An established training network

The former ERCA system contained 285 unique course approval records from 25 countries. They cover management-system auditors, managers, implementers, cybersecurity professionals and technical roles.

Courses are delivered by independent training organisations across the international network, whose existing site is erca-academy.com. The approved course directory and the member organisations are still published there and stay readable while the records are transferred. Completing a course and being certified remain two separate results.

Directory transition in progress.

Historic records remain migration evidence. Current approval will be shown only after the organisation, trainer, programme version and applicable standard have been confirmed.

285unique legacy approval records
56standards and programme labels in the former directory
26professional roles in the former directory
44training organisations in the former directory

Training families carried forward

The renewed catalogue will retain the breadth of the former ERCA offer while moving obsolete editions onto controlled transition paths.

Management-system auditingQuality, environment, occupational health and safety, energy, information security, IT services, continuity and integrated systems.Catalogue transition
Food, medical and laboratory systemsFood safety, HACCP, medical-device quality management and laboratory competence.Catalogue transition
Risk, compliance and cybersecurityRisk management, anti-bribery, data protection, cybersecurity management, incident response and supply-chain security.Catalogue transition
Technical professional routesWelding coordination and inspection, materials, installation and other scope-specific professional roles.Catalogue transition

Two different results

The former ERCA model already distinguished course delivery from examination. The renewed system makes that boundary explicit.

Training completion

Confirms participation in a defined learning programme delivered by an accepted organisation and trainer.

  • Current programme version
  • Defined duration and learning outcomes
  • Controlled materials and attendance
  • Course assessment where required

Professional credential

Confirms that the candidate met the evidence and assessment requirements of the applicable ERCA programme.

  • Eligibility and experience review
  • Required audit or work evidence
  • Applicable examination or practical assessment
  • Separate certification decision and register entry

Course approval evidence

The previous ERCA process required a complete delivery package. The renewed review retains this substance and adds programme version control.

  1. Organisation and scope

    Legal identity, responsible coordinator, programme, country, language, delivery format and intended professional role.

  2. Course regulation

    Entry conditions, attendance, participant responsibilities, assessment rules, complaints and conditions for completion.

  3. Programme schedule

    A timed agenda showing topics, exercises, breaks and assessment activity in clear delivery blocks.

  4. Learning materials

    Slides, participant materials, cases, exercises, reference documents, forms and the current controlled standard or criteria.

  5. Trainer evidence

    Subject competence, professional practice, delivery experience and a sample of real teaching where required.

  6. Examination controls

    Question security, candidate identification, invigilation, marking, result control and separation from the certification decision.

Trainer requirements

Approval is attached to a defined programme scope. A trainer accepted for one route is not automatically accepted for every ERCA programme.

Private programme approval

ERCA course and trainer approval is part of a private professional competence system. It is not accreditation by a national accreditation body and does not itself confer statutory authority.

Already delivered an ERCA course?

Send the programme title, standard edition, country, trainer and last delivery record. ERCA will identify what can be retained and what requires transition.

Confirm a legacy course