EHFA accreditation

CYQ was appointed as the official EHFA Accreditation Unit in 2007 and has been carrying out independent accreditation activities on a wide range of European training organisations during this time. A number of training organisations have now successfully achieved EHFA accreditation via CYQ - click here to visit the EHFA website and view details of these organisations.

CYQ's accreditation team includes an experienced group of European Verifiers who are based across Europe and our language base is as follows:

• French
• German
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Italian
• Dutch
• Swedish

The process for EHFA accreditation requires a training organisation to align its qualifications to the EHFA Standards for Fitness Instructing, Group Fitness Instructing and/or Personal Training. The EHFA Standards are a European benchmark for vocational education and training within the health and fitness sector across Europe and training organisations must demonstrate that they can meet the standards through a transparent and independent process of external verification. 

The EHFA Standards are aligned to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) to clearly identify the knowledge, skills and competencies required for fitness instructing occupations. It enables those requiring training, and employers seeking to employ instructors and trainers, to establish quickly and easily whether a qualification meets the required standards, which in turn provides greater confidence in the standard of exercise and fitness instruction to the consumer throughout Europe.

If you are interested in applying for EHFA accreditation please click here to complete the application form. The EHFA Standards are located on the EHFA website and can be viewed by clicking here.  You will also be sent copies of the EHFA Standards along with the EHFA Accreditation Process document once we receive your application.