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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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  • Lisette Gachanja

    Program Director, Urbanite Camps, Nairobi, Kenya

  • 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

  • The textbook is a very good insight into the world of risk management.

    Ásgeir Örn Kristinsson

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

  • An excellent course. It combines theory with practical elements. Really made me think about how we assess and manage risk within our organisation.

    Sue Azam-Ali

    Group Scout Leader, 1st Kuala Lumpur, British Scouting Overseas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • An excellent textbook for learning, but also serves as a useful resource to have readily available for outdoor programs administrators to access.

    Jon Browher

    Outdoor Skills Program Coordinator, Brewster Academy, New Hampshire, USA

  • Very practical textbook that provides rationales behind each theory.

    Bill Feng

    Senior Manager of Operations, Keru Knowledge, Shanghai, China

  • 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

  • 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

  • It provides a useful overview of risk management, accompanied by a relevant level of detail when necessary.

    Danyi Prieto

    Biologist, Sustainability Department, Colombia Inedita SAS, FULLSKY, Cundinamarca, Colombia

  • Kelli Jackson

    Leader, Women’s Adventure ACT, Canberra, Australia

  • The quality of the course content is a reflection of an enormous amount of time spent researching the latest thinking in safety and risk management.

    Gabriel Côté-Valiquette

    Auxiliary Faculty, Field Instructor, College of the Rockies, British Columbia, Canada

  • The textbook is a great resource to use alongside the course and outside of the course.

    Gijs deJong

    Head of Outdoor Education & Sports, The Global College, Madrid, Spain

  • Very engaging…sequenced incredibly well. Fantastic—can’t recommend Jeff enough.

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    Strategic Planning Training, Gap Year Association

  • Rich Hunt

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

  • Dr. Ksenia Kozak

    Director of Training–Troopmasters & Head Counselor, Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, Pennsylvania, 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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