Viristar expertly drafted a Risk Management Plan, Emergency Response Plan, and Field Risk Management manual for ISDSI, and also provided a number of other forms…

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Mark A. Ritchie PhD

Executive Director, International Sustainable Development Studies Institute, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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, Grand Lake, Colorado USA

The RMOP course exceeded my expectations, and I would recommend it to any administrator who has oversight of outdoor programs…an excellent value.

Jon Browher

Outdoor Skills Program Coordinator, Brewster Academy, New Hampshire, USA

The textbook was concise and written in a manner that is easy to read and understand.

Jake Taylor

Safety Manager, Camp Beaumont, Hong Kong

The course exceeded my expectations in terms of depth of content and style of delivery–activities are varied and really well thought out. Also a good…

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Martin Foakes

Head of Outdoor Education, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

This course was able to refresh my views on risk management as applied to Outdoor Recreation programs and provided a view to discuss topics with…

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Joel Bateman

Park Manager, Outdoor Recreation and Education Manager, City of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

I learned a lot from the Risk Management for Outdoor Programs course.

Tuva Rødningsand Kirkerud

Instructor Friluftsleder, FRIGO-Oslo kommune, Oslo, Norway

Very thorough and incredibly useful.

Gergely Veghseo

ESL Teacher, Outdoor Educator, St. George International School, Sofia, Bulgaria

I feel confident that the knowledge and experience gained during this course will help me stay calm and help no matter how stressful the situation.

Tjaša Metličar

Keilir Academy Adventure Studies Program, Reykjanesbaer, Iceland

Informative…I greatly appreciated the differentiated learning styles that are offered in this course.

Lesley Pfeiffer

Program Supervisor, Sonoma County Regional Parks, California, USA

Brought the topic of risk management alive. My awareness and knowledge on the topic has expanded into new areas of safety.

Rich Hunt

Teacher, Health & Safety Coordinator, British School Manila, Manila, Philippines

The textbook is comprehensive, well written, easy to understand and very relevant to the nature of risk management in the outdoor industry

Alan Champkins

Head of Centre, Ndubaluba Outdoor Centre, Mkushi, Zambia

The course content and its systems approach are simply superb! It is very comprehensive, thorough and well structured—made it easy for me to grasp the…

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Shantanu Pandit

Co-Founder, Maha Adventure Council, Mumbai, India

The book is comprehensive and well organized, with visuals that capture the text perfectly!

Monica Barrios

Owner, Director, Inside Out, North Carolina, USA

It was such a great experience!

Nguyen Thu Thao

Senior Instructor, Outward Bound Vietnam, Cát Hải, Bình Định, Vietnam