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.

Call for Presenters
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
Extraordinary General Meeting (video meeting)
Start time: 10:00 am BST (time zone: London, Dublin)
Agenda for the Extraordinary Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 28th MAY 2025, Start time: 10:00 am BST (time zone: London, Dublin), entrance opens 30 mins earlier
Assembly format: virtual video meeting (ZOOM software) with electronic polls and elections;
- TOP 1 Welcome and formalities; determination of whether a quorum is present
- TOP 2 Acceptance or correction of last AGM’s minutes from 25.02.2025
(online available here: www.erca.uk/index.php/en/board/minutes/814-minutes-agm-mvv-2025) - TOP 3 Election of the Sector Representatives for the sectors:
- Inclusion
- Inspection
- Training
- TOP 4 Miscellaneous