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

  • Kelvin Fawcett

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

  • Huang Yahan

    Executive Director, Overseas & Experiential Education Curriculum Planning, Youth Dreams Association, Macau

  • The information learned through this course will definitely help our organization move forward to better manage risk and promote a culture of safety.

    Caitlin Pierzchalski

    Manager, Ocean Bridge Pacific, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, British Columbia, Canada

  • 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

  • Highly recommended risk management course! A solid knowledge curriculum combined with easy to follow process.

    Dr. Thomas Karagiorgos

    Operations Manager, Green Oliver, Thessaloniki, Greece

  • Comprehensive and deeply informative.

    Will Hobbs

    Program Coordinator, Associate Professor, Brevard College, North Carolina, USA

  • Very thought provoking…you come away with a concrete, actionable plan that will help you develop risk management further within your organization.

    Roisin Pearson

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

  • An excellent course…well facilitated.

    Cathie Riley

    School Nurse, The Fay School, Texas, USA

  • MacKenzie Holbrook

    Outdoor Programs Assistant Coordinator, Colorado Mesa University Outdoor Program, Colorado, USA

  • The Viristar team is really passionate about safety in the outdoors–it manifests vividly in their training!

    Shamsiah Ismail

    Director, Bila Bila Odyssey, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Ruvan Ranatunga

    Director of Operations & Lead Facilitator, Adventure SEALs Expeditions, Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • I am leaving with a list of priorities and accompanying objectives to apply immediately post-course.

    Paul Stonehouse

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

  • This course has been an excellent online learning experience.

    Camille Logeay-Hattori

    Outdoor Guide & Educator, Japan Dimension, Freeride-Japan, Nagano, Japan

  • This is one of the most useful courses I have done…gives a real insight to managing risk. Definitely recommend.

    Peter Osongti Ayompe

    Outdoor Education Specialist, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

  • Jacob Beland

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