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There has been a noticable increase in the number of young people taking part in overseas expeditions and ‘gap years\' as
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The Next EPA Meeting
The next meeting will take place in London on May 13th 2008, in London. For all enquiries, please contact Jenny on epa@theyet.org
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Expedition Providers Association

The Expedition Providers Association (EPA) was founded in November 2003, by Peter Harvey and Liz Gray. EPA initially came together as a small informal group of commercial and charitable expedition organisations that met to discuss changes within the industry. It became clear that there was a need for organisations to come together to share good practice and talk in an honest, open forum about the industry.
Organisations who would otherwise feel isolated and remote from the bigger picture soon had a reliable network of other industry professionals to consult on a range of matters.
Since 2003, EPA has grown in membership and is now an autonomous sub-committee within YET, made up of YET members. The Association is accountable to its members and Board and has a mandate to act as an advisory and implementation body in the field of Youth Expeditions under the constitution of the Young Explorers' Trust.
The EPA membership is made up of expedition providers catering for young adults under 25 in full-time education. Expeditions are defined as a 1 - 8 week experience involving overseas travel, adventurous activities and cultural exposure.
EPA has become more recognised within the wider industry, and was at the forefront of helping to create BS8848, and also the EVAC badge for overseas expeditions
EPA Activities:
Within EPA's broad remit, it's activities include:
negotiation on behalf of its members with industry standards bodies, NGOs and Government departments;
helping and encouraging the establishment of an industry standard (click here to download the EPA Code of Practice);
developing criteria for provider accreditation;
providing a forum to discuss factors affecting our business and to share ideas and concerns;
sharing and documenting best practice;
lobbying organisations which affect our business, towards enforcing minimum standards;
providing simple advice to inform and educate customers as to the services on offer;
reporting its proceedings and recommendations to the YET Board.
Members of EPA:

Adventureworks
Adventure Lifesigns
BSES
Bull Expeditions
Camps International
Outlook Expeditions
Outposts Ltd
Operation Wallacea Ltd

Schools Worldwide

True Adventure Ltd
UK Survival School
Ventureco Worldwide
Wilderness Expertise
Wind, Sand and Stars
World Challenge Expeditions

Click here to read about some of our members.

The next meeting for EPA is on May 13th 2008 in London. If you are interested in our activities you are most welcome to come along as an observer. Please contact Jenny on the address below who can give you more details.

For more details about membership please email epa@theyet.org
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