic Leadership Program at Oxford University, ISMA Leadership Program at Georgetown University & Online Executive Program at Cornell University. Danny is Executive Fellow at the Essex Business School, University of Essex where he is pursuing his Doctorate and a lecturer with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University.

Danny currently sits on the advisory Council of Harvard Business Review, ASIS International Asia Pacific, Overseas Security Advisory Council – Singapore of the U.S. Department of State, Certified Counter Terrorism Practitioner Board and helps to lead the Asia Analyst roundtable.

In his free time, Danny volunteers as an Associate Mediator with Singapore Mediation Centre & Small Claims Tribunals – The Subordinate Courts of Singapore and runs his micro social initiative organization called “Making a Difference”.