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Public Release of the New ERCA Training Syllabus

We would like to raise everybody’s awareness to the public release of the revised version (July 2024) of the ERCA training syllabus. The full document is now publicly available: ERCA-Members can download the syllabus directly from here (after your click you…

ERCA Website Members' Area

It's done: transferring the minutes of board meetings from Word format to the members' area of ​​our JOOMLA website was a lot of hard work. We are now up to date again, so that if you are interested you can read about the current topics that the board is…

A Happy New Year 2025

Our very best New Year wishes come with a fascinating picture from the illuminated Skypark of Carlingford Adventure Centre (CAC) in the Republic of Ireland. We picked this picture for two reasons: First of all, our congratulations go to them for the…

Great open exchange & appreciative networking

The working group for “Adventure Therapy” and the working group for ”People with Disabilities in Ropes Courses” together in Sauerland Over the course of three days, the working group for “Adventure Therapy” of the German Association of Individual and…

Inspector Training starts from January 2025

We would like to inform you about the inspector qualifications on offer. You can find both, pre-requisite courses to complete the participation requirements, as well as a 5-day inspector training course which are necessary to qualify as an ERCA-certified…

Inspection Quiz: The Solution!

Thank you to everybody who took the inspection quiz. On this occasion, collective wisdom did not fully provide the correct answer: 12 out of 23 responses correctly identified the cause of the damage as eating or chewing animals. Specifically Squirrels (view…

High Season for Train-the-Trainer Courses

It is a pleasure for us to see a great example of community exchange whilst the 'Module 1' courses. Last week 7 trainer candidates from 7 different companies attended in the United Kingdom for the field of traditional ropes courses. Later this week another…

Don't miss out: Webinar "Mental First Aid"

On 14.11.2024 from 17pm until 19pm UK time we run this webinar in cooperation with Outdoorschule Süd e.V.. Content: The topic of mental health first aid is becoming increasingly important in our working environment. This training course is about…

Inspectors Meeting: Report & Community Quiz

During the inspectors meeting a great variety of topics was covered and there was an excellent exchange on practical inpection cases. To give the community one example, we would like to share a picture with you from one of the inspected items and would like…

New ERCA members worldwide - Welcome!

We heartily welcome our new members joining from the whole globe! It's impressive how international the ERCA community is. Thank you for joining (alphabetical order): 3park Eesti OÜ, Estonia Capstone Inspections Ltd., United Kingdom Form UP S.r.l., Italy…

Welcome PETZL as new ERCA Partner

We are very pleased about the new partnership with PETZL Germany. We are now also sealing the professional exchange and cooperation more formally that we have already maintained over the last few years in the field of ropes courses.

Training Discount: ''Mental Health First Aid''

25.10. - 27.10.2024, Hamburg/ Germany, English & German Ensuring mental, and social-emotional well-being (mental health) has become a central core criterion of safety measures in experiential education and Adventure and nature therapy processes with…

Unauthorised use of the ERCA Logo

We hereby inform people that a few businesses display the ERCA logo on promotional material without entitlement. This may be on their websites, brochures, letterheads and clothing. The following list of companies, at the time of writing, are misrepresenting…

Save-the-Date(s) for AGM, Events & Training

A variety of event dates have already been set for 2024. Please check which topics are relevant to you, put them in your calendar and register now! Formal AGM & Community-Events 02. February 2024 (NL): ERCA-Industry-Day in the Netherlands A Dutch language…

Happy Christmas, Year Review & Activities' Outlook

With our Christmas comic, we wish you and your colleagues a happy Christmas holiday. When everyday life feels too hectic, a rest can help. A break is a good opportunity to enjoy the natural environment, spend time in the company of friends and family. This…

Survey on Safety in Ropes Courses

We would like to announce that you will receive a separate email invitation to participate in the online “Survey on Safety in Ropes Courses” in the next few days. You can check whether the link is real by comparing the start of the domain. It has to start…

Welcome New ERCA Members and Training Bodies

We feel happy that Jugendbildungsstätte der EGfD, Germany and Zipit Forest Adventures, Ireland succesfully completed their audits to become new ERCA-certified training bodies. Both are offering group activities in their ropes courses. They are following the…

New Offers at our Online Classifieds Section

We would like to draw your attention once again to our online classifieds, where you can find job offers and post job requests. Furthermore there you can find a variety of miscellaneous offers such as training offers and tender offers for construction…

Impressions from our Anniversary- & Summer-Event

Our summer event, which we organised to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ERCA, symbolically included many of the association activities that have been important to us since the founding of the association and which stands for our community.

Health Hazard: Oak Processionary Moth

In the interest of sharing, please find information and guidance regarding Oak Processionary Moth, mainly affecting oak trees in London and the South East of England at the moment. Other areas in Europe were affected earlier or are still affected. Therefore…

Great Discount on Metal Ladders

We have just discovered a great discount on various models of metal ladders in our new Benefits Portal, which might be very interesting for you. This offer is valid for the delivery area Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Poland. This…

Safety Notice from ISC for ''UltraLink''

ERCA received information related to safety, which we would like to share. Please follow the hyperlink below to get detailed information and to read the original notice: Safety Notice from ISC for ''UltraLink'':…

High Season for Train-the-Trainer Courses

It's impressive how busy the autumn is with a lot of train-the-trainer programmes taking place. Over all in October three 'Module 1'-courses ran in South England, in Northern Germany and in the South of Austria. Just now a trainer assessment is happening in…

Joyful Reunion at the Training Expert Meeting

Over a period of 3 days, 16 training experts from the ERCA-certified training bodies, the master trainer team and five new aspirants got together. We would like to take this opportunity to wish the new aspirants a speedy and successful admission.

Participate in ERCA training courses

We are pleased to announce that a great variety of training courses can be offered again. On our website you can find pre-requisite courses, trainings and assesments which path your way to become an ERCA-certified trainer or ERCA-certified inspector.

Submit your Ropes Course Location for the public map

Dear ERCA-Members, please consider to submit your ropes course location so that ERCA can embed it in the public ropes course map. As an ERCA-Member, you receive this marketing benefit at no additional cost. This gives you the opportunity to highlight your…
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