I found this course incredibly useful…I was surprised and impressed with how much I learned and how applicable everything was.

Dave Payne

Director of Experiential Education, Sparks Rowing, Washington DC, USA

Exhaustive and valuable [textbook] content…highly relevant to and beneficial for all outdoor educators.

Mohammad Zulhilmi Bin Mohammad

Head/Lead Instructor (Training), Outward Bound Singapore, Singapore

Viristar’s risk management course is recommended to anyone working or volunteering in outdoor education or outdoor activities. Highly effective and an excellent opportunity to upskill!

David Powell

Managing Director, Ability Expeditions, Malaysian Borneo

This course breaks the whole risk assessment down into bit size and meaningful thought processes.

Tony Tan

Chief Executive Officer, InnoTrek Pte Ltd, Singapore

Very well done program and presentation.

Gil LeFrancois

Upper School Teacher, Charles Wright Academy, Washington state, USA

The course exceeded my expectations in terms of depth of content and style of delivery–activities are varied and really well thought out. Also a good…

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Martin Foakes

Head of Outdoor Education, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

Many thanks—a very interesting and informative environmental emergencies training.

Cynthia Akhuemhonkhan

Paramedic, Evercare Hospital, Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria

The textbook was easy to follow and provided me with the thorough material needed to be successful in this course.

Madeline Showalter

Parks & Recreation Outdoor Supervisor, Blacksburg Parks and Recreation, Virginia, USA

This course has been an excellent online learning experience.

Camille Logeay-Hattori

Outdoor Guide & Educator, Japan Dimension, Freeride-Japan, Nagano, Japan

I increased my awareness of environmental education, and appreciated the opportunity to discuss issues and solutions. The discussions over the two days were really interesting.

Participant

Environmental Education Curriculum Design Training, Taipei, Taiwan

Very informative…a comprehensive guide to safety and risk management. I would recommend this training for any educational leaders in outdoor learning.

Rob White

Experiential Outdoor Learning Coordinator, Discovery Bay International School, Hong Kong

Very engaging…sequenced incredibly well. Fantastic—can’t recommend Jeff enough.

Participant

Strategic Planning Training, Gap Year Association

We now have a framework of where to go from here to ensure safety across our organization.

Jacob Wall

Program Director, Society for Wilderness Stewardship, Grand Lake, Colorado USA

Inspiring…got a new paradigm of first aid knowledge.

Participant, Wilderness First Aid course

Odyssey Institute, West Java, Indonesia

Delta State University would like to thank Jeff Baierlein, Director of outdoor program consultancy Viristar, for his brilliant and dynamic lecture: A Brief History of…

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Dr. Todd Davis

Assistant Professor & Outdoor Program Director, Delta State University, Cleveland Mississippi USA