Kenyon International Emergency Services launches new academy programme

Kenyon International Emergency Services has launched its new Kenyon Academy programme for delivering crisis training to delegates from different companies around the world. The programme aims to empower participants to respond to and operate effectively in an emergency or crisis.

Kenyon has over 117 years of experience navigating and managing complex international crises, including supporting an unnamed client in evacuating its employees from Ukraine following the Russian invasion and setting up and staffing the Family Assistance Centre in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It also provided support to those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire in London, deploying search and recovery teams to recover valued personal property for the residents and reunite the items with their owners.

The Kenyon Academy will initially launch with four training courses: Crisis Leadership, Airline Station Manager, Emergency Response Plan Writing, and Special Assistance Team Management. Once underway, options will expand to include more from Kenyon’s full training offering of over 20 courses, covering a wide range of crisis management themes, including humanitarian/family assistance, crisis communications, and aviation crisis management.

Led by Kenyon’s international team of emergency response professionals, courses will be available either virtually or in-person at Kenyon’s locations in Bracknell, UK or Houston, US (depending on course type).

Jonathan Astill, Air Partner Services Division Executive Vice President and Managing Director, commented: “Kenyon International Emergency Services is committed to delivering comprehensive, industry-leading training for emergency response and crisis management. With the launch of the 2024 Kenyon Academy programme, we’re excited to make our training more accessible and enable more companies to equip themselves with the crucial skills and competencies required to confidently handle any situation.”

The new programme marks the first time Kenyon will offer training on a ‘per seat basis’, allowing individuals to enrol in training programmes independently. The new academy programme is offered in addition to the in-house training currently provided.