Vision, Mission, Values & Strategy
The principles that guide ERCA
ERCA supports professional competence, transparent certification and high-quality professional training through a consistent international framework.
Our Vision, Mission, Values and Strategy define how we develop our services, work with professionals and organizations, and support competence across countries and industries.
Vision
One world standard of skills and knowledge.
Our vision is a professional environment in which competence can be clearly demonstrated, consistently evaluated and easily verified across borders.
ERCA aims to help professionals, employers and organizations understand the knowledge, experience and competence represented by each certification.
Through transparent requirements and accessible verification, we support trust, professional mobility and international recognition.
Mission
Supporting competence and professional recognition.
Our mission is to support the development and recognition of professional competence across countries, industries and professional fields.
ERCA provides a structured framework for professional training, assessment and personnel certification, helping individuals demonstrate their knowledge, skills and experience in a transparent and verifiable way.
We promote consistent professional standards and the practical application of competence in real working environments.
Values
The principles behind ERCA
Competence
Certification should represent demonstrated knowledge, skills and professional experience.
Integrity
We promote honest, responsible and ethical professional conduct.
Impartiality
Evaluation and certification are based on defined requirements and objective evidence.
Transparency
Certification requirements, processes and certificate status should be clear and verifiable.
Professional Development
Competence must be maintained and continuously developed throughout a professional career.
International Cooperation
We support collaboration between professionals and organizations across countries and industries.
Strategy
Building a modern and internationally connected framework for professional competence.
ERCA’s strategy focuses on developing an accessible, reliable and internationally relevant system of professional training and personnel certification.
Our strategic priorities are:
- strengthening international cooperation,
- supporting high-quality professional training,
- maintaining clear and consistent competence requirements,
- expanding digital certificate verification,
- developing certification schemes for emerging professional fields,
- supporting modern classroom, online and blended learning,
- continuously improving ERCA services and procedures.
ERCA in Practice
Our Vision, Mission, Values and Strategy guide how we develop certification schemes, approve professional training, work with ERCA Members and evaluate professional competence.
They support one common objective:
Competence. Trust. Professional Recognition.