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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.

Learn

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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  • Learned A LOT in a short time. The presenter was very approachable and was excellent at teaching learners of all backgrounds.

    Josh Doppelt

    Washington state, USA

  • MacKenzie Holbrook

    Outdoor Programs Assistant Coordinator, Colorado Mesa University Outdoor Program, Colorado, USA

  • The Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course is a must for all outdoor recreation executives and leadership.

    Chris Boyer

    Executive Director, National Association For Search And Rescue, Texas, USA

  • Invaluable.

    Christina Shores

    Adventure Education Director, Renaissance Secondary School, Sedalia, Colorado USA

  • The most comprehensive risk management course I have completed. I highly recommend Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs training.

    Phil Austen-Smith

    Expedition Director, Ability Expeditions, Malaysian Borneo

  • Kelli Jackson

    Leader, Women’s Adventure ACT, Canberra, Australia

  • Well written textbook–clearly laid out and to the point. A useful reference resource.

    Ben Rowe

    Head Rowing Coach, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Hong Kong

  • A great learning experience.

    Naada Nag

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

  • [Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] so good and has all the information I need.

    Peter Osongti Ayompe

    Outdoor Education Specialist, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

  • Michelle Kloet

    Alberta, Canada

  • This course is useful for humanitarian workers in remote contexts.

    Paul Harper

    Humanitarian aid worker, Cambodia

  • Viristar provides a wealth of knowledge and information.

    Liam Rumbles

    Senior Programme Coordinator, Treasure Island Ltd, Hong Kong

  • Highly recommend this short-intensive course to anyone working on outdoor programs – its content that is relevant, applicable and holistic to all.

    Ben Trewren

    Experiential Learning Manager, Operation Flinders Foundation, Edwardstown, Australia

  • A handy and easy to follow textbook.

    Sulistyo Sapto Winarno (Soel)

    Program Development, Jelajah Outdoor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

  • Broke down the process of effective risk management into digestible and actionable pieces.

    Lara Ruegg

    Experiential Education Director, Seattle Waldorf School, Seattle, Washington 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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