Travel Risk Management
E-Learning Modules
The objective of the e-Learning courses is to produce training material that is engaging, interesting and, where appropriate, fun, whilst ensuring essential principles are absorbed, understood and recalled. All courses are branded and tailored to higher education. The aim is to reduce both the frequency and severity of travel insurance claims and subsequently sourcing more competitive terms and appropriate cover from the insurance market.
LUPC Travel Risk E-Learning Guide [PDF 3,299KB]
The modules that will feature in the e-learning are:
The importance of general safety and security awareness
Taking control of your own general safety and security
Pre-departure preparations
Outbound Travel
Arrival and movements in-country
Food and drink
Respecting Sensitivities
General safety considerations
Why to avoid certain activities while travelling
Maintaining situational awareness
Accessing the appropriate physical and or mental health support
What does high risk mean?
The arrival
Secure accommodation
Moving around
Communications
Detecting insecurity
Staying informed
Personal safety and medical risks in remote areas
Essential components of health in remote areas
Personal Hygiene
Personal clothing and your environment
Assembling a first aid kit
Looking out for each other in remote areas
Severe weather and natural disasters
Engaging with local communities in remote areas
Pandemics and travel in remote areas
Research traveller's guide
Case studies
Using travel risk management for best research outcomes
Setting research objectives based on risk tolerance
Awareness of cultural, religious and political sensitivities
Stakeholder mapping
Information security
Visas for research travel
Arrest, detention & interrogation
Knowing your own comfort zone
Insurance coverage
Managing equipment to prevent loss
Sensitive locations and topicsAccessing mental health resources
The importance of female traveller safety
Taking control of your own travel risk to increase safety and security
Setting travel objectives based on risk tolerance
Awareness of cultural, religious and political sensitivities in the context of sex and gender
Sensitive travel topics and thinking about who you're engaging with
Other areas of personal safety and security in-country and accessing health advice, support and medicines
Knowing your own comfort zone and identifying suspicious behaviour
Identifying 'safe places'
Official questioning, searches and detention
Reporting a crime or other inappropriate behaviour
Managing travel risk
The importance of managing risk
Asking the right questions
Supporting travel risk assessments
Risk reduction principles
Finding what works for you and your travellers
Final preparations
Reacting to an emergency