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Counter Terrorism Certification Board

Detection and Response to Suspicious Items Course

  •   Course Overview

  • The Detection and Response to Suspicious Items course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of how to detect, classify, and respond to suspicious items in a variety of settings. The course will cover the definitions of suspicious items, their classification, the adversary’s perspective, methods of attack, security countermeasures, warning signs of suspicious items, and emergency response procedures.

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

  • Become familiar with threat
  • Understand the modus of operandi
  • Detect the telltale signs
  • Mitigate the threat
  • Respond to suspicious items
  • Be familiar with the emergency response guidelines

Target Audience

This course is designed for security personnel, facility managers, emergency responders, and anyone responsible for safety and security. It is suitable for individuals with varying levels of experience in threat management.

 Course Materials

The course provides all necessary materials, including case studies, response templates, and guidelines for evacuation procedures. No additional tools are required, but access to your organization’s specific protocols may be helpful.

Assessment and Certification

Your understanding will be assessed through quizzes and scenario-based exercises. Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion, recognizing your ability to detect and respond to suspicious items effectively.

Conclusion and Call to Action

We are excited to have you begin this important training on detecting and responding to suspicious items. Let’s get started with Module 1, where you will learn how to recognize potential threats and the types of items that should raise concern. Let’s work together to ensure safety for everyone!

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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”.