A student pebble-hopping across a shallow section of a lake in Alaska's Chugach Range.

Risk Management Courses & Services

Risk Management Training, Consulting, and the Wilderness Risk Management Conference

Sabrina Stein

Horse riders in the Wind River mountains.

Prepare to manage risk in uncertainty

Risk is inherent in outdoor activities, but you can improve risk management practices and better manage uncertainty with the help of NOLS Risk Services.

All of our services are informed by decades of managing risk for our own global programs. Expand your risk management toolbox today and step forward with confidence.

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Risk Management Services

Risk Management Training

Are you an outdoor professional looking for help designing or refining administrative risk management systems for your organization? Or looking for risk management training for your staff? Are you an outdoor enthusiast who would like to learn how to identify hazards and manage risk on a wilderness adventure? Choose a training to meet your needs.

Course participants circle-up to listen to an instructor while mountaineering in Alaska.

Risk Management Consulting

Is your organization seeking external perspective on its programming or in need of advice on specific issues like staff training or emergency planning? Learn more about how we can support your program and contact us to get started.

Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC)

This annual conference provides a forum for outdoor practitioners to learn and share common practices in wilderness risk management and to contribute to a culture of open dialogue among educators, leaders, administrators, students, and members of the outdoor industry.

Who we work with

Adaptive Programming

Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC), MOVE UNITED, No Barriers USA, Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL)

Camps

Camp Chief Hector YMCA, Camp Korey, Camp Oochigeas, City Kids Wilderness Project, Jewish Community Center Denver, Keewaydin Canoe Camp, Northern Youth Leadership, Teton Valley Ranch Camp, Tim Horton Children's Foundation

Colleges and Univerisities

ASI Cal Poly Pomona, Bates College, Eastern Washington University EPIC Adventures, Gonzaga University, Middlebury College, Northern Arizona University Parks and Recreation Management, Princeton University Outdoor Action, University of Chicago, Virginia Commonwealth University Outdoor Adventure Program, Wharton Leadership Ventures, Wyoming Catholic College

Conservation & Environmental Education

American Prairie Reserve, Conservation Legacy, NatureBridge, Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.

Government Agencies

Northwest Territories of Canada Recreation and Parks Association, Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association, US Navy Community Recreation

K-12 Education

Aspen Country Day School, Community School, Cranbrook Schools, High Mountain Institute, New City School, Sandy Spring Friends School, Steamboat Mountain School, The Athenian School, The College School, United World College of Southeast Asia