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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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  • This course breaks the whole risk assessment down into bit size and meaningful thought processes.

    Tony Tan

    Chief Executive Officer, InnoTrek Pte Ltd, Singapore

  • Great course–I feel much more prepared for wilderness emergencies.

    Tuva Rødningsand Kirkerud

    Keilir Academy Adventure Studies Program, Reykjavik, Iceland

  • Well written textbook, with vocabulary suited for the masses, even English Second Language students, with focused understandable content

    Lanny Donde

    Outdoor Education Teacher, Calgary Academy, Alberta, Canada

  • 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

  • Inspiring…got a new paradigm of first aid knowledge.

    Participant, Wilderness First Aid course

    Odyssey Institute, West Java, Indonesia

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

    Rachel Garrett

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

  • Viristar provides a wealth of knowledge and information through an easy to use online learning platform.

    Liam Rumbles

    Senior Programme Coordinator, Treasure Island Ltd, Hong Kong

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Jacob Wall

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

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

    Boo Hui Wen

    Senior Instructor, Outward Bound Singapore, Singapore

  • This course was fantastic. As a leader of an experiential program at an independent high school, I felt the course was wildly beneficial…do it!

    Rachel Garrett

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

  • The meticulously developed materials are well-structured and easy to follow, providing a comprehensive and well-rounded learning journey.

    Aiko Yoshino

    Associate Professor, San Francisco State University, California, USA

  • [Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] easy to read, very well organized and user friendly.

    Jon Twofifty

    Outdoor Experiential Trainer, Urbanite Camps, Nairobi, Kenya

  • 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

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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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