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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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Training - Operational Ropes Course Inspection

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From 28.04.2025 until 02.05.2025
At ''Wildlands'' Ropes Course (Ireland)
Categories: Events organised by ERCA members

Course Language: English
Course Provider: Capstone Inspections Ltd. & Vertex Instructor Training Ltd.;

Description

This course is offered an run by our members Capstone Inspections Ltd. & Vertex Instructor Training Ltd..

Regular operational inspections are a key part of your inspection programme.

Paul Capper, in conjuntion with Vertex Training, created the original operational inspection course back in 2014.

This informative and hands-on training course has been designed for your staff to become qualified and competent in the operational inspections required for your course and facility and will cover a variety of topics including:

- Law, regulations, requirements and responsibilities
- Paperwork, recording information and record keeping
- Knowledge of ropes course components, inspections and tolerances
- Retiring, monitoring and replacing components
- Additional specialist working at height methods
- Maintenance on non-critical elements
- Basic pole and wire inspection
- Safe and friendly squirrel, insect and woodpecker deterrents
- Specific inspection criteria regarding your safety systems

Registration & more information

https://capstone-inspections.com/training.html#OpsTraining