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 2022) 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.
Additional professional Audit Services for Ropes Course Operators
ERCA is introducing the pilot phase for additional professional but voluntary audit services. The new audit services offers focus on the professional development for operators of ropes courses and adventure parks. It is made for all operators who are running…
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…
Fantastic collaborative Contributions by Volunteers in the Training Sector
Meeting of the ERCA Mastertrainer Team This year, the Mastertrainer team decided to meet for an extra day to work on the train-the-trainer programs. After an intensive exchange, various presentation methods were discussed in order to create a balanced…
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…
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