FAQs
Information about Fitness Australia registration, services and support
Information about Fitness Australia registration, services and support
You can contact us either through the mail, telephone or email.
By phone: 1300 211 311
By email: [email protected]
By mail:
Fitness Australia
Privacy Officer
PO BOX 6453
Alexandria NSW 2015
Fitness Australia will respond to your request within 7 days.
Registered exercise professionals are required to obtain a minimum of twenty (20) CECs over a two year term to renew professional registration. You can find Approved CEC programs and events here.
Continuing Education Credits (CECs) no longer apply to professional practice beyond March 31st 2016.
As part of our enhancement of the Exercise Professional Registration System, feedback from across the industry indicated a need for greater depth of assessed knowledge and learning among registered exercise professionals to ensure quality and credibility. As a result, continuing education credits now apply only to participation in education. This might include approved courses listed at the CEC directory or a range of other eligible education methods.
Currency of practice is still an important principle of exercise professional registration. As a AusREP, you will be required to keep your Professional Practice Status up-to-date, so that it is clear which of your registration categories you are practicing in at any given time.
CECs can only be obtained from a Fitness Australia approved programs, events or activities - Find CECs here. All approved face-to-face programs are delivered in Australia; however there are online programs available from international education providers.
If an Exercise Professional is overseas and looking to maintain their CECs, they can participate in approved CEC programs offered online or via correspondence. Find an Approved CEC Program.
An Australian First Aid certificate is valid for 3 years and CPR is valid for 12 months.
Both First Aid and CPR certificates must be current at all times in order for your Exercise Professional Registration with Fitness Australia to remain valid. Note: your insurance may also be invalid if your first aid or CPR certificates expire.
The Insurance policy provides cover for a Student whilst under direct or indirect supervision. Direct Supervision is constituted to be supervision that is provided by an experienced Fitness professional and is provided as a one to one relationship with the Student. Indirect Supervision is accepted when the Student Member is within the vicinity of an experienced Fitness Professional.
There is no stipulation in the policy which does not allow a Student to earn a financial reward for the activities that they are performing. However, the policy will only respond where the student is providing these activities within the scope of practice, accreditation and experience as a Student Member.
Yes, as long as they are completing their course via a Registered Training Organisation and have applied for Student Member Insurance with Fitness Australia.
No. Once you have graduated as a fitness instructor or personal trainer you will be eligible to become a AusREP with Fitness Australia. To start working you must Register as an Exercise Professional and also apply for ‘Insurance for Exercise Professionals’ to be covered as a fully qualified and registered professional.
Student Member Insurance cover includes;
To obtain student member insurance, register as a Student Member with Fitness Australia.