Training is a claim. This is the record.

If you are covering the war in Ukraine as a journalist, that is exactly the training that you need.

The training is intense, but that intensity gives you the opportunity to process a lot of information under pressure, which is key in real situations — how to analyse, decide and react to certain threats.

The training covers basic theoretical and practical knowledge and skills that can help journalists stay safe, for themselves and those around them. I believe every photojournalist who intends to work and report from Ukraine or any other hostile environment should take such training.

This is the first HEAT training I've attended that truly reflects the reality of working near the front lines in Ukraine. From treating shrapnel injuries to responding to drone attacks, in theory and in practice. It's not pretty, but it prepares you for what may be coming.

The training is top class, though it seems to need more than two days. The drone simulation was especially good — nobody else on the tactical medicine market does that — but I would want even more drills and simulations.

With my benchmark from Syria, Afghanistan, and Mexico, I can attest to the outstanding professionalism of the Foundation's team. The organizational aspects were completely efficient, maximizing delivery from international and local teams. I wholeheartedly recommend any collaboration with the Foundation.

From beginning to end the information was delivered in great detail, with practical exercises alongside it. The drill on working during a drone attack was very realistic and showed clearly how to behave in those conditions.

Calmly working through the procedures for unusual and crisis situations that could occur builds resilience to unexpected events. Calmly defining risks and responses strengthens the organisation.

Grateful for the chance not just to get the theory but to lock it in with practice. No other training I have been to focused so heavily on practical skills.

It was very interesting — my first time at an event this interactive, with people split into groups, constant tasks and an exchange of views.

The training was really good, especially the drill with the vehicle.

Great trainers and useful practical work reinforcing the theory.

Very skilled team. Most credible, reality-proven content. Very impressed with every trainer.

The training is very dense and intense, but useful. Definitely worth two full days of my life.

A good chance to understand the practical threat drones pose and how much teamwork matters in a combat zone — on position and on the road, when the threat is sudden and not expected.

Realistic simulations, with the chance to run scenarios several times even in a one-day course. The instructors gave us a lot that was new, in both the practical and the theoretical parts. Useful — I recommend it.

Relevant, up to date, professional, engaging and maximally productive. Every media worker operating in a frontline zone should take this training.

A must-have in kill-zone literacy. Feel for yourself what it is to try to outrun an FPV in body armour, then think about alternative ways of anticipating that situation — though here they have thought about it for you.

I consider this training absolutely obligatory for everyone, despite my own fear at the sight of blood. The instructors pass on knowledge in a way that lets you break through that fear and gain real life-saving skills.

Satisfied with the safety, the organisation and the subject. I gained important knowledge that will help protect confidentiality — my own and our beneficiaries' data.