The Adventure Recreation Association offers the ABL Industry several memberships to accommodate the needs and demands of stakeholders, organizations, and individuals within the ABL industry.
Due to the fact that ARA has been temporarily inactive – except for the continuous offering of ARA training – it was agreed that all first time membership applications will be free of charge until the first formal ARA member’s workshop to review membership.
Choose the membership category that accommodates your needs and demands as a stakeholder, organisation, or individual in the ABL industry and complete the online application form to qualify for free membership entry.
Your application will be verified, assessed and approved before full access to the site is permitted.
ARA Membership Categories
ARA Trainer
Persons who apply for ARA training accreditation and including the accreditation process.
The process includes a review that determines an applicant’s adherence to ARA Accreditation Policies and Procedures and its commitment to ARA Standards.
Successful completion of this process distinguishes a member from others as having been found to be highly experienced and competent in the ABL industry and its commitment to ARA Training Standards.
Service Providers
An organization or company offering ABL programs or services direct to the public at a specific site or location. This may include indoor and outdoor recreation or adventure based activities – but are not limited to such and provide experience-based programmes or development opportunities to end users.
Their offerings may be further described as educational, developmental, therapeutic, or recreational in nature as well as team building opportunities
This category may also include those organisations that design and manufacture props for indoor and outdoor recreation activities or design and build activities such as low elements, high elements, climbing walls, zip lines etc.
Industry Stakeholder / Individual Member
Individual memberships are limited to one person.
Examples of individual memberships may include, but are not limited to: any interested individual who works as a instructor /facilitator at an ABL center or who is not directly affiliated with or employed by a company that delivers ABL programmes or a student, practitioner, retired person, contract/part time facilitator defined as an independent contractor, or any individual with an active interest in the ABL industry.