Description
Risk Management Protocols to Safeguard Your Institution & Travelers
There is inherent risk involved when your students, faculty and staff travel abroad. With the increased number of students traveling abroad, the chances of a minor emergency turning into a major crisis remains a constant concern for every institution. Deliberate trip leader selection practices, combined with comprehensive training and pre-departure programs for international travel and faculty-led study abroad programming, will safeguard against legal gaps and put key risk management strategies in place, so you can mitigate lawsuits and reduce the risk of tragedies.
Our expert presenter — the Director of Study Abroad at Texas Tech University with more than 15 years of experience in education abroad — will help you and your colleagues discover best practices for your trip leader selection and training, essential protocols to enhance their effectiveness in dealing with risks with overseas travel, and programming that will safeguard your campus from legal gaps.
Study abroad trips can play a vital role in creating lasting educational and personal experiences for participants, but one misstep could lead to a tragic ending, institutional legal exposure and unthinkable headlines. Ensure your leaders are trained, confident and have the support they need to protect your students and institution.
Topics Covered
Participants will gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:
- Apply proven methods to your current overseas program leader selection and training to improve competence and confidence in your trip leaders and minimize institutional risk.
- Put key risk management strategies in place for your program leaders before they leave your campus.
- Identify key stakeholders to create an all-inclusive and proactive emergency action plan for your study abroad program leaders.
- Develop practical and easy-to-follow response protocols that address the potential challenges study abroad program leaders may encounter, so they aren’t caught off guard and scrambling to respond appropriately.
- Evaluate your current risk management protocols to ensure international education processes and procedures align with current international travel conditions, traveler expectations and institutional risk tolerance.
Presenter
Whitney Longnecker currently serves as the Director of Study Abroad at Texas Tech University and is an international educator with 15 years of experience in education abroad.
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Included When You Purchase
- 90-minute online session with carefully selected expert(s)
- Unlimited access to view session recording for two years
- Materials for your team (handouts, discussion questions, etc.)
- Certificate of completion for each participant
Instructions for access are available immediately upon checkout. You may share this On-Demand Training with any staff members from your campus community. For information about licensing this training for unlimited distribution on your institution’s internal network/server, email info@paper-clip.com.
