Learning outside the classroom has always been an integral part of children’s education, providing the opportunity to develop key personal and social skills.
The role of the Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC) is to help the school fulfil its health and safety obligations for off-site school visits by being involved in the planning and management of all educational visits.
This full day workshop supports EVCs in their roles by covering the legal and practical procedures required of their position, and providing the information that establishments need to manage off-site visits.
Course content
The course is for newly appointed EVCs and covers:
- National guidance
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Assessing competence
- Leadership and supervision
- What the EVC needs to know
- What the EVC needs to do
This course is primarily for independent and foundation schools as many local authorities have provision for EVC courses for their schools. However, if this is not the case for your school, you are most welcome to attend this course.
Further information
It is a national training course and transferable between employers. The course is accredited by the Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel (OEAP) and training will make use of current government literature relating to school visits.
By attending this course delegates will earn 5 CPD points which can be put towards the yearly requirement of 35 CPD points to attain Chartered Geographer status. A certificate of attendance will be given for all delegates.
Cancellation policy
No refunds on bookings cancelled less than four weeks before the course.
Making a booking
Making a booking on behalf of someone else
- Select group booking
- Additional attendees: insert number of people you want to book on behalf of
- Under group booking section:
- Are you personally attending this event? * NO
- Are you the organiser of the group? * YES
- Do you know the details of other attendee(s)? * YES
- Additional attendees – fill in details of the person/people you are booking on behalf of and click ‘Add’
- Click ‘Next’ once all additional attendee details have been added
- In your basket will be the tickets for the event. Proceed to checkout once you have added all the events you would like to book for.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR
