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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

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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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Risk Management for Outdoor Programs

Dates: 1 July – 29 July, 2026
Live Sessions: 11:00 am New York time UTC-4. Times and dates based on New York time, UTC-4

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Tuition: USD 649
Location: Online
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Risk Management for Outdoor Programs

July, 2026
1 July, 2026
Tuition USD 649
Online

Live Sessions: 11:00 am New York time UTC-4. Times and dates based on New York time, UTC-4

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  • 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

  • A very thorough and engaging journey into the world of risk management in outdoor adventure activities…exceeded my expectations.

    Martin Foakes

    Head of Outdoor Education, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

  • The risk management textbook from Viristar is a very useful resource.

    Jacob Wall

    Program Director, Society for Wilderness Stewardship, Grand Lake, Colorado USA

  • Dylan Harry

    Science Teacher, Outdoor Program Director, Fryeburg Academy, Maine, USA

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

    Boo Hui Wen

    Senior Instructor, Outward Bound Singapore, Singapore

  • The Viristar textbook is easy to understand…the summary in each chapter helped me to understand the key points.

    Hjh Sofinaz Hj Abd Majid

    Training Officer, Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

  • Many thanks—a very interesting and informative environmental emergencies training.

    Cynthia Akhuemhonkhan

    Paramedic, Evercare Hospital, Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria

  • 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

  • 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

  • This course is a must for every outdoor program manager to attend.

    Hjh Sofinaz Hj Abd Majid

    Training Officer, Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

  • 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

  • This course provided me with the proper resources and instruction to learn valuable information about risk management in outdoor programs.

    Madeline Showalter

    Parks & Recreation Outdoor Supervisor, Blacksburg Parks and Recreation, Virginia, USA

  • 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

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

    Ásgeir Örn Kristinsson

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

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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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