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Risk Management for
Outdoor Programs

Forty-hour online training for outdoor, adventure, and experiential professionals

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs

Forty-hour online training for outdoor, adventure, and experiential professionals

Learn Best Practices & Essential Standards for Outdoor Safety

Experience the most comprehensive, detailed and research-based training on outdoor and experiential safety available today.

LEARN

Learn the science behind why incidents occur

ENGAGE

Engage with case studies, scenarios, & 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

Course Format

Video-Conference Meetings

  • Five calls, usually 90 minutes, 1 week apart
  • Individual & group presentations
  • Round-table seminars
  • Small group discussions
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Independent Work

  • Approximately 10-hours work per week
  • Video lectures
  • Discussion forums
  • Video-based scenarios
  • Case studies & readings
  • Quizzes
  • Assessments of your program

Small Group Projects

  • Risk Management Role-Play
  • Risk Management Review (Safety Audit)

Synthesis & Transference

  • Risk Management Plan Development
  • Customized Action Plan
  • Post-Course Resources & Support

Course Topics

  • Accident Causation Models
  • Risk Assessments
  • Risk Management Plans
  • Outdoor Safety Standards
  • Legal Concepts
  • Safety Culture
  • Human Factors
  • Providers/Subcontractors
  • Equipment Management
  • Activities & Program Areas
  • Incident Reporting
  • Incident Management
  • Emergency Response Planning
  • Media Relations
  • COVID-19
  • Systems Thinking
  • And more
Download a detailed syllabus

PARTICIPANTS

Managers & leadership of experiential, outdoor, wilderness, adventure, and travel programs.

TEXTBOOK

Risk Management for Outdoor Programs e-book; paperback also available.

CEUs

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available from CSU Pueblo.

CERTIFICATION

Graduates receive a certificate from Viristar valid for 3 years.

Enrollment Options

There are two options for enrollment –
Option 1: Enroll and Pay Now
Option 2: Pay by Installments and receive a redemption voucher once payments are complete

Option 1: Enroll and Pay Now

The training course is offered each month. Each course runs for 4 weeks (29 days).
 
The course includes five video-conference calls, one week apart. The first call is 45 minutes long; the following four calls are 90 minutes each. Approximately 10 hours of independent work occurs each week between Live Sessions.
 
Calls are held at either 11:00 am New York time or 11:00 am Singapore time.
 
Reminder: Don’t forget to use your coupon code if you have one.

Option 2: Pay by Installments and receive a redemption voucher once payments are complete

Make two payments in your own time, and enroll in a course once the full fee has been paid.
 
Reminder: Don’t forget to use your coupon code if you have one.
 

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