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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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  • 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

  • A very well-designed course.

    Zoé Hamel

    Math Teacher, Outdoor Coordinator, United World College Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Reid Burland

    Owner, Geronimo Construction, North Dakota, USA

  • Provided a good framework to improve our organization’s risk management.

    Sebastian Wong

    Campus Health & Safety Specialist, Singapore American School, Singapore

  • A very good overview of the area of risk management…well done.

    Ásgeir Örn Kristinsson

    Manager, Bjorgunarfelag Akraness (Akranes Rescue Team), Akranes, Iceland

  • The textbook is comprehensive, well written, easy to understand and very relevant to the nature of risk management in the outdoor industry

    Alan Champkins

    Head of Centre, Ndubaluba Outdoor Centre, Mkushi, Zambia

  • Brenden Miller

    Myanmar Adventure Outfitters, Lashio, Myanmar

  • Viristar’s risk management textbook can easily become a strong reference for risk management improvement.

    Samanta Chu

    Director, Wilderness Medical Associates Brasil, São Paulo, Brasil

  • Lucas Song

    Owner & CEO, Taiwan Discovery, Taipei, Taiwan

  • 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

  • A game changer to me and my organization, Outward Bound Zimbabwe.

    Normore Chieza

    Professional Outdoor Education Trainee Instructor, Outward Bound Zimbabwe, Chimanimani, Zimbabwe

  • 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

  • A must-do course for all outdoor risk managers.

    Sebastian Wong

    Campus Health & Safety Specialist, Singapore American School, Singapore

  • Each organization in the outdoor and experiential education industry can benefit from this enriching course.

    Mariya Georgieva

    Program Manager, LEAF Academy, Bratislava, Slovakia

  • I know our school will have an improved culture of risk management as a result of the course.

    Nick DePreter

    Assistant Director, John Dorr Nature Laboratory – Horace Mann School, Connecticut, 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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