Risk Management

Training courses to foster positive safety outcomes

Viristar offers comprehensive, engaging trainings designed to help outdoor, adventure and experiential professionals achieve excellence in safety outcomes.

Our acclaimed Risk Management for Outdoor Programs 40-hour online training is considered a world-leading outdoor safety course. Participants from over 60 countries on six continents have benefited from this rigorous course, which takes place over four weeks (29 days).

Viristar also offers a free COVID-19 risk management course. This is a legacy product but contains public health guidance applicable beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to risk management trainings, Viristar also offers other risk management services, including risk management audits, incident reviews, expert witness services, adventure safety accreditation, and support with developing safety system documents, procedures and systems.

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs

Rigorous and intensive online training course, taking 40 hours over four weeks (29 days)

Content includes safety science, incident causation models, risk assessment, human factors, systems thinking, legal considerations, documentation, emergency response, safety management systems, and much more

Curriculum designed for managers of adventure, experiential, wilderness and travel-based programs

Course includes five once-a-week video-conference calls with approximately 10 hours of independent work between each call

Textbook included with training. Course completion certificate valid for three years.  Custom courses also available. 

COVID-19 Risk Management for Outdoor Programs

Best practices for managing public health emergencies for outdoor, experiential and travel programs

Free online course, approximately one hour in length

This legacy content is specific to the COVID-19 pandemic; principles can be applied to similar health situations

To enroll, click the ‘Enroll Now’ button below; create an account, and use the key ‘Awareness2020’ to complete enrollment. Click the ‘Learn More’ button for additional details.

Testimonials

  • Jacob Beland

    Youth Specialist, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, British Columbia, Canada

  • A great course! Interesting and helpful course content.

    Dr. Thomas Exner

    Adventure Guide Certificate Coordinator, Keilir Academy, Reykjanesbaer, Iceland

  • 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

  • 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

  • An excellent course…well facilitated.

    Cathie Riley

    School Nurse, The Fay School, Texas, USA

  • Paul Yuen

    Programme Manager, Camp Beaumont Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  • Learning from case studies and classmates’ real-life experiences made for a rich learning experience!

    Tammy VuPham

    Programs Lead, Trainer, Outdoor Asian, Alpine Ascents International, Washington state, USA

  • A great foundation for anyone looking to understand risk management, or someone tasked with managing risks in an organization.

    Dave Acton

    Chief Executive Officer, OrcaNation, Singapore

  • The course provided a detailed and simple explanation of risk management to guide you through assessing your workplace.

    Emma Bartlett

    Administrator–Overseas Trips and Resource Management, United World College South East Asia, Singapore

  • Engaging and immediately relevant to my day-to-day work.

    Ben Rowe

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

  • 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

  • Taras Ferencevych

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

  • Brenden Miller

    Myanmar Adventure Outfitters, Lashio, Myanmar

  • 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

  • A well developed and comprehensive approach to risk management…engaging and effective.

    Dylan Harry

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