Relieved Reds playmaker Quade Cooper has vowed to continue to work hard on his off-field counselling and personal development program, encouraged by the news that he can resume playing.

Cooper was permitted to train with the Reds as part of that program, but the issue of his eligibility for team selection was postponed while the Australian Rugby Union, the Queensland Rugby Union and Rugby Union Players Association thoroughly evaluated his commitment to the counselling and personal development programs he agreed to undertake.

A three-hour conference of the administrative bodies Tuesday unanimously agreed that Cooper had shown the necessary level of commitment to warrant being considered again for selection.

"It has been an anxious time and to hear those words 'you can play' ... I can't explain the feeling. It's like being told you're going to play a Wallabies game for the first time or a Reds game," Cooper said.

"Just being part of the team and being out there knowing that I'm going to play has been very positive."

'In my hands' - Cooper

While grateful for the decision and for the support he received from teammates and fans, Cooper understands he must remain committed to his off-field work.

"It's back in my hands to keep going along this path and keep getting things right. It's not a matter of dropping off now that I'm allowed to play footy," he said.

"Even if I wasn't allowed I would be carrying on with the things that I'm supposed to do and have been doing away from footy. This is the point where I need to keep following on and keep working at the things I've been working hard at.

"All the teammates have been very positive and helped me through this time. They've been very much the supportive guys along with the organisation and the fans.

"I'd like to think that I'm a better person and better for it. These experiences I've had are some I wouldn't wish on anyone. But if it does happen you just have to get things right and continue with life."

Reds head coach Ewen McKenzie said he was happy with the result after witnessing his star pivot make considerable progress since the incident.

"You need to understand that this is a point in time. It's a progression on his program and he still has a lot of hard work to do. He has to keep the work going that he has been doing off the field," McKenzie said.

"[But] I've seen his personality and his mentality progress extensively in the last five or six weeks.

"I've been very impressed with him as an individual. The amount of time he spends in the office and in training, and working on his own game has been very impressive. I don't think he's doing that to impress me, I think he does that out of habit.

"But in the end I'll judge what happens on the field. That's the next challenge for him. We'll put him in a trial and see where he is up to. We have to see where he is at mentally from his time off, but we will give him a crack.

"That doesn't mean we will run that way next week, all we've done is pick a team for this week."