CONDO training for MoD contractors

Centurion has been selected to provide specialist training for UK contractors and other civilian personnel who wish to supply commercial services overseas within the Ministry of Defence’s Joint Operations Area or theatre of operation in support of UK Armed Forces. CONDO (Contractors On Deployed Operations) training can only be provided by civilian training companies that are approved and accredited by the Defence Manufacturers Association (DMA).

Centurion is currently one of only TWO training providers who have FULL membership of the DMA’s CONDO Sponsors Group. We have a successfully proven track record of 11 years providing specialist Hostile Environment and Emergency First Aid Training (HEFAT®) to international media personnel, aid agencies, NGOs, reconstruction workers, civilian contractors to the military, and military-affiliated personnel.

Centurion is UK Health and Safety Executive approved as a first aid trainer and has achieved BS ISO EN 9001 status, an international mark of quality, for its Hostile Environments and Emergency First Aid Training (HEFAT®). The company is staffed by former Royal Marines instructors, and as such is well positioned to offer CONDO training to civilian employees working alongside the military. In addition, we have a long established track record in the provision of high-quality, practical safety training to civilians deployed to unstable environments worldwide, and are the lead training provider in this field.

CONDO training requires that personnel are adequately prepared for operational deployments, and that this training is dependent on a number of factors including the nature and location of the operation, the duration of task and the threat.

Centurion offers a 2-day training course that fully complies with the MoD’s CONDO requirements under DEFCON 697 (Contractors on Deployed Operations) and DEFSTAN 05-129 (Defence Standard (Processes and Requirements)) including:

• Security and safety awareness training
• First Aid training
• Travel and transport security and safety training
• Legal and contractual awareness training
• Theatre-specific information

All training can be adapted to suit the deployment environment, with training adapted geographically, environmentally, risk-specifically or task-specifically.

Following Centurion's CONDO Training, personnel will be issued with a theatre-specific and/or deployment-specific Centurion CONDO Training Certificate as proof of training to assist with clients’ CONDO compliance paperwork.

CONDO training can be conducted at Centurion’s residential training centre an hour southwest of London or can be adapted for provision at the client's location. For further information, please contact Centurion.