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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

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Engage with case studies, scenarios, and small group projects to master safety principles

Understand

Understand how to develop a comprehensive risk management plan

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Create a customized strategy to help your organization achieve safety excellence

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  • Kenny Peavy

    Head of Risk & Safety, Green School Bali & Green Camp Bali, Bali, Indonesia

  • Katie Rogers

    Founder & Director, Baden-Powell Scoutcraft Fellowship, Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany

  • Sharon Buczaczer

    Program Director, Wilderness Youth Project, California, USA

  • A very well-designed course.

    Zoé Hamel

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

  • I’ve learned more than I expected…it was a hands-on inquiry-based learning journey with excellent guidance.

    Hanneri Coetsee

    Teacher, Satit Bilingual School of Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand

  • I loved the ample opportunities we had to network and collaborate with other outdoor risk management professionals.

    Claire Sutton

    Outdoor Education Program Coordinator, San Francisco Waldorf High School, California, USA

  • 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

  • Martin Foakes

    Head of Outdoor Education, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

  • 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

  • Joel Bateman

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

  • This course has been an excellent online learning experience.

    Camille Logeay-Hattori

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

  • Very practical textbook that provides rationales behind each theory.

    Bill Feng

    Senior Manager of Operations, Keru Knowledge, Shanghai, China

  • Jeff Lohrmann

    Human Resources Manager, Insight Adventures, Yangshuo, China

  • The textbook was easy to read, logically set out, and well-illustrated with real-life examples.

    Fiona McDonald

    Chief Executive Officer, Education Outdoors New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand

  • It’s stimulating, useful and practical. I highly recommend it to field instructors and program managers.

    Dr. Guan-Jang Wu

    Department Chair, Department of Recreation and Leisure Industry Management, National Taiwan Sport University, 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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