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Kaplan Professional’s online NSW Real Estate Licensing Program is ideal if you wish to obtain your real estate licence and further your real estate knowledge.
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IMPORTANT: This course is no longer open for enrolments and has been replaced with the CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice. Click here to view new course details.
This is due to changes communicated by Fair Trading NSW on 19 December 2019, and in effect from 23 March 2020. Please see Fair Trading NSW website for further details. Information about future Kaplan course offerings relating to the NSW Licence will be made available as soon as it is available.
Are you looking at obtaining your real estate licence in NSW? Would you like to open your own agency?
It provides you with in-depth knowledge about aspects of general real estate, including:
On successful completion, individuals will be awarded a CPP40307 Certificate IV in Property Services (Real Estate) which meets the educational application requirements of NSW Fair Trading’s licence.
Benefits for you:
Kaplan Professional can also provide further training in the form of Continuing Professional Development (CPD ) to build your confidence and credibility in the property industry, as well as provide the mandatory requirements for licence or registration renewal. Once you have a real estate licence, you may also like to add an auctioneer accreditation to your qualification by completing our Auctioneer Accreditation Program.
Stay ahead in this competitive industry by furthering your study and career.
Upon successful completion of NSW Real Estate Licence Course, you will be granted a CPP40307 Certificate IV in Property Services (Real Estate).
Once you have a real estate licence, you may also like to add Auctioneer Accreditation to your qualification by completing the NSW Auctioneer Accreditation program.
Candidates who complete Kaplan’s NSW Real Estate Licence Program and also meet all the eligibility requirements of NSW Fair Trading will be able to apply for their real estate licence in NSW, and may also be able to open up their own agency.
CPD is essential to renewing your certificate of registration with NSW Fair Trading. Kaplan offers online CPD training which meets the requirements of NSW Fair Trading for the renewal of a real estate licence. To learn more about Kaplan’s NSW real estate CPD offerings click here.
The type of assessments for this course are listed below. Details of how each unit of competency are assessed is listed in the NSW Real Estate Licence Program, course outline.
Individuals may attempt the quizzes and/or submit their written assignments at any time if they believe they are adequately prepared. The Oral Assignment may be attempted when all other subjects are completed. Individuals will receive personal reminder emails as they approach their enrolment expiry deadline.
Individuals must be deemed competent in all assessment items, including demonstrating competency in all of the quiz questions, in order to be awarded their Certificate.
To learn more about what to expect when completing an oral assignment using phone or Skype please click here.
Individuals have a total of 52 weeks (12 months) to complete the learning and assessment requirements for the NSW Real Estate Licence Program from their initial activation date.
Extensions are available at an additional cost.
The subject breakdown for this course is below:
The 3 units noted above with *, are covered in the NSW Certificate of Registration program. These units will not be provided in the material for this Licensing Program. Please refer to the Entry requirements tab for more information.
All subjects except the oral assignment (NSWLicOA) will be activated upon initial enrolment. Individuals are required to complete all other subjects prior to attempting the oral assignment. The above is a recommended study order of subjects; however, individuals have the flexibility to complete in any order, with the oral assignment as the last subject.
The amount of training for this course 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 may 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 that are usually introduced in workplace compliance training.
Individuals in job roles related to the real estate industry may be able to complete the course requirements in a shorter timeframe or less hours per week.
There are no entry requirements for this course. However, Kaplan Professional has structured a logical progression where individuals commence their studies with the NSW Certificate of Registration Program in order to ‘get started in the job’ and then progress to the Licence program. The NSW Certificate of Registration Program should be completed prior to the NSW Real Estate Licence Program.
Individuals are required to be aged 18 years or older to enrol in this course.
All participants are provided with equal opportunity to complete their studies with Kaplan, however some participants may not be eligible to obtain their Certificate of Registration or Licence with NSW Fair Trading. Contact NSW Fair Trading to ascertain eligibility requirements to obtain a real estate licence in NSW.
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 on 1300 662 203 or email mail@kaplan.edu.au.
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To become a licensed real estate agent in NSW you must complete the relevant educational program and any other requirement as prescribed by NSW Fair Trading.
Kaplan Professional’s NSW Real Estate Licence Program meets these educational requirements and provides you with the skills and knowledge you need to work in the industry.
Individuals who successfully complete Kaplan Professional’s NSW Licence Program will receive a qualification for CPP40307 Certificate IV in Property Services (Real Estate) with the following units of competency:
* The 3 units noted above with *, are covered in the NSW Certificate of Registration program. These units will not be provided in the material for this Licensing Program. Please refer to the Entry requirements tab for more information.
Note: Whilst all participants are provided with equal opportunity to complete their studies, some participants may not be able to obtain their Registration or Licence with NSW Fair Trading.
For application requirements and forms, refer to the NSW Fair Trading website.
Note: This course is tailored for both property managers and sales agents.
As this is an online program, you may enrol into this program at any time and begin studying immediately on enrolment.
This program is delivered online. Kaplan Professional’s online learning portal, KapLearn provides individuals with innovative, interactive learning resources and support. Individuals can access KapLearn from anywhere at any time using a computer or mobile device that has internet access. KapLearn is where individuals access learning material, activities and assessments, as well as ongoing support.
Learning and technical support is also available.
Corporate clients should contact our 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.
You may be entitled to receive Recognition of Prior Learning for existing knowledge and skills. RPL is a formal assessment process that recognises your current skill and knowledge. If you have the necessary experience and skill you may be competent in one or more of the units even though you have not completed recognised training.
RPL assessment will recognise what you know and apply it to the real estate program that you want to complete. This will reduce the time you need to spend studying and the number of units you need to complete.
The assessment process looks at your:
The education can be formal such as diplomas or degrees from recognised educational institutions or informal training such as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) attendance at conferences or seminars or franchise training – in fact any learning whatsoever can be recognised.
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NSW Real Estate Licensing Program
Note: The NSW Certificate of Registration is a pre-requisite to this program. If you have not completed these units, you will be required to enrol into the NSW Certificate of Registration Program as well, or apply for Recognition of Prior Learning for these units.
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