Professional Certificate
in Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism
30th March - 3rd April 2020, London, UK
Professional Certificate
in Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism
30th March - 3rd April 2020, London, UK
Professional Certificate in Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism
| 09:30 | Registration and Refreshments | |
| 09:45 | Introduction to Course Aims & Objectives Sharing of delegate experience Discussions on potential case studies |
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| 10:15 | History and Expansion of Terrorism The development of modern terrorism National and transnational terrorism |
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| 11:15 | Morning coffee | |
| 11:30 | Terrorist Ideologies, Aims, Beliefs, Motivations Understanding what motivates terrorists Ideologies behind terrorism Terrorist organisatons' key aims and objectives Case studies: Islamist and Jihadist terrorism Case studies: ISIS and Al Qaeda |
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| 13:15 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | Terrorist Propaganda and Recruitment Methods Understanding how terrorists disseminate their message: online and offline Conducting propaganda Latest tactics for new recruitment |
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| 15:00 | Afternoon tea | |
| 15:15 | Religion, Ideology and Radicalisation Workshop The roles of religion and ideology in radicalisation and recruitment |
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| 16:15 | End of Day Wrap Up and Summary | |
| 16:30 | Close |
| 09:30 | Welcome and Refreshments |
| 09:45 | Countering Terrorist Recruitment Methods |
| 11:00 | Morning Coffee |
| 11:15 | Terrorist Tactics The role of ideology The impact of state response on the evolution of terrorist strategy |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:15 | Intelligence-Led Security Activity Contemporary interception and collection of intelligence Analysis and advice Snowden revelations and their impact |
| 14:30 | Afternoon tea |
| 14:45 | Role of Intelligence Cont. |
| 15:15 | Security Networks and Internal Security Nature of threats in recent history Domestic security strategies Legal and ethical implications of current security intelligence policies and practices |
| 16:30 | End of Day Wrap Up and Close |
| 09:30 | Welcome and Refreshments | |
| 09:45 | International Fight Against Terrorism The role of international organisations in countering terrorism Relationship between international organisations and states Stakeholder engagement G20 Fight Against Terror Summit |
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| 10:45 | Morning Coffee | |
| 11:00 | Current/Future Trends in Terrorist Tactics |
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| 12:15 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Rethinking Counter-Terrorism Knowing where to look: sites of terrorist activity The prevention of radicalisation and terrorism New tasks for intelligence-led agencies |
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| 14:30 | Afternoon Coffee | |
| 14:45 | National Policing The role of internal security institutions |
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| 15:30 | Terrorist Financing Sources of income Cash flows How to stop the funding of terrorist networks |
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| 16:45 | Discussion and Close |
| 09:30 | Welcome and Refreshments | |
| 09:45 | Defining Violent Extremism Understanding the term 'violent extremism' Complexities in defining Differences between terrorism and violent extremism The ideology behind extremism |
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| 10:45 | Morning coffee | |
| 11:00 | Case Study: Identifying Recent Extremist Attacks in Europe Home grown extremism - European citizens' recent attacks on their home nations Why Europeans are turning to extremism |
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| 11:45 | Understanding the Challenges in Countering Extremism Emergence and evolution of CVE policies The unpredictability of violent extremism |
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| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:45 | Strategies for Countering Violent Extremism Creating partnerships to share knowledge and expertise on the drivers of extremism Reducing specific political or social and economic factors that contribute to community support for violent extremism Amplifying locally credible voices that can change the perception of violent extremist groups and their ideology Rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals caught in the cycle of radicalization to violence |
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| 15:15 | Afternoon Tea | |
| 14:45 | Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism Relationships between government and local partners Tried and tested strategies Successes and failures of empowering local partners |
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| 16:30 | End of Day Wrap Up and Summary |
| 09:30 | Welcome and Refreshments | |
| 09:45 | Case Study: Effective Counter-Extremism Initiative - IRA |
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| 10:45 | Morning Coffee | |
| 11:00 | The Role of Social Media in Extremism Extremists' use of social media Recruitment The impact of social media on extremism |
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| 12:00 | CMI Structuring a written piece of work for assessment – overview and principles Structuring these two specific pieces of work to meet assessment criteria Blending international security content into these structures |
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| 12.30 | End of Course Wrap Up Final questions Certificates Photo |