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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design for Facility Planners

Many African facilities spend heavily on guards and cameras while leaving the built environment itself an easy target for criminals. This course shows security and facilities teams how to design out crime using layout, lighting, natural surveillance and territorial reinforcement. Delegates learn to assess existing sites and shape new developments so that space itself deters intruders and reduces reliance on manpower.

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What you will be able to do

  • Apply the core principles of natural surveillance, access control and territorial reinforcement to a real site.
  • Assess lighting, landscaping and sightlines to identify concealment and ambush points around buildings.
  • Recommend layout and boundary changes that reduce opportunity for theft, trespass and vehicle attack.
  • Integrate environmental design with guarding, electronic systems and estate rules for layered protection.
  • Evaluate proposed building plans and advise architects and developers before construction begins.
  • Prioritise low cost design interventions that deliver measurable reductions in incidents.

Course outline

  1. 01Foundations of environmental design and crime opportunity
  2. 02Natural surveillance, lighting and sightline assessment
  3. 03Access control layers and territorial reinforcement
  4. 04Boundary, perimeter and vehicle approach design
  5. 05Landscaping, signage and maintenance for deterrence
  6. 06Reviewing building plans and new developments
  7. 07Combining design with guarding and technology
  8. 08Building a costed site improvement plan

Who should attend

Security managers, facilities and property managers, estate developers, town planners and architects responsible for the safety of buildings, campuses and public spaces.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Dubai3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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