COVID-19
Risk Management
for
Outdoor Programs
COVID-19 Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Free Online Training Course
for Outdoor, Adventure, Travel and Experiential Programs
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: COVID-19 is a free course, available to anyone, designed to help outdoor and experiential programs manage risks associated with infectious disease, pandemic and related public health concerns.
The video below previews a few minutes of course content, from one of the video-based lecture presentations:
Components
The course includes the following elements:
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In the ‘Lectures’ section, three video presentations:
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General Principles (6 minutes)
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Best Medical Practices (11 minutes)
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Systems-Informed Response (10 minutes)
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In the ‘Activities’ section:
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Four question-and-answer discussion forums, to extend and personalize course material
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A self-assessment checklist outdoor and experiential programs may use to evaluate their pandemic risk management
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In the ‘Assessment’ section:
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A 10-question quiz to test your knowledge of course content
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Supplementary materials:
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A PDF version of the text of the lecture presentations is made available as a downloadable reference document
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A course completion certificate is issued upon successful completion of the training.
Open to Anyone
This educational resource is offered at no cost.
Other Trainings
The Risk Management for Outdoor Programs comprehensive safety training course is available on a fee basis. A current course schedule is available at https://courses.viristar.com/, where you can enroll in any open course.
Easy Enrollment. Participate at Any Time.
The course is hosted on the Moodle learning management system platform. To take part in the course:
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Go to https://learn.viristar.com/course/view.php?id=18 and create an account with a username and password.
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Use course key "Awareness2020" when you validate your email address.
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Then, you'll be ready to log in and complete the course at any time that's convenient for you.
Contact Viristar if you have any questions.