Visit Leader Training - Live (formerly Specialist VL Training)

Course introduction:

This Visit Leader training course is designed to equip staff with the key requirements to become a competent Visit Leader.  The course provides a firm foundation for those leading educational visits of all types, including overseas travel, residential stays and adventurous activities.

Visit Leader Training is focused on active risk assessment and group management on educational visits and offsite activities, and is primarily aimed at staff leading visits; however, it is open to all school/college staff.

This live course is delivered via Zoom by an Educational Visits Adviser. 

Our live online training courses are taught in real-time, allowing you to have a direct dialogue with our experts, a high level of interaction with the other attendees and lots of opportunities to ask questions - just as you would in a real classroom.

All you will need is an internet-connected computer, laptop or tablet with a webcam and microphone.

Before you book, you can check that you meet the Zoom system requirements and run a diagnostic test to ensure the software is compatible with your firewall settings.

Course content:

The course outlines key considerations in planning an educational visit and updates participants with current good practice in the supervision of young people. The session looks at strategies used for risk management and risk assessment offsite and will include:

• Benefits and perceived barriers of offsite visits;
• Planning, leading and evaluating off site activities and visits;
• Group management and supervision;
• Risk assessment
• Policy compliance.

Certification

Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completion of the course, accredited by the Institute of Outdoor Learning.

You will be issued with:

• A digital certificate
• A digital badge

Our digital certificates and badges are verifiable online.