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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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  • 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

  • Nick Sloane

    Scouting leader, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Well written textbook–clearly laid out and to the point. A useful reference resource.

    Ben Rowe

    Head Rowing Coach, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Hong Kong

  • Broke down the process of effective risk management into digestible and actionable pieces.

    Lara Ruegg

    Experiential Education Director, Seattle Waldorf School, Seattle, Washington USA

  • Kelli Jackson

    Leader, Women’s Adventure ACT, Canberra, Australia

  • Robert Lyu

    Field Instructor, Outward Bound Hubei, Hubei, China

  • An essential for anyone working in the field.

    Marian Anghel

    Managing Director of Rucksack Mountain School, UIMLA Vice President, Asociaţia de Educaţie şi Cultură Outdoor Romania, Brasov, Romania

  • A handy and easy to follow textbook.

    Sulistyo Sapto Winarno (Soel)

    Program Development, Jelajah Outdoor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

  • Very well done program and presentation.

    Gil LeFrancois

    Upper School Teacher, Charles Wright Academy, Washington state, USA

  • The content of the course is cutting-edge and has been very well thought-out.

    Victor De Melo

    Teacher, Oberoi International School, Mumbai, India

  • [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

  • This course provided me with the language, direction and information that I needed in order to help improve my organization’s current Risk Management approach.

    Allison Hill

    Director of Programs, Momenta, Manitoba, Canada

  • Paul Reeve

    Director, Sky Blue Adventures, Coventry, United Kingdom

  • 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

  • Viristar has been very helpful, positive and encouraging. We really appreciate their assistance.

    Priscah Nyagumbo

    member, Board of Directors, Lawrencedale Outdoor Centre, Rusape, Zimbabwe

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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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