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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. 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.

Conference Save-the-Date

Call for Presenters

Sharing of knowledge within the community is a core ingredient of ERCA’s mission. Therefore we would kindly like to ask you either … … to put forward your topic, which you think is crucial for the industry to discuss (please email topic proposals to…
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Save the Date: ERCA Conference 2025

ERCA is organising its international ropes course conference at ‘Kasteel De Berckt’ near Venlo in the Netherlands on 5-6 November 2025. The conference is a place for entrepreneurs and operators of ropes courses, adventure parks and other off-ground…
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Antony Reed

Obituary Antony Reed

Obituary for Antony Reed Dear ERCA Community & Members We are writing to you personally and with emotions of sorrow and sadness. On 25th February, Antony Reed, our valued colleague, Member of ERCA's Master Trainer Team and trusted friend, passed away. Antony…
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Welcome FareHarbor as a new ERCA Partner

We are pleased to welcome our new partner FareHarbor B.V. from Amsterdam. FareHarbor offers an internet-based all-in-one booking solution and management platform with which tickets and program offers from high ropes course operators and many other adventure…
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ERCA Annual General Meeting (in-person meeting)

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Starting on 12.03.2024
At 'Satellite'-Meeting at two locations
Categories: ERCA Community & Public Events


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
Motions and nominations can be submitted to the ERCA board members according to our bylaws.


 

Complete Proposed Programme Schedule

(subject to change without notification, last update: 12.02.2024)

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  Event Venue:
GERMANY
DE
Sportschule Wedau, Friedrich-Alfred-Allee 15, 47055 Duisburg		 Time Zone:

Berlin, Amsterdam		 Time Zone:

London,
Dublin		 Event Venue:
UNITED KINGDOM
DE
Coombe Abbey Hotel, Brinklow Road, Binley, Coventry, CV3 2AB
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
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		  
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