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It is Reliant’s policy to train our international staff to prepare them well for service overseas.  All staff members traveling short or long term must meet a minimum security and travel safety training requirement before the organization will authorize travel overseas.  Any additional trainings will be based on the risk profile to the country for which they are traveling. Long term personnel must undergo further training for long-term sustainability and crisis response before relocating overseas.  Finally, leadership must be trained on the job, though preferably before assuming control of a location, in debriefing.

At a minimum, overseas travelers must receive training in:

• Security and crisis policies
• Basic personal and travel safety

Long-term staff must receive training in:

• Basic medical response
• Basic self-defense
• Active shooter response
• Crisis prevention and security
• Interviews and screenings (for restricted access countries)

Leadership must be trained in:

• Location specific emergency plans
• Crisis debriefing
• Sexual assault response

Additional and refresher trainings may be required or offered at any time based on the discretion of Reliant leadership and the Crisis Manager.  Staff may be required to participate in those trainings before continuing work in the field.  Staff may also request specific trainings at any time.

We believe that our best response to a crisis is to prevent it from ever happening.  Therefore, we seek to train our staff exceptionally well.  No matter the organizational preparation, our staff will be the first to encounter a crisis and be affected the most by it.  Because our staff are our priority over our operations, we seek to equip them to make wise choices and respond properly beyond simple adherence to policies.

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