- Basic Courses
BLS and PBLS are Basic Courses.
- Advanced Courses
ALS, ILS, EPALS, EPILS and NLS are Advanced Courses.
- Instructor Courses
BIC and GIC are Instructor Courses. The BIC is the relevant instructor course for Basic Courses. The GIC is the relevant instructor course for the Advanced Courses.
- Course Collaboration Agreement (CCA)
A CCA is an agreement between the ERC and a registered legal body in order that this legal body is assigned CC permissions for a country without an NRC or where the NRC is not interested in taking responsibility for ERC courses.
- Cardiac Arrest Simulation (CAS)
On ERC courses, there may be Scenario Demonstrations (CASdemos), as well as sessions covering scenario teaching
(CASteachs) and assessment (CAStests).
- Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)
Multiple choice is a form of assessment in which respondents are asked to select the best possible answer (or answers) out of a list or True/False option.
- Recertification
Recertification is the process of renewing a course-related ERC qualification.
- Document Library
The Document Library is the online collection of available ERC Documents on the ERC website.
- Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) factor
The COLA factor is the percentage of the Gross National Income (GNI) of a country in relationship to the “High Income” GNI from the list of the World Bank, rounded off to the nearest 10, with a minimum of 20% and a maximum of 100%. Thelist of COLA factors is confirmed by the Board annually.