2022 Intake For Sports Safety and Security Training and Advanced Education Programme (UNITAR)
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) and the Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders (CIFAL) from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), have established the internationally certified ‘Sports Safety and Security Training and Advanced Education Programme’ for the benefit of CAF members and other relevant football stakeholders in Africa, regarding the safety and security of football competitions taking place on the African continent.
MAIN GOAL
The overall goal of the ‘Sports Safety and Security Training and Advanced Education Programme’ is to enhance, develop, and strengthen the knowledge, skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources of safety and security professionals across Africa. Participants will acquire new knowledge, develop skills, and join a network of peers from other countries in Africa and internationally which will allow different forms of future mutual assistance and collaboration.
WHO CAN APPLY
The courses are primarily intended for safety and security professionals from national football federations, national and local football leagues, as well as football clubs on the African continent. It is also addressed to other professionals located on the African continent interested in transitioning into the football safety and security industry.
COURSES
The programme has been structured into thirteen (13) interlinked courses which can be completed as a whole or independently depending on the interest and requirements of the participant.
Each course has a duration of fifteen (15) hours of learning which participants can complete over a three (3) week period. All courses are delivered online primarily in English.
| # | Course Title | Application Deadline | Course Dates |
| 1 | Sports Safety and Security Fundamentals | 3 December 2021 | 3 – 21 January 2022 |
| 2 | Sports Safety and Security Planning | 31 December 2021 | 31 January – 18 February 2022 |
| 3 | Safety and Security at Major Sporting Events | 28 January 2022 | 28 February – 18 March 2022 |
| 4 | Threat and Risk Assessments | 25 February 2022 | 28 March – 15 April 2022 |
| 5 | COVID-19: Safety and Security Planning for the New Normal | 25 March 2022 | 25 April – 13 May 2022 |
| 6 | Physical Protective Security Measures | 22 April 2022 | 23 May – 10 June 2022 |
| 7 | Technical Protective Security Measures | 20 May 2022 | 20 June – 8 July 2022 |
| 8 | Operational Protective Security Measures | 17 June 2022 | 18 July – 5 August 2022 |
| 9 | Incident Response and Crisis Management | 15 July 2022 | 15 August – 2 September 2022 |
| 10 | Safety and Security Command and Control | 12 August 2022 | 12 – 30 September 2022 |
| 11 | Crowd Management | 9 September 2022 | 10 – 28 October 2022 |
| 12 | Calculating Venue Safe Capacity | 30 September 2022 | 31 October – 18 November 2022 |
| 13 | Safety and Security in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals | 2 December 2022 | 2 – 20 January 2023 |