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.
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 offsite activities and visits;
- Group management and supervision;
- Risk assessment;
- Policy compliance.
Educational Visits Subscribers
If you have an Educational Visits Subscription, you can now book any of our open EVC and EVC update courses online using the code provided for free access. Other users will be charged the full price of the course.