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. This syllabus provides information for training on permanent and temporary ropes courses. The syllabus describes course aims and objectives, content, methods of teaching, course duration, as well as assessment criteria. Mobile ropes courses are not covered within the current syllabus.

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Save the Date: ERCA Conference 2025
Obituary Antony Reed
Voluntary Product Recall from PETZL for ''SWAN EASYFIT STEEL / SWAN EASYFIT STAINLESS'' harnesses
Product Recall from PETZL for ''NEWTON / NEWTON FAST / NEWTON EASYFIT''-harnesses (European versions)
Welcome FareHarbor as a new ERCA Partner
ERCA Annual General Meeting (in-person meeting)
Start time: 12:00 BST - noon (time zone: London, Dublin)
This is our formal meeting with a lot of information on upcoming projects, board elections and of course a great place for networking.
Agenda for the Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 12th MARCH 2024, Start time: 12:00 hrs BST - noon (time zone: London, Dublin), entrance opens 30 mins earlier
Assembly format: in-person meeting with electronic polls and elections;
Hold as a ''Satellite''-meeting synchronized at the two following venues at the same time:
• United Kingdom: Coombe Abbey Hotel, Brinklow Road, Binley, Coventry, CV3 2AB;• Germany: Sportschule Wedau, Friedrich-Alfred-Allee 15, 47055 Duisburg;
- TOP 1 Welcome and formalities; determination of whether a quorum is present
- TOP 2 Acceptance or correction of last AGM’s minutes (from year 2023)
- TOP 3 Report by the Board
- TOP 4 Report by the Arbitration Board
- TOP 5 Report by the Cash Auditor
- TOP 6 Discharge of the Board of Directors
- TOP 7 Election for members of the Board
- TOP 8 If necessary: Elections of the cash auditor, deputy cash auditor or members of the Arbitration Board if someone may resign
- TOP 9 Motions
- - If requested: Motion and voting for approval of Honorary Members
- TOP 10 Miscellaneous
Complete Proposed Programme Schedule
(subject to change without notification, last update: 12.02.2024)Sorted by event venue! (left + right column)
Event Venue: GERMANY ![]() Sportschule Wedau, Friedrich-Alfred-Allee 15, 47055 Duisburg |
Time Zone: Berlin, Amsterdam |
Time Zone: London, Dublin |
Event Venue: UNITED KINGDOM ![]() Coombe Abbey Hotel, Brinklow Road, Binley, Coventry, CV3 2AB |
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12th March 2024 | 10:00 UTC | Welcome & Opening | ||
10:15 UTC | Presentation: ''Q & A: Ropes Course Inspection'' (by: ERCA Expert Group Inspection) | |||
Lunch Buffet | 12:00 CET | 11:00 UTC | Lunch Buffet | |
Admission to assembly room (door opens) | 12:30 CET | 11:30 UTC | Admission to assembly room (door opens) | |
ERCA Annual General Meeting | 13:00 CET | 12:00 UTC | ERCA Annual General Meeting | |
Coffee Break & Check-In for Conference: Zukunft Gestalten | 16:00 CET | 15:00 UTC | Coffee Break | |
15:30 UTC 17:30 UTC |
Presentation: ''Health & Safety'' (by: Linda Green) Closing Ceremony |
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Opening Activity Conference: Zukunft Gestalten | 17:00 CET | |||
Dinner | 19:00 CET | |||
Evening Activities & Networking | 20:30 CET | |||
13th March 2024 | Conference program, according to the schedule published here: Zukunft Gestalten | 09:00 CET 18:30 CET |
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Dinner | 19:30 CET | |||
Evening Activities & Networking | 20:30 CET | |||
14th March 2024 | Members Meetings of fellow associations: • Bundesverband Individual- und Erlebnispädagogik (be) • Fachverband Deutscher Sprachschulen und Sprachreise-Veranstalter e.V. (FDSV) |
09:00 CET |