CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice Download a brochure Course overviewCourse and subject informationDurationPathwaysFeesEntry requirementsEnrolment InformationAssessmentsPoliciesCourse overviewAre you looking to commence work in the NSW real estate industry? Or are you already working in the industry and need to upgrade your qualification to meet NSW Fair Trading’s new educational requirements? Kaplan Professional’s online CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice offers you four options. Select one option, depending on what stage you’re at in your real estate career. Option 1: Certificate of Registration – NSW Assistant Agent Ideal for new entrants to the industry who want to work in an assistant agent role. The Certificate of Registration – NSW Assistant Agent course is also ideal for existing assistant agents who have completed the previous Certificate of Registration course and wish to meet their annual CPD obligations (commence in Option 1, then move on to Options 3 or 4 for remaining subjects 2 – 4). Option 2: CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice – NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence Ideal for new entrants to the industry who wish to enrol in a single course that satisfies the education requirements of the Class 2 Licence. (If desired, individuals may register as an Assistant Agent after completion of subject 1, subject to meet other conditions set by Fair Trading NSW). The CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice – NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence option is also ideal for existing assistant agents who wish to enrol in a single course to meet the education requirements set by Fair Trading NSW to upgrade to a NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence. Option 3: CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice – NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence upgrade Ideal for individuals who have already met the new assistant agent education standards (in place from 23 March 2020), and now need to complete the educational requirements set by Fair Trading NSW to upgrade to the Class 2 Real Estate Licence in a shorter timeframe than Option 4. Option 4: Individual subject enrolments (subjects 2 – 4) Ideal for assistant real estate agents who are required by Fair Trading NSW to upgrade their education to meet the educational requirements for a Class 2 Licence and who would like to study subject-by-subject. This Option (alongside Option 1) satisfies your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as an assistant agent. This option is also suitable for individuals who are eager to further their knowledge in a particular area of the real estate sector. Please refer to ‘Course and subject information’ tab for more information about each option. Course and subject informationThere are four options available. Select one option, depending on what stage you’re at in your real estate career: Option 1: Certificate of Registration – NSW Assistant Agent Ideal for new entrants to the industry who want to work in an assistant agent role. This option provides the essential learning you’ll need to commence work in the property industry. It also meets the educational requirements to apply to Fair Trading NSW for your certificate of registration as an assistant real Estate agent. You’ll need to complete one (1) subject in this option: CIVREP-NSW1 Industry Fundamentals NSW Learning outcomes: On successful completion of this subject, individuals should be able to: Demonstrate an awareness of the applicable legislative and compliance requirements for the NSW real estate industry Demonstrate a thorough understanding of ethical real estate practice Apply interpersonal communication techniques and strategies relevant to the real estate industry Understand the fundamentals of trust fund accounts Five (5) units of competency are awarded for the successful completion of this subject. All are core units in the CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice. For information on the units of competency, please see the above. Option 2: CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice – NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence Ideal for individuals who may already be in the industry and want to upgrade their qualification. This option meets the educational requirements to apply to Fair Trading NSW for your NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence. There are four (4) subjects in this course: CIVREP-NSW1 Industry Fundamentals NSW CIVREP-NSW2 Residential Sales NSW CIVREP-NSW3 Residential Property Management NSW* CIVREP-NSW4 Industry Specialised NSW* Learning outcomes: On successful completion of this course, individuals should be able to: Demonstrate knowledge of applicable legislative and compliance requirements, ethical practice, trust fund accounts, and communication relevant to the NSW real estate industry Appraise and market property for sale and for lease Demonstrate an understanding of how to establish and manage relationships relating to the sale or lease of property Apply specialist knowledge including transacting in trust accounts, selling off-the-plan properties, and presenting at hearings in real estate. 18 units of competency are awarded for the successful completion of this course, which constitutes the CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice. For information on the units of competency, please see the subject outlines for CIVREP-NSW1, CIVREP-NSW2, CIVREP-NSW3 and CIVREP-NSW4 below. Option 3: CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice – NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence upgrade Ideal option for an assistant real estate agent required to apply to Fair Trading NSW to upgrade to a Class 2 Licence via the completion of CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice as your annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD). As required by Fair Trading NSW, you may enrol in one (1) of the three (3) subjects below each year, and must complete all subjects within your four (4) year certificate of registration period: CIVREP-NSW2 Residential Sales NSW CIVREP-NSW3 Residential Property Management NSW* CIVREP-NSW4 Industry Specialised NSW* Note: It’s assumed you’ve previously completed the units of competency in CIVREP-NSW1 Industry Fundamentals NSW, which meet the educational requirements for an assistant real estate agent. It’s also recommended you study the subjects in the order noted above. This option is also suitable for individuals who want to further their knowledge in a particular area of the real estate sector. In this case, individuals need to only meet subject duration requirements as the four (4)-year Fair Trading NSW CPD time limit to complete all subjects doesn’t apply. However, it’s still recommended individuals have completed CIVREP-NSW1 to gain essential underpinning knowledge prior to enrolling in this option. Learning outcomes: On successful completion of this option, individuals should be able to: CIVREP-NSW2 Residential Sales NSW Understand the appraisal and marketing of property for sale Awareness of how to establish and manage relationships relating to the sale of property CIVREP-NSW3 Residential Property Management NSW Understand the appraisal and marketing of property for lease Awareness of how to establish and manage relationships relating to the lease of property CIVREP-NSW4 Industry Specialised NSW Specialist knowledge, including transacting in trust accounts, selling off-the-plan properties, and presenting in real estate hearings The units in each of these subjects form part of the CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice. For information on the units of competency, please see relevant subject outlines. Option 4: Subjects 2 – 4 individual subject enrolments Ideal for an assistant real estate agent required to apply to Fair Trading NSW to upgrade to a Class 2 Licence over a period of four (4) years via the completion of CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice as annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD). As required by Fair Trading NSW, you may enrol in one (1) of the three (3) subjects below each year, and must complete all subjects within your four (4) year certificate of registration period: CIVREP-NSW2 Residential Sales NSW CIVREP-NSW3 Residential Property Management NSW* CIVREP-NSW4 Industry Specialised NSW* Note: It’s assumed you’ve previously completed the units of competency in CIVREP-NSW1 Industry Fundamentals NSW, which meet the educational requirements for an assistant real estate agent. It’s also recommended you study the subjects in the order noted above. This option is also suitable for individuals wishing to further their knowledge in a particular area of the real estate sector. In this case, individuals need to only meet subject duration requirements as the four (4) year Fair Trading NSW CPD time limit to complete all subjects doesn’t apply. However, it’s still recommended students have completed CIVREP-NSW1 to gain essential underpinning knowledge prior to enrolling in this option. Learning outcomes: On successful completion of the subjects below, individuals should be able to: CIVREP-NSW2 Residential Sales NSW Understand the appraisal and marketing of property for sale Awareness of how to establish and manage relationships relating to the sale of property CIVREP-NSW3 Residential Property Management NSW Understand the appraisal and marketing of property for lease Awareness of how to establish and manage relationships relating to the lease of property CIVREP-NSW4 Industry Specialised NSW Specialist knowledge, including transacting in trust accounts, selling off-the-plan properties, and presenting in hearings in real estate The units in each of these subjects form part of the CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice. For information on the units of competency, please see the subject outlines for CIVREP-NSW2, CIVREP-NSW3 and CIVREP-NSW4 below. * Please note: some content may not be immediately available on enrolment as this subject is intended to be completed over a 12-week period. DurationOption 1: Certificate of Registration - NSW Assistant Agent Individuals have a total of: 12 weeks to complete the learning and assessment requirements for CIVREP-NSW1 from their initial activation date. An additional four (4) weeks resubmission time. If an individual reaches the end of their initial enrolment period and has been deemed ‘not yet demonstrated’ in one or more assessment items, then an additional 4 (four) weeks will be granted, provided the individual attempted all assessment tasks during the initial enrolment period. Therefore, if an individual completes the learning and assessment, and the resubmission time is granted, the duration will be 16 weeks. Option 2: CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice course - NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence (Subjects 1 – 4) Individuals have a total of: 48 weeks to complete the learning and assessment requirements for CIVREP-NSW1 – CIVREP-NSW4 from their initial activation date. An additional four (4) weeks resubmission time per subject. If an individual reaches the end of their initial enrolment period and has been deemed ‘not yet demonstrated’ in one or more assessment items, then an additional four (4) weeks will be granted, provided the individual attempted all assessment tasks during the initial enrolment period. Therefore, if an individual completes the learning and assessment, and the resubmission time in every subject is granted, the total duration will be 64 weeks. However, if an individual applies for extensions beyond the subject completion timeframes or is granted special consideration and is also enrolled in CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice, the maximum period of time to complete the qualification is two (2) years from the qualification activation date. If enrolling in single subjects with the intention of completing a qualification, the two (2)-year timeframe is calculated from the initial activation date of the first subject. Option 3: CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice - NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence upgrade course (Subjects 2 – 4) Individuals have a total of: 36 weeks to complete the learning and assessment requirements from their initial activation date. An additional four (4) weeks resubmission time per subject. If an individual reaches the end of their initial enrolment period and has been ‘deemed not yet demonstrated’ in one or more assessment items, then an additional four (4) weeks will be granted, provided the individual attempted all assessment tasks during the initial enrolment period. Therefore, if an individual completes the learning and assessment, and the resubmission time in every subject is granted, the total duration will be 48 weeks. However, if an individual applies for extensions beyond the subject completion timeframes or is granted special consideration and is also enrolled in CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice, the maximum period of time to complete the qualification is two (2) years from the qualification activation date. If enrolling in single subjects with the intention of completing a qualification, the two (2)-year timeframe is calculated from the initial activation date of the first subject. Option 4: Subjects 2 – 4 individual subject enrolments Individuals have a total of: 12 weeks to complete the learning and assessment requirements from their initial activation date. An additional four (4) weeks resubmission time. If an individual reaches the end of their initial enrolment period and has been deemed ‘not yet demonstrated’ in one or more assessment items, then an additional four (4) weeks will be granted, provided the individual attempted all assessment tasks during the initial enrolment period. Therefore, if an individual completes the learning and assessment, and the resubmission time in the subject is granted, the duration of each subject will be 16 weeks. The subject breakdown for this program is below: Subjects in the courseDuration CIVREP-NSW1 Industry Fundamentals NSW12 weeks of coursework 4 weeks of resubmission time as outlined above CIVREP-NSW2 Residential Sales NSW12 weeks of coursework 4 weeks of resubmission time as outlined above CIVREP-NSW3 Residential Property Management NSW12 weeks of coursework 4 weeks of resubmission time as outlined above CIVREP-NSW4 Industry Specialised NSW12 weeks of coursework 4 weeks of resubmission time as outlined above The amount of training for these subjects may be up to 15 hours per week. The amount of training is the hours an individual can expect to spend to complete their course work and assessments. In addition to the amount of training, individuals who are new to industry or vocational training could need up to 5 hours per week known as ‘unsupervised hours’. These additional hours are for study skills or further research. For example, an individual not working in industry would need more time to review industry websites usually introduced in workplace compliance training. Individuals working in industry may be able to complete the course requirements in a shorter timeframe or less hours per week. PathwaysStay ahead in this competitive industry by furthering your education and career. Study pathways If you complete Option 1, you may continue on to complete your CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice by finishing the remining subjects in Option 3 or 4. If you complete Option 2 or 3, you may wish to then add auctioneer accreditation to your qualification by completing the NSW Auctioneer Accreditation program (currently under development by Kaplan Professional). Continuing Professional Development (CPD) CPD is essential to renewing your licence with Fair Trading NSW. Kaplan Professional offers online CPD training, which meets the educational requirements of Fair Trading NSW both for the upgrade of an Assistant Real Estate Agent Registration to Class 2 Real Estate Licence (see Options 1 and 4 under ‘Course overview’) or the renewal of a Class 2 Real Estate Licence. FeesOption 1: Certificate of Registration – NSW Assistant Agent – $525 (GST exempt) Option 2: CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice – NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence $1900 (GST exempt) Option 3: CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice – NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence upgrade course: $1375 (GST exempt) Individual subjects: $525 each (GST exempt) For additional study-related fees, please click here. Entry requirementsThere are no educational entry requirements for any of these options. However, Kaplan Professional has structured a logical progression in the following pathways: Option 3: CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice – NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence upgrade. Individuals commence their studies with the units of competency in Certificate of Registration – NSW Assistant Agent in order to ‘get started in the job’ and then progress to upgrade to their Class 2 Licence. Therefore, Option 1: Certificate of Registration – NSW Assistant Agent should be completed prior to enrolling in Option 3: CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice – NSW Class 2 Real Estate Licence upgrade course. Option 4: Individual subject enrolments, when used to upgrade from assistant real estate agent to a Class 2 Licence via CPD. In this case, individuals should commence their studies with the Certificate of Registration – NSW Assistant Agent in order to ‘get started in the job’ as an assistant real estate agent and then progress to upgrade to their Class 2 Licence via the completion of a minimum of three (3) units of competency annually from CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice as their CPD for a maximum of four (4) years (as required by NSW Fair Trading). It’s recommended individuals seeking this option should complete the Certificate of Registration – NSW Assistant Agent course prior to enrolling in subjects CIVREP-NSW2, 3 or 4 in Course 4. Individuals are required to be aged 18 years or older to enrol in all Options (1 – 4). Fair Trading NSW Licence requirements All participants are provided with equal opportunity to complete their studies with Kaplan Professional. However, some participants may not be eligible to obtain their Certificate of Registration as an Assistant Real Estate Agent or Class 2 Real Estate Licence with Fair Trading NSW. Contact Fair Trading NSW to ascertain eligibility requirements to obtain your desired real estate licence in NSW. Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) requirements This course requires you to read comprehensive learner workbooks, complete a range of written assessments, undertake independent research activities, and at times, engage in online forums and discussions. Furthermore, the delivery mode relies on the extensive use of written communication. If you have any doubts about whether you have the language, literacy and numeracy skills to undertake a Kaplan Professional program, we recommend you speak with our Student Services team (1300 798 006 or realestate@kaplan.edu.au). 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This may include: Saving and editing Microsoft Office documents Researching, accessing and searching the internet Downloading and saving documents from websites Uploading documents through websites Making an audio recording using a smartphone, tablet or computer Participating in online discussions Completion of oral assignment will require phone and/or Skype use Enrolment InformationYou may enrol into this program at any time and begin studying immediately on enrolment. Enrol now > Progression It’s recommended individuals complete subjects CIVREP-NSW1 to CIVREP-NSW4 in sequential order. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Individuals may be able to obtain Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for a Kaplan Professional award subject based on their previous study and/or work experience. To do this, individuals must submit evidence demonstrating they’ve already met the requirements of the subject through these other means. Evidence can take many forms, such as information about approved study, information about work experience, certificates, transcripts or other credentials. To find out if you’re eligible for RPL, refer to our Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) page. Delivery This course is delivered online via Kaplan Professional’s learning management system, KapLearn. You’ll receive login details to KapLearn on enrolment. When you log into KapLearn, you’re able to access the subject notes, assessments, additional learning materials (such as media, case studies and practice activities) and your online tutor. Assessments are accessed and submitted through KapLearn. Corporate clients should contact a Corporate Solutions Representative on 1300 728 505 to discuss face-to-face delivery options, and how we can tailor our training to your business needs. AssessmentsThe assessments for each subject are listed below. Units of competency are co-assessed by topic within subjects, as listed in ‘Units of competency’. SubjectAssessment Assessment Detail CIVREP-NSW11 ExamSupervised, open-book multiple-choice examination – four (4) attempts 1 Written and Oral AssignmentWritten and oral assignment – two (2) attempts • Written – short-answer questions, case studies • Oral - Oral questions/role play/presentation The mode of oral assessment is by audio recording. As part of the course requirements, individuals will need to find a volunteer to assist with their role play in the oral assignment. CIVREP-NSW21 ExamSupervised, open-book multiple choice examination, four (4) attempts 1 Written and Oral AssignmentWritten and oral assignment – two (2) attempts • Written – short answer questions, case studies • Oral – oral questions/role play/presentation The mode of oral assessment is by audio recording. As part of the course requirements, individuals will need to find a volunteer to assist with their role play in the oral assignment. CIVREP-NSW31 ExamSupervised, open book multiple choice examination, four (4) attempts. 1 Written and Oral AssignmentWritten and oral assignment – two (2) attempts • Written – short answer questions, case studies • Oral – oral questions/role play/presentation The mode of oral assessment is by audio recording. As part of the course requirements, individuals will need to find a volunteer to assist with their role play in the oral assignment. CIVREP-NSW41 ExamSupervised, open-book, multiple-choice examination – four (4) attempts. 1 Written and Oral AssignmentWritten and oral assignment – two (2) attempts • Written – short-answer questions, case studies • Oral – oral questions/role play/presentation The mode of oral assessment is by audio recording. As part of the course requirements, individuals will need to find a volunteer to assist with their role play in the oral assignment. Individuals may attempt the exam and/or submit their assignment at any time if they believe they’re adequately prepared. Individuals will receive personal reminder emails as they approach their assessment deadlines. Individuals must be deemed competent in all assessment items, including demonstrating competency in all of the exam questions, in order to be awarded their qualification or course. To learn more about what to expect when completing an oral assignment using audio, please click here. Individuals who complete any of CIVREP-NSW1, CIVREP-NSW2, CIVREP-NSW3, CIVREP-NSW4 will receive a statement of attainment at the end of each subject. Individuals completing CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice will receive a qualification certificate and the skill sets ‘CPPSS00065 Residential Property Sales’ and ‘CPPSS00066 Residential Property Management’. PoliciesStudent policies Individuals who enrol in a Kaplan Professional course are bound by our published policies, including the policy setting out our rules for assessment. Individuals can review these policies here. The policies also assist individuals when their study program doesn’t go as planned and they need extra support. Terms and Conditions Click here to access our terms and conditions. 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