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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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  • [Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] so good and has all the information I need.

    Peter Osongti Ayompe

    Outdoor Education Specialist, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

  • Very thorough…we now have a framework of where to go from here to ensure safety across our organization.

    Jacob Wall

    Program Director, Society for Wilderness Stewardship, Montana, USA

  • We have been extremely pleased with the outdoor safety-related trainings. We look forward to continued world-class trainings for our outdoor program.

    Gabriel Cote-Valiquette

    Program Coordinator, Keilir Adventure Studies, Reykjanesbær, Iceland

  • An extremely useful, important and informative course…gave me the confidence to manage recent overseas trips. Very enjoyable and worthwhile.

    Kelvin Fawcett

    EAL Teacher, Windsor House Tutor, Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  • Noam Pratzer

    Founder, Get Out Adventures, Toronto, Canada

  • The course is very intense and interesting.

    Sandra Santos

    Founder, Kitesurf Eolis, Tavira, Portugal

  • An invaluable tool when considering the risk management policies, procedures, and practices for my programming.

    John Lacroix

    Race Director, Human Potential LLC, Colorado, USA

  • Si Dilks

    General Manger (former), ChinaClimb & Insight Adventures, Yangshuo, China

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

    Boo Hui Wen

    Senior Instructor, Outward Bound Singapore, Singapore

  • The material was very thought provoking, giving insights into the short falls of our own organization.

    Wayne King

    Experiential & Service Learning Coordinator, International School of Beijing, Beijing, China

  • This is the most immersive and rewarding risk management course I’ve ever taken.

    Wenqi Xu

    Associate Professor, Wuhan Sports University, Georgia, USA

  • This course has given me a much more comprehensive view of risk management.

    Alan Champkins

    Head of Centre, Ndubaluba Outdoor Centre, Mkushi, Zambia

  • This course was comprehensive, and the most informative part were the weekly self-assessments to reflect on where our organization was in terms of risk management.

    Beta Eaton

    Director of Global & Experiential Learning, Kents Hill School, Maine, USA

  • Provided a good framework to improve our organization’s risk management.

    Sebastian Wong

    Campus Health & Safety Specialist, Singapore American School, Singapore

  • The course was both challenging and enlightening…very engaging and filled with information.

    Katie Rogers

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

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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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