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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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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
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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  • Viristar’s risk management textbook was thorough and hit all the high notes.

    Rachel Garrett

    Experiential Education Coordinator, Jackson Hole Community School, Wyoming, USA

  • This is one of the most comprehensive risk management courses for Outdoor Education that I’ve ever done!

    Gijs deJong

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

  • Amit Arora

    Outdoor Educator, New Delhi, India

  • The course was excellent–both in the content and the manner of delivery.

    Ali Lott

    Assistant Head of Science Faculty, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

  • A great course! Interesting and helpful course content.

    Dr. Thomas Exner

    Adventure Guide Certificate Coordinator, Keilir Academy, Reykjanesbaer, Iceland

  • A unique experience – I loved it.

    Manthos Dellatolas

    Owner, Outdoor Explorers, Athens, Greece

  • The example forms and lists [in Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook] are invaluable, allowing an organization to adopt them with limited changes.

    Paul Stonehouse

    Asstistant Professor of Experiential & Outdoor Education, Western Carolina University, North Carolina, USA

  • [Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] a fantastic resource to take away from the course.

    Roisin Pearson

    Deputy Head, Safeguarding & Well-being Education Specialist, British School Manila, Manila, Philippines

  • Nick Sloane

    Scouting leader, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Taras Ferencevych

    Program Manager, Independent Schools Experiential Education Network (ISEEN), New York, USA

  • Brought the topic of risk management alive. My awareness and knowledge on the topic has expanded into new areas of safety.

    Rich Hunt

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

  • Joel Bateman

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

  • The textbook is comprehensive, well written, easy to understand and very relevant to the nature of risk management in the outdoor industry

    Alan Champkins

    Head of Centre, Ndubaluba Outdoor Centre, Mkushi, Zambia

  • [Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] amazingly helpful.

    Lesley Pfeiffer

    Program Supervisor, Sonoma County Regional Parks, California, USA

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

    Paul Harper

    Humanitarian aid worker, Cambodia

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