The book clearly represents many years of accumulated institutional knowledge and an understanding of the complexities of the field of risk managment and the outdoor…

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Dylan Harry

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

The course was engaging and insightful. This course provided me with an intentional opportunity to reflect on my organization’s risk management practices and to walk…

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Amanda Preperato

Grinnell Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP) Director, Grinnell College, Iowa, USA

The Viristar textbook is easy to understand…the summary in each chapter helped me to understand the key points.

Hjh Sofinaz Hj Abd Majid

Training Officer, Outward Bound Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

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

Viristar provided an excellent instructor, along with a thorough and well-structured course and materials.

Sandi Taruni

Founder & CEO, Jelajah Outdoor, Bogor, Indonesia

Really enlightening and made us aware of all the different domains where we fall short. It also made us aware of the areas we cover…

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Neil Haarhoff

Director of Outdoor Education, Stanford Lake College, Limpopo, South Africa

The best online course I’ve ever taken. Thoughtful and intentional curriculum and course design that has expanded my knowledge and thinking on risk management.

Scott Schneider

Senior Lecturer of Outdoor Leadership, North Carolina State University – Health & Exercise Department, North Carolina, USA

Covers extensive topics and real life case studies to easily understand how to initiate risk management within an organization.

Long Henson

Metropolitan Mountaineering Society, Philippines

Our instructor was fantastic and extremely knowledgeable. This course was a great start for me to build the risk management approach for my organization.

Noam Pratzer

Founder, Get Out Adventures, Toronto, Canada

Viristar was incredibly detail-oriented and their follow-through was impeccable. The experience they brought in evaluating our manual was invaluable, and the respect they maintained for…

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Sharon Buczaczer

Program Director, Wilderness Youth Project, California, 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

I loved the ample opportunities we had to network and collaborate with other outdoor risk management professionals.

Claire Sutton

Outdoor Education Program Coordinator, San Francisco Waldorf High School, California, USA

[Viristar’s Risk Management for Outdoor Programs textbook is] easy to read, very well organized and user friendly.

Jon Twofifty

Outdoor Experiential Trainer, Urbanite Camps, Nairobi, Kenya

A must-do course for all outdoor risk managers.

Sebastian Wong

Campus Health & Safety Specialist, Singapore American School, Singapore

10/10 would recommend this course to any professionals working in the outdoor industry. You learn relevant information that prepares you to positively impact your organization…

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Jacob Beland

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