| Choosing to undertake accredited real estate | | | | |
| training can lead to a flexible, well paid | | | | The NSW course in property practice must be |
| career helping individuals and businesses | | | | delivered by an approved registered training |
| achieve their goals. | | | | organisation (RTO) and students may be able |
| | | | to choose their own mode of study. For |
| A quality real estate education will provide | | | | example some course providers can offer |
| you with a wide choice of interesting career | | | | students a consecutive 3 day seminar course |
| roles in an industry which is constantly | | | | or you may choose to complete the course |
| growing and developing. Some of the important | | | | subjects by distance education at your own |
| roles in your future may include home sales, | | | | pace within a 3 month period. |
| home buying as a buyers agent, commercial and | | | | |
| rural property sales, property management, | | | | NSW Real Estate Agents Licence |
| auctioneering and specialist property | | | | |
| consulting. | | | | The next step in your real state career path |
| | | | involves obtaining your NSW Real Estate |
| Let's take a look at some of the educational | | | | Agents Licence. This qualification will allow |
| requirements for a professional real estate | | | | you to qualify for more responsible career |
| career in New South Wales. | | | | roles and even allow you to manage your own |
| | | | real estate agency. |
| Certificate of Registration | | | | |
| | | | The real estate licence course consists of 17 |
| The very first step of your real estate | | | | units which are recognised nationally. These |
| career is to complete the NSW course in | | | | include the 3 units from the NSW Course in |
| property practice which is required by the | | | | Property Practice which you would already |
| New South Wales Office of Fair Trading (OFT). | | | | have completed if you hold a current NSW |
| The successful completetion of this course | | | | Certificate of Registration. Some registered |
| leads to a Certificate of Registration and | | | | course providers will allow you choose to |
| this qualification will allow you to find | | | | complete this course as an intensive program, |
| employment in the areas of sales or property | | | | an after hour workshop program, or instead by |
| management for a real estate agency in NSW. | | | | flexible distance education. |
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| The course includes the following modules: | | | | Continuing Professional Development |
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| Work in the real estate sector | | | | Both certificate and licence holders are also |
| | | | required to undertake continuing professional |
| Prepare for work in the property industry | | | | development (CPD) course subjects before |
| | | | qualifications are renewed each year in order |
| Communicate effectively and accurately with | | | | to keep their professional qualifications up |
| clients | | | | to date. |