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Viristar provides expert services to outdoor, adventure, and experiential programs, and strategic consulting to SMEs, government agencies, and nonprofits worldwide.

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Risk Management Training

Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course provides comprehensive training on safety management for professionals in the experiential, outdoor, wilderness, adventure and travel context.

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Learn the science behind why incidents occur

Engage

Engage with case studies, scenarios, and small group projects to master safety principles

Understand

Understand how to develop a comprehensive risk management plan

Create

Create a customized strategy to help your organization achieve safety excellence

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  • A great course! Interesting and helpful course content.

    Dr. Thomas Exner

    Adventure Guide Certificate Coordinator, Keilir Academy, Reykjanesbaer, Iceland

  • An insightful look into risk domains and tools. Well-structured and expertly facilitated…a great way to gain multiple perspectives and share knowledge and ideas.

    Louise Melville

    Coordinator of Experiential Learning, St. Clement’s School, Ontario, Canada

  • A great learning experience.

    Naada Nag

    Lead Instructor, Outward Bound Vietnam, Cát Hải, Bình Định, Vietnam

  • Dylan Harry

    Science Teacher, Outdoor Program Director, Fryeburg Academy, Maine, USA

  • Taras Ferencevych

    Program Manager, Independent Schools Experiential Education Network (ISEEN), New York, USA

  • Viristar knows the content delivered throughout the training very well. I love how they are able to relate and connect the content to real-life experiences.

    Avindran Tharmasegaran

    Outdoor Education Coordinator, Fairview International School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • It was such a great experience!

    Nguyen Thu Thao

    Senior Instructor, Outward Bound Vietnam, Cát Hải, Bình Định, Vietnam

  • Nick Alchin

    Head of College, United World College South East Asia, Singapore

  • The Viristar textbook is easy to understand…the summary in each chapter helped me to understand the key points.

    Hjh Sofinaz Hj Abd Majid

    Training Officer, Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

  • [Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] amazingly helpful.

    Lesley Pfeiffer

    Program Supervisor, Sonoma County Regional Parks, California, USA

  • The practical training was great and I learned so much.

    Aron Breki

    WFR student, Keilir Academy Adventure Guide Studies Program, Reykjanesbaer, Iceland

  • Brought the topic of risk management alive. My awareness and knowledge on the topic has expanded into new areas of safety.

    Rich Hunt

    Teacher, Health & Safety Coordinator, British School Manila, Manila, Philippines

  • This course was fantastic. As a leader of an experiential program at an independent high school, I felt the course was wildly beneficial…do it!

    Rachel Garrett

    Experiential Education Coordinator, Jackson Hole Community School, Wyoming, USA

  • A thoughtfully developed and nicely comprehensive manual for a wide range of risk management roles.

    Dan Bookham

    Vice President for Business Development, Allen Insurance & Financial, Maine, USA

  • An invaluable tool when considering the risk management policies, procedures, and practices for my programming.

    John Lacroix

    Race Director, Human Potential LLC, Colorado, USA

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Case Studies

AEOE Presents: Risk Management for Outdoor Programs

Welcome to the new Viristar Partner Experience​ Viristar are excited to partner with AEOE to bring you our Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course, which provides a comprehensive training on safety management for outdoor and experiential professionals. To better serve our partners, we have moved from a password-based access to our training product, to a ... <a title="AEOE Presents: Risk Management for Outdoor Programs" class="read-more" href="https://courses.dev.viristar.com/case-study/aeoe-presents-risk-management-for-outdoor-programs/" aria-label="Read more about AEOE Presents: Risk Management for Outdoor Programs">Read more</a>
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Colorado Outside Presents: Risk Management for Outdoor Programs

Welcome to the new Viristar Partner Experience​ Viristar are excited to partner with Colorado Outside to bring you our Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course, which provides a comprehensive training on safety management for outdoor and experiential professionals. To better serve our partners, we have moved from a password-based access to our training product, to ... <a title="Colorado Outside Presents: Risk Management for Outdoor Programs" class="read-more" href="https://courses.dev.viristar.com/case-study/co-presents-risk-management-for-outdoor-programs/" aria-label="Read more about Colorado Outside Presents: Risk Management for Outdoor Programs">Read more</a>
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