COURSE POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19

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Dates

February 15-16, 2020

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Location 

YHA Jockey Club Mt. Davis Youth Hostel, 123 Mount Davis Path, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Island (venue information including transportation options at https://www.yha.org.hk/en/hostel/jockey-club-mt-davis-youth-hostel/)

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Outcomes

• Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management

• Learn procedures, systems and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards

• Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips

 

Topics

• Risk Management Planning

• Emergency and Incident Management

• Equipment, Staff, and Program Areas

• Activity Selection

• Participant Management & Medical Screening

• Transportation

• Subcontractors

• Risk Management Standards

• Safety and Incident Reviews

• Safety Culture & Systems Thinking

• And Much More

 

Valuable for

Program Coordinators/Managers, Risk Management officers, Risk Management/Safety Committee members, members of Boards of Directors, executive leadership, Teachers leading or assisting outdoor programmes

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Format

Hands-on experiential format including case studies, presentations, and seminar discussions. Extensive written materials provided, including best practice standards, templates, sample procedures, and information on further resources.

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Certification

From Viristar Risk Management.  Valid for three years.

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Trainers

Jeff Baierlein, Director, Viristar Risk Management; past Executive Director at Outward Bound USA

劉嘉麗 Kalai Lao, ELP Coordinator, ISF; past programme manager & staff trainer, Outward Bound Hong Kong

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Language

Written materials in English and traditional Chinese. Presentations in English with partial Cantonese interpretation as needed.

 

Cost

$3400 HKD per person for groups of 5 or more. $3900 HKD individual registration.  Includes: instruction, all activities, written course materials including a copy of the textbook Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: a Guide to Safety in Outdoor Education, Recreation and Adventure, and two lunches.

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Registration

Registration is closed at this time. Email info@viristar.com to see when this course will be re-scheduled.