Ban the crim : Armed Robbery Survival Skills Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply situational awareness techniques to identify potential armed robbery threats.
• Demonstrate de-escalation and compliance strategies during an armed robbery to reduce risk of violence.
• Implement post-incident protocols including reporting, evidence preservation, and trauma support.
• Analyze robbery scenarios to evaluate appropriate survival responses.
• Design personal safety plans for workplace robbery prevention and response.
• Evaluate legal and ethical considerations when dealing with armed robbery incidents.

Target Audience

All employees working in high-risk retail, cash handling, or customer-facing environments, including security personnel, store managers, and frontline staff.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions are essential to apply the theoretical knowledge in realistic, high-stress scenarios. Learners will practice de-escalation, positioning, and team coordination through guided drills and simulations, building muscle memory and confidence.

Practical Activities

• Situational Awareness Walkthrough — Learners walk through a simulated retail or office environment, identifying vulnerabilities and safe zones. (1h)
• De-escalation Role-Play — Learners practice verbal and non-verbal techniques with a role-player acting as an armed robber. (1h)
• Positioning and Movement Drill — Learners practice safe positioning (hands visible, staying low) and moving to cover under simulated robbery conditions. (1h)
• Full Scenario Simulation — A realistic armed robbery scenario with multiple role-players, requiring learners to apply all skills from start to post-incident. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.