REPs Registered Personal Training Qualifications

NZIHF has been a REPs recognised fitness education provider for almost 12 years… so what is REPs?

The Register of Exercise Professionals is the registration body for the New Zealand exercise industry.  It is a non-profit organisation with the key objective of ensuring that the public of New Zealand receive safe and effective exercise advice.

The standards are set by the industry through an ongoing consultation process.

REPs is supported and recognised by:

• Exercise New Zealand
• Skills Active Aotearoa

… and is in regular communication with key agencies and authorities including:

• Ministry of Health
• Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC); and
• The Minister of Sport and Recreation

What Role Does REPs Play?

REPs operate a registration body for exercise professionals, exercise facilities and education providers in New Zealand.

For members of the public and other health professionals, registration is the recognised standard to ensure safe and effective exercise advice.  Registration gives independent verification that a registered individual/facility meets the industry standards on an ongoing basis.

REPs is recognised by many organisations including:

• Exercise New Zealand (the industry association); and
• The International Confederation for Registers of Exercise Professionals (ICREPs)

More than a Qualification

REPs registration is like an annual warrant of fitness.

Ongoing Education is important!  Being a registered exercise professional is far more than just a verification of an initial qualification, which is a one-off event (like sitting a test for a drivers licence).  Registration is an annual process more like a Warrant of Fitness for a car, meaning a Registered Exercise Professional’s knowledge is up to date, and also bound by a Code of Conduct.

To register a person must meet three criteria, and continue to meet the criteria each year when they re-register:

1. Hold initial qualifications ensuring they are competent to undertake their role
2. Ongoing education to ensure they keep up to date (including first aid and/or CPR)
3. Follow the REPs Code of Conduct to protect all involved

A person who does not meet these standards, or is deemed unsuitable to continue to work in the industry, will not be accepted for (re)registration.