Lessons in Building Capacity and Leadership in Post Conflict Environments

Andy Thompson speaks with John Collicutt, an experienced leadership, crisis management and security consultant, trainer, author and public speaker with specific, long-standing experience in austere, conflict and post conflict environments in the Middle East and Africa. How have you developed a career in leadership and crisis management training? I was a British Army officer for 21 years and left the Army in 2006. I worked in the UK public sector, Read more…

Developing a Canine Search Capability from the Ground Up

Andy Thompson talks with Simon Mallin, a freelance Consultant Canine Trainer, highly experienced in patrol, explosive search, narcotic detection, anti-poaching, and medical alert training courses for dogs and their handlers, working with public and private clients, nationally and internationally. What is the background to your career in Search Dog Training? I’ve been working within the canine industry since I was 18. I kicked off initially with the British Army, the Read more…

Relatable Training for Secure Business Travel in a Diverse World

Andy Thompson talks with Carolyn Pearson, Founder & CEO of Maiden Voyage, a Travel Community and Risk Awareness Training provider that focuses on “Making Business Travel Safe in a Diverse World”, through gender-specific and minority groups solutions. What is the origin of Maiden Voyage? I was happily working in technology for ITV and I had the fortune of going on a business trip to Hollywood. My number one passion in Read more…

Unique Lessons in Multi-Agency Protective Security, Counter-Terrorism, and Emergency Preparedness

Andy Thompson talks with Mark Scoular, founding Director at Protect and Prepare Ltd, a multi-agency protective security and preparedness consultancy, providing high level strategic, tactical & operational interoperability from the development of policy and doctrine to hands-on delivery, training, testing and exercising and gap-analysis in any given high threat/risk environment both domestically and internationally. What brought you to establishing Protect & Prepare? The ten to twelve years prior to launching Read more…

The Safety, Security & Risk Management “Training Services Marketplace”

In 2021, Marshal will be launching a Safety, Security and Risk Management “Training Services Marketplace“. We re-launched in 2024! The new Business Development platform is an initiative for companies and freelancers operating in this broad sector, around the world, who have a common purpose – helping to keep people and property safe. The Marketplace will enable you to promote and sell your niche courses by creating free adverts*, and managing Read more…

Forward Thinking: Training the Media and NGOs for Hostile Environments

Andy Thompson ‘visits’ Nairobi, Kenya, to speak with Stephen Smith, Managing Director of SEPAR International, a Security, Risk Management, Training and Logistical Support company specializing in hostile locations worldwide, about their low profile and holistic approach to training for potentially traumatic scenarios, including hybrid digital and physical training solutions. SEPAR provides Safety & Risk Management Training services for operating in Hostile Environments. What is the origin of the company? I Read more…

Marking Ten Years of the International Code of Conduct.

Watch the Opening Address from the ICoCA AGA 2020 marking ten years of the International Code of Conduct and ‘rising awareness among private security companies of need to comply with human rights standards’. A rise in the standards of Safety, Security and Risk Management Training will go a long way to achieving the objectives and values espoused in the speech by Krystyna Marty, State Secretary, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Switzerland,. Read more…

Training for a Purpose: Protecting People and Property.

Author: Andy Thompson, Founder of Marshal. Many people espouse the concept of “purpose”. I have never thought about it too deeply until I began a business – choosing, instead, simply to follow paths I found interesting, adventurous and occasionally risky. Yet, I stumbled upon my “purpose” inadvertently when reviewing the underlying trends of my career. From gaining a Law degree with the lofty ambition of helping people receive “justice”, to Read more…

From the Desert to the Forest: First Aid Training in Remote Areas.

In this edition of our “Training Leaders” series, Andy Thompson visits Remote First Aid with Julian Woodall, Owner and Training Director, Medic Services International, a Health & Safety Training consultancy. What is the origin of Medic Services International? I served in the Royal Artillery from 1990 until 2005 and trained as a Medic. When I left, I set up a Medic Services International, which started off by providing first aid Read more…

B6 Armoured Vehicle Training Has Real Business Impact

In our next “Training Leaders” interview, Andy Thompson speaks with Dave Allen, a highly accomplished freelance High Threat Environment Driver Training instructor, and Road & Fleet Safety Consultant. We discuss what effective driver training means to both individuals and to the companies who invest in this critical aspect of Health, Safety, Security and Risk Management. How did you develop a career in Driver Training? I spent 25 years in the Read more…