FIA Membership and Continuing Education (CECs)

By joining the FIA, you will surround yourself with the finest group of individuals in the profession. You will have access to the latest research findings and the most up-to-date fitness information. Your contact with other members will allow you to advance your own career quickly by networking and becoming an expert in your field, plus for the small cost of an annual membership you can gain all the Continuing Education Credits (CECs) required for re-registration, have your own profile on our website and get all the latest info on job opportunities and much more..


It is estimated that a 2 year re-registration period for the fitness industry will cost you over $1,500.00 in continuing education courses/workshops just to maintain your registration.

With FIA it will only cost you the small price of an annual professional membership  of only $88.00 per annum.


Enhance your career with an exclusive array of FIA member benefits …

Become part of an elite group of fitness professionals who uphold the highest standards in the fitness industry. All the Continuing Education Courses you will ever require are available via our FIA membership and additionally includes all the Continuing Education Credits (CECs) required for re-registration when you become a professional member of FIA. As a member of the FIA you are eligible to receive the latest information on exercise via the Research Review and Fitness Forum Library Online (hundreds of articles) and the FIA Career and Job Network, which we give you all the latest on career opportunities and put you in touch with the key people in the fitness industry regarding your career prospects.

Continuing Education courses with FIA

As a Member of FIA you will be able gain all the continuing education credits (CEC’s) required to maintain your professional fitness instructor registration (required every 2 years) all via a “user friendly” format. Save time and money by completing the FIA Quizzes Online, from any web browser! You will have free access to the Fitness Forum and Research Review Libraries Online, where you will find hundreds of articles (from current research to general information), on a variety of topics, that will keep you at the cutting edge of your profession and where you can even track your CECs, check your academic status, and even change your personal details.

Continuing Education Credits (CECs)

All the (CEC's) you require for re registration can be gained by simply having a membership with FIA. Why pay for expensive fitness workshop and/or fitness conferences. FIA makes it very cost effective to maintain your instructor registration!

How it works :

* You can complete the quiz at anytime and you are given instant feedback regarding the result.

* After successfully completing the quiz your CEC will be available for viewing at Academic history.

* You will then receive within 5 working days your official letter that can be used for re-registration with Fitness Australia.

* Please ensure you check/update your personal details at Manage Account, as this is where your letter will be sent. If the letter has to be resent and admin fee will apply.

* Each quiz is based on a different topic and a selection of diverse articles about that topic.

* It takes most people approximately two hours to read the 10 research review articles and answer the quiz, approximately 1 hour (varies) for the fitness forum articles.

* You are given 20 minutes to answer a quiz. The passing grade is 90%.

* We do not disclose the answers to questions that you may answer incorrectly, but you can retake the exam as many times as you like (even if you pass it).

* Please do not login using someone else's loginname and password. The CEC will only be awarded under the name of the membership and is not transferable.

* CEC’s Online is a membership service paid for by members, so if you would like to use the quizzes, we invite you to join the site and become a member and tell a friend!


“I’ve just joined FIA (having been a member of another education provider for many years) and just wanted to say how impressed I am with the research reviews - they’re brilliant & the fitness forum articles are a great idea as are the quizzes online. These were the main reasons I decided to join FIA & I am glad I did. I am also keen to go through what’s there already & look forward to new ones. Thanks for this great service - I know it will be very useful & relevant”.

Sue Jackson