Course Information: ACT Real Estate Traineeship
Traineeships combine work and training with an employer and structured training with a training provider like RETS. They include paid employment under an appropriate industrial arrangement, a Training Contract that is signed by both the employer and trainee and registered with Skills Canberra and a recognised qualification delivered by RETS.
A traineeship means you learn practical skills with an employer as well as formal learning with RETS and get a nationally recognised qualification you can use anywhere. You may not have much experience when you start a traineeship but will learn skills that will set you up for life.
Apprenticeships and traineeships are available to anyone of working age, and most can be done full-time or part-time. As a part of your traineeship, you’ll sign a training contract with your employer to work and learn under their supervision. Skills Canberra administers these contracts. Your contract also includes training through RETS.
RETS guides you through the course with a Training Plan, student support, learning resources and assessments. Training takes place on-the-job as you go about your day-to-day activities. RETS assesses you regularly using competency-based assessment – you are ‘Competent’ or ‘Not-Yet-Competent’ at completing a task. If you are Not-Yet-Competent, you will have the opportunity to be reassessed at a later date.
ACT Assistant Agent Certificate of Registration course
The Real Estate Assistant Agent course is the entry level real estate course in the ACT. It comprises five (5) units of competency which are recognised by Access Canberra. Any person looking to sell or lease property in the ACT (this includes giving advice or information on property) must have competently completed these units. When you have successfully completed these units and received your Statements of Attainment you can submit them to Access Canberra, where they will then register you as an Assistant Agent (conditions apply – see https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au for more information).
The Assistant Agent course for the real estate sector comprises of five units of competency.
Class 2 Licence ACT – CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice
This CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice is recognised by Access Canberra as the Class 2 Real Estate Licence qualification requirement, in the ACT. To apply for your Class 2 Licence, you must have held your Assistant Agents certificate for 12 months and successfully completed your CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice.
If you have worked in real estate, or a real estate related business you may also be eligible to receive Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). To find out if you are eligible contact RETS Head-office on 1300 850 980.
