Off-site Safety Management
This course is a must for those involved in planned visits in the UK or overseas. Spread over two days, it offers an in depth look at the safety management issues involved in planning, managing and evaluating local visits, fieldtrips, residentials and exchanges.
Off-site Safety Management
- Tuesday 18 June 2013 and Wednesday 19 June 2013
The course is particularly relevant for educational visit coordinators, teachers, youth leaders and university lecturers - anyone responsible for off-site visits within their organisation.
CPD points are awarded for course attendance. A full course curriculum (PDF) is available to download.
Cost: Standard £240 (including VAT), RGS-IBG member £216 (including VAT). Includes notes and lunch, accommodation not provided. Places limited to 16 per course.
Venue: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), London
To book: Download a booking form (PDF) or contact Geography Outdoors.
Course feedback: "We have had nothing but positive feedback from all project leaders who have been on this course...Huge praise from our side for making the course so interesting and enjoyable" The Great Generation
"A great way to revise previous knowledge, to keep up to date with new and changing policies and to meet people in the same industry" G.Gorman - St John's Ambulance, 2012
"The reputation of the course precided it, but my expectations were still surpassed." A Cook - Expedition Leader, 2012
Training the Trainer
We run a yearly course for those interested in becoming an accredited RGS-IBG Off-site Safety Management Trainer. The next course will run on the 20 June 2013. If you are interested in attending, please contact Geography Outdoors.
Course notes
This course was originally administered and examined by OCR providing an NVQ level 3 qualification. OCR has chosen to discontinue this qualification, with the last exams sat in February 2008. The RGS-IBG have since taken on administration of the course.