Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course relies on thorough and well-designed curriculum engaging participants in thoughtful discussions while providing an excellent base to create…

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Taras Ferencevych

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

An engaging and interesting course—the training enabled me to gain new skills and expand my outdoor safety toolkit. I now feel much better prepared to…

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Kate Johnston

Outdoor Educator, Singapore

[Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] a fantastic resource to take away from the course.

Roisin Pearson

Deputy Head, Safeguarding & Well-being Education Specialist, British School Manila, Manila, Philippines

Amazing course. Well organised…they know exactly what we want to take from the course.

Shalini Sharma

Outdoor Educator, Learn with DragonFly, Himachal Pradesh, India

The course provided a detailed and simple explanation of risk management to guide you through assessing your workplace.

Emma Bartlett

Administrator–Overseas Trips and Resource Management, United World College South East Asia, Singapore

The Risk Management for Outdoor programs course has helped us tremendously as we plan our expansion into a new geography.

Johannes Visser

Head of Expansion, OrcaNation, Nairobi, Kenya

Viristar provides a wealth of knowledge and information.

Liam Rumbles

Senior Programme Coordinator, Treasure Island Ltd, Hong Kong

Coming into this course with experience in health, safety and compliance management, I was surprised by how much I learned. The course provided essential background…

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Samantha Wilde

Program Specialist, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, British Columbia, Canada

We have been extremely pleased with the outdoor safety-related trainings. We look forward to continued world-class trainings for our outdoor program.

Gabriel Cote-Valiquette

Program Coordinator, Keilir Adventure Studies, Reykjanesbær, Iceland

Highly recommended risk management course! A solid knowledge curriculum combined with easy to follow process.

Dr. Thomas Karagiorgos

Operations Manager, Green Oliver, Thessaloniki, Greece

[Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is a] great reference material containing numerous practical examples of solutions to implement.

Camille Logeay-Hattori

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

The textbook is very comprehensive, easy to read, and just right in terms of context and examples.

Victor De Melo

Teacher, Oberoi International School, Mumbai, India

I learned a lot about medical conditions and how to treat and respond to them in the wilderness.

Kamna Mishra

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

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 was comprehensive, and the most informative part were the weekly self-assessments to reflect on where our organization was in terms of risk management.

Beta Eaton

Director of Global & Experiential Learning, Kents Hill School, Maine, USA