Training · Soft targets

Protection of places where people cannot defend themselves

Accredited training according to the methodology MV ČR for hospitals, theaters, libraries, social services, sports fields and other soft targets. Led by Lumír Němec and team GBH Academy.

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Protection of places where people cannot defend themselves. — GBH Academy

The training must show what people will do in the first few minutes

GBH Havlíčkův Brod

Instruction, model situations and work with the pedagogical team.

A security agency protects the premises. We will prepare your people for the first minutes.

Briefing

The team understands the process before practice begins.

Model situation

The reaction is verified in the space where the risk arises.

Debrief

After the exercise, it is clear what to adjust in the building and roles.

The training follows on the object, people, routes and first contact.

The participants do not train for the show, but for decisions under pressure.

Management has a specific output for further security steps.

Choose training for school, office, service, healthcare or company.

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1-2 days

For the entire organization

AK/I-48/2025

Accreditation MV ČR

8 areas

According to the MV ČR methodology

URN · SOG

Lecturers with operational experience

What participants will learn

Public space auditorium as an example of a soft target

Practical output

We do not protect the building in the abstract. We protect the decisions of the people inside.

Methodology MV ČR must be converted into a specific operation. A hospital reception looks different, a theater, a library or a sports field looks different.

Soft target definition and threat typology

What the MV ČR methodology means by a soft target. Attack types (armed attacker, vehicle, IED, secondary attack), attacker types (instrumental, expressive, psychotic).

Risk assessment of the own object

Practical exercise in assessing your own organization. Entrances, internal zones, evacuation routes, collection points. Modeling scenarios adapted to the type of traffic.

Staff as the first line

Role of reception, security, first staff — threat recognition, de-escalation, notification, coordination with management. No heroic role, but a structured response.

Communicating under pressure and with IZS

What the Police of the Czech Republic and HZS need in the first minutes. Structured communication by phone, transfer of identification information, taking over communication by a professional negotiator.

Crisis model situation

A safe model with extras in your building. Three rounds, after each debrief. No dummy attacks, no bullying pressure — a structured decision-making exercise.

Documentation and post-incident procedure

Security plan, coordination plan with IZS, incident records. After-Action Review. Crisis communication with staff, clients and the media.

The eight types of soft target we train

The same accredited methodology MV ČR — different environments, different risks.

Hospital and polyclinic

Social services (DZR, home for the elderly)

Theaters, concert halls, cinemas

Libraries, museums, galleries

Courts, advocacy

Public editorial office

Sports grounds and stadiums

Religious buildings

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is a soft target?

A soft target is a publicly accessible object with a high concentration of people and a low level of technical security. Typically: schools, hospitals, theaters, libraries, social services, offices, sports fields. The security of these places depends primarily on people and procedures, not on physical barriers.

How is it different from active attacker training?

An active attacker is one particular type of threat. Protection of soft targets is a broader category including secondary attacks, crisis communication, documentation, coordination with IZS and business continuity. We recommend starting with general soft target protection training and supplementing it with specialized active attacker training for frontline personnel.

What references do you have in this area?

We audited and trained the Czech Radio (soft target threat analysis), the National Theater (security assessment), the Office of the Public Defender of Rights (audit + staff training) and other institutions. We provide specific references (under NDA) upon request.

For which organizations is the training suitable?

For any organization that meets the definition of a soft target. It makes the most sense for institutions with the first line (reception, security, health workers) and for management responsible for crisis preparedness. For smaller organizations, 1 day is sufficient, larger institutions typically require a 2-day program.

What does it cost?

Standard from 79,000 CZK (1 day, up to 20 people). Multi-day programs and complex programs for institutions with multiple objects of individual costing.