Vendor Accreditation Application

Instructions

Please review the Vendor Accreditation Manual, Policies, and other supporting Vendor Accreditation information before filling out this application.

To ensure a successful submission, you should have all the required documentation and folders together before filling out this application.

You will be required to pay the application fee at the end of this application for official submission.

Purpose

The purpose of the Vendor Accreditation Program is to identify service providers whose business practices and vended services have a history of meeting the ACCT Standards as well as aligning with accepted business practices in the challenge course, aerial adventure/trekking parks, zip line, and canopy tour industry.

List three (3) references of different clients serviced within the past three years. Please include the Contact Name, Phone Number, and Contact Email for each.

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I attest, for EACH jurisdiction in which the company provides accredited services, the company does have a process to ensure that they are performing due diligence regarding understanding and meeting the requirements for:

1. Business licensing

2. Statutory insurance coverages

3. Taxation and finances

4. Worker safety

5. Other mandatory employer obligations

I attest that our company does its due diligence to conduct business in accordance with the ACCT Code of Ethics.

Identify all owner(s) and director(s) of the company.

Purpose Statement: Determine that a Design service provider has the skills, knowledge, experience, and company procedures necessary to design structures for challenge courses, aerial adventure/trekking parks, zip lines, and canopy tours with compatible course equipment in accordance with the current ACCT Standards. Designs shall include construction drawings, relevant structural calculations, and procedures on how to make changes to the design during installation or a future modification. The design shall comply with applicable ACCT Chapter 1 Design, Performance, and Inspection Standards.

Choose three (3) design drawings and relevant calculations for challenge course specific projects that meet the current ANSI/ACCT Standards. The course designs should be representative of your current installation practices. These projects must be within the past three (3) years. 

Purpose Statement:  Determine that an Installation service provider has established procedures and practices that ensure challenge course, aerial adventure/trekking parks, zip line, and canopy tour installations meet ACCT Design, Performance, and Inspection Standards (Chapter 1). The service provider shall have a process for identifying and mitigating risks in place addressing installer employee safety, and that function effectively as part of the owner/operator's desired program. The installation company shall also provide the owner/operator with adequate documentation of the installation, including sufficient resources to maintain and/or modify the course moving forward.

Provide descriptions and supporting documentation available for review of a minimum of five (5) installations or major modifications completed within the past three (3) years. If multiple installation types exist, a variety of installation types shall be presented.

Describe each project below, list supporting documentation that will be made available for auditing, and identify the Operating Systems included for each installation. One or more of these installations will be selected for an in-person audit conducted by an ACCT-qualified auditor.

If you are an Installation ONLY Applicant

Purpose Statement: Determine that an Inspection service provider has established procedures and practices to: a) ensure challenge course, aerial adventure/trekking parks, zip line, and canopy tour inspections meet ACCT Chapter 1 Design, Performance, and Inspection Standards (Chapter 1), and b) clearly communicate findings to the owner/operator, including reporting. Further, the inspection service provider shall ensure a process for identifying and mitigating risks including work-at-height protocols, and have the training and judgment to recognize critical problems on a course.

 

Purpose Statement: Determine that a training service provider has developed a formal training program that can assess, design, deliver, and evaluate programs specific to the structures, operating systems, and program needs of the clients they serve. The service provider shall have a process for identifying and mitigating risks in place. Training shall be delivered and documented in accordance with the current ACCT Standards to include content delivery methods for the operation of the course(s) and associated life safety equipment.

For a minimum of five (5) training events delivered in the past three (3) years, provide descriptions and supporting training documentation, including records and syllabi that align with ANSI/ACCT Training Standards. When multiple training delivery approaches are completed, each shall be presented.

Describe each training below and upload corresponding training records and syllabus in accordance with the ANSI/ACCT Standards.

Provide a process to ensure a site is prepared for training prior to arrival.  

• Professional inspection within one (1) year
• Appropriate equipment necessary to operate the course(s) is available
• Operational documentation is available for reference

Identify potential dates and geographic locations to observe training delivery. This training shall demonstrate how the applicant’s training process allows trainees to obtain knowledge, skills, and understanding, including hands-on, deliberate practice. These dates will assist with scheduling your on-site audit for this service.

Purpose Statement: Determine that a practitioner certification service provider has developed a formal assessment program that can verify an individual’s skills specific to the structures, operating systems, and program needs of the clients they serve. The service provider shall have a process for identifying and mitigating risks in place. The skills verification process shall be in accordance with the publication “ACCT Practitioner Certification Structure and Requirements”.  

Provide a process for determining participants’ eligibility prior to testing for each level and track of certification. This process must be in accordance with ACCT Practitioner Certification Structure and Requirements publication.

Provide sample Certificate which includes;

• Practitioner’s name
• Certification level and track
• Certification date
• Expiration date
• Certifying body issuing the certification
• Certification trainer/tester name(s)
• Operating Systems and Delivery Approach in which the practitioner is certified in:
  • Site/System Specific Certification shall list location and system on which they were certified
  • Site/System Specific Certification documents shall state transferability to other courses
• A practitioner use plan to satisfy standards not met due to disability

Provide written knowledge test for each level and track of certification that includes an answer key, a variety of question types, and questions repeated to Core and Technical Compentecies, as well as addressing the current Operation Standards for each level and track of certification the company is accredited for. 

• Level 1 testing should cover the routine Staff Competencies of the current operation standards. 
• Level 2 testing should cover non-routine situations and ability to supervise the Staff Competencies of the current Operation Standards. 
• Course Manager should cover Operations Management of the current operation standards

Before you continue, please review your application to ensure the following:

1. I have identified all the service areas I am applying for.
2. I have completed and uploaded the Self-Assessment form that reflects all the service areas I am applying for.
3. I have uploaded and filled in all the applicable information for each service area I am applying for.

Ensuring your application is complete and filled out with as much information as possible will assist the Program Manager and your Applicant Liaison with a speedy review, allowing you to move through the accreditation process more quickly.

 

I hereby declare that the statements and responses to the questions herein are accurate and true and that I have not omitted, misrepresented, or misstated any facts.

I acknowledge that the statements and responses contained in this application shall become a part of the accreditation issued by the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) and that any misrepresentation or omission may void such status.

I understand and agree that completing this application does not bind ACCT to issue the status of Accredited Vendors.

Further, I understand that any misrepresentation or omission in this application may void the contract and give ACCT a right to deny, rescind, or void accreditation and that any future findings of misrepresentation or omission may give ACCT a right, at its sole discretion, to rescind, void or suspend accreditation and/or my membership in ACCT.