Representatives from exercise registers from four different countries agreed the formation of the International Confederation of Registers for Exercise Professionals at the IHRSA Convention in March.

The UK, New Zealand, Australia and the European Register (EREPS) – have all agreed to work together to both promote and to protect the integrity of the registers as well as promoting and ensuring common standards, including securing appropriate professional conduct by professionals working in the fitness industry.

Under the direction of Confederation President, Susan Kingsmill, from Fitness Australia, working principles have already been established.

The launch of the confederation also means that members of each of the individual registers can use their registration status to work in the other member countries.

Certificates of registration will start to include the ICREPS logo and there will be a linking website for members.

Detailed discussions with South Africa and Canada continue, along with EREPs launching a register in Belgium and probably in Ireland during 2007. In the EU there is the opportunity to see registers develop in all 27 countries under the EREPS umbrella.