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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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  • 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

  • Anna Miano

    Membership & Marketing Manager, Association for Experiential Education, Florida, USA

  • The instructors were amazing.

    Guadalupe Navarro

    Community Engagement Manager, Sonoma County Regional Parks, California, USA

  • Comprehensive in value-adding to my risk management knowledge.

    Boo Hui Wen

    Senior Instructor, Outward Bound Singapore, Singapore

  • The practical sessions were really informative and a good way for me to learn.

    Shelby Weicht

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

  • This course consists of great materials to improve your safety culture in the outdoor industry.

    Sulistyo Sapto Winarno (Soel)

    Program Development, Jelajah Outdoor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

  • Very thorough, challenging and thought-provoking…the exercises were well designed to facilitate collaboration and provide opportunities to learn from the experiences of others.

    Ken Dunn

    Owner, Wilderness Recovery Coach, Expedition Recovery, LLC, Pennsylvania, USA

  • An essential for anyone working in the field.

    Marian Anghel

    Managing Director of Rucksack Mountain School, UIMLA Vice President, Asociaţia de Educaţie şi Cultură Outdoor Romania, Brasov, Romania

  • Joel Bateman

    Park Manager, Outdoor Recreation and Education Manager, City of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

  • 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

  • The Viristar team is really passionate about safety in the outdoors–it manifests vividly in their training!

    Shamsiah Ismail

    Director, Bila Bila Odyssey, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Paul Reeve

    Director, Sky Blue Adventures, Coventry, United Kingdom

  • 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

  • The textbook offered valuable insights, practical guidance, and thoughtful analysis that will undoubtedly benefit anyone involved in outdoor activities

    Samson Lumbwe

    Swimming Coach, Lifeguard, Physical Education & Recreation Teacher, Trident Prep Kalumbila, Kalumbila, Zambia

  • Lucas Song

    Owner & CEO, Taiwan Discovery, Taipei, Taiwan

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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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