Anti Hijack Training
Should you consider doing an anti-hijack course for your employees?
South Africa is infamously known as the vehicle hijack capital of the world.
In fact, statistics show that a vehicle is hijacked every 22 minutes in South Africa. Vehicle theft through armed robbery is big business, and hijacking gangs and syndicates are highly organized, often very skilled at what they do, and ruthlessly violent if challenged.
The EDA Anti-Hijack Workshop is designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to avoid becoming the target of hijackers - and in a crisis, to comply and disengage as safely as possible.
This workshop is adaptively designed to be relevant to you, whether you're:
- A fleet manager looking to improve the safety of your driver team and reduce incidents of hijacking.
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Responsible for employee wellness, wanting to provide your commuting team members with smart, easy tactics and techniques for greater personal safety on the road.
- A family, small group, or community looking to equip yourself and your loved ones with knowledge that could save lives and reduce the likelihood of ever becoming a target of criminals.
The EDA Corporate Anti-Hijack Workshop
Each participant is given a comprehensive digital workbook which enables them to refresh what they have learned, and to communicate key points to family members and others.
The training we offer is 100% safe, inclusive, and suited to everyone regardless of physical ability.
We' re sensitive to the fact that there may be participants in any workshop who have perhaps experienced prior trauma, and we take great care to approach our presentation from this perspective - in an encouraging, supportive, and highly empowering manner.
Course Duration: 1-2 Hours, depending on group size
FEE STRUCTURE
Less than 15 participants: R730 per person
16 - 30 participants: R550 per person
31+ participants: R470 per person
CONTENT
Our standard Corporate Anti-Hijacking Workshop includes the following:
Common practices and techniques used by vehicle hijackers
- Syndicates and "shopping lists"
- Is your car on the wanted list? (And we're not talking about the brand)
- Numbers, tactics, and habits of hijackers
How to reduce the likelihood of becoming a target of carjackers
- Deterrent factors
- Automatic situational awareness
- Common "tells" that you're being watched or followed
- How to become unpredictable
Safe compliance and escape techniques in event of a hijacking
- Step-by-step actions in the event of being hijacked
- Simple but important rehearsal role plays
- How to deal with passenger safety and child safety
Body language, psychology, and de-escalation techniques
- Using body language and intonation to prevent escalation of force
- Understanding what hijackers' "pyramid of priorities" are - and how to use it to your advantage
- Posture, positioning, and practical steps to reduce likelihood of injury while disengaging
Dealing with in-vehicle violence or a potential abduction scenario
- Practical personal preservation techniques inside a vehicle
- Choosing the right opportunity to fight back or escape in the event of an accidental or deliberate abduction situation
- The element of surprise, using physics, and simple force multipliers you can use in an absolute last-option crisis
Please note: Our course facilitation instructors are based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. For bookings farther afield, a travel fee may be required.
Want to discuss a booking or find out more? Contact us today!