CPP41419 - Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice
Duration 52 weeks (12 weeks break inclusive)

CRICOS Course Code: 116144J

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AWS is an approved Skilled Capital training provider. Skilled Capital is an ACT Government funded training initiative that provides funding to eligible students undertaking vocational education and training.

Eligible students may be able to enrol in this course with government funding and pay a student contribution fee of only AUD $100.

Eligibility criteria and conditions apply. Please visit the Skilled Capital website for more information or contact AWS for assistance with your eligibility and enrolment enquiries.

This qualification reflects the role of real estate professionals who apply knowledge of real estate practice legal agency and compliance requirements, ethical standards and consumer preferences to conduct real estate functions.

This qualification applies to people working in both residential and commercial property, including business broking, and stock and station transactions.

Occupational titles may include:

• Auctioneer
• Stock and Station Agent
• Business Broker, Business Agent, Franchise Broker
• Property Manager, Body Corporate Manager
• Real Estate Agent
• Real Estate Representative, Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate Sub-agent, Property Portfolio Officer, Buyer's Agent

Staff who hold this qualification are commonly engaged with:

• analysing data, industry intelligence and leads to identify prospects
• developing, building and maintaining relationships with lessors, tenants, vendors and buyers
• providing advice to lessors, tenants, vendors and buyers on the sale, purchase or lease of commercial, residential, stock and station, and property real estate
• implementing systems, forms and documents to ensure real estate agency transactions are compliant with regulatory requirements; managing risk to agency and agent, and demonstrating high standards of ethical practice
• transacting, accessing, and preserving the integrity of trust accounts to minimise customer and agency risk
• establishing, maintaining, executing and concluding contracts with lessors, tenants, vendors and buyers, including by auction
• building and promoting the agency and individual brands

Pathways from the qualification

After completing the CPP41419 Certificate IV in in Real Estate Practice, students may articulate into further study of the Diploma level of real estate offered by any Australian RTO.

Entry Requirements

• [Age Requirement]: At least 18 years old at the time of course commencement.
  *If you are under 18 and wish to apply for this course, you must have at least one parent who is your legal guardian and is currently residing with you in Australia. You and your legal guardian will need to submit an application for special consideration to request a waiver of the age requirement. The College Administration Team will assess such applications on a case-by-case basis.
• [Knowledge Requirement]: Year 12 completion or overseas equivalent; OR Successful completion of any AQF Certificate III level (or above) courses. OR has relevant experience in Real Estate field for more than 1 year.
• [English Requirement]: For international students, IELTS overall 6.0 or its equivalent (TOEFL/PTE/Cambridge English are acceptable), OR complete Australian ELICOS course at upper intermediate level, OR complete any AQF Certificate IV course (or above) taught in English, OR pass the AWS English placement test at upper intermediate level (at least 60 points out of 100) unless your nationality is the US, UK, New Zealand, Canada or Ireland.

Additional requirement for Student visa applicants

If you intend to use a CoE issued by the College as your principal course for a Subclass 500 Student visa application, you will need to provide some additional documents before we issue your CoE.

You will be required to provide:

• evidence of financial capacity that meets at least the minimum financial requirements published by the Australian Department of Home Affairs; and
• a written Genuine Student (GS) statement explaining your study intentions and future study or career plans.

These requirements are in addition to our normal entry requirements.

The College will review the documents before making a final decision on your enrolment and CoE. If we are not satisfied with the information provided, we may decide not to proceed with your application, not to issue an unconditional offer, or not to issue a CoE.

We take your privacy seriously. Your financial documents and GS statement will only be used to assess your study intentions and your apparent capacity to meet the costs of studying and living in Australia.

The information will not be used for unrelated purposes and will not be disclosed to third parties unless required or permitted by law.

Delivery and Assessments

This program is delivered in an institution-based environment with face to face delivery (20 hours per week). The mode of training is highly practical with a combination of knowledge and practical tasks to enable the acquisition of knowledge and development of skills. You are also expected to undertake a total of 6 hours per week of structured self-paced activities at your own time.

AWS uses a range of assessment methods which include knowledge questions and projects incorporating research tasks, role-plays, case studies, observations etc. Depending on the unit requirements, various assessment methods are used to ensure the collection of valid and sufficient evidence of students’ performance.

Course structure

Duration: 40 tuition weeks. (52 Weeks include break) The course consists of 18 units and is clustered into 4 groups in order to be delivered within 4 terms of full time study load. The term duration is 10 weeks.
Please refer to the unit description on https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/cpp41419/qualdetails.

CPPREP4001	Prepare for professional practice in real estate	Core Unit
CPPREP4002	Access and interpret ethical practice in real estate	Core Unit
CPPREP4003	Access and interpret legislation in real estate	Core Unit
CPPREP4004	Establish marketing and communication profiles in real estate	Core Unit
CPPREP4005	Prepare to work with real estate trust accounts	Core Unit
CPPREP4121	Establish landlord relationships	Elective Unit
CPPREP4122	Manage tenant relationships	Elective Unit
CPPREP4123	Manage tenancy	Elective Unit
CPPREP4103	Establish vendor relationships	Elective Unit
CPPREP4104	Establish buyer relationships	Elective Unit
CPPREP4105	Sell property	Elective Unit
CPPREP4161	Undertake pre-auction processes	Elective Unit
CPPREP4162	Conduct and complete sale by auction	Elective Unit
CPPREP4163	Complete post-auction process and contract execution	Elective Unit
CPPREP4102	Market property	Elective Unit
CPPREP4125	Transact in trust accounts	Elective Unit
CPPREP4101	Appraise property for sale or lease	Elective Unit
CPPREP4124	End tenancy	Elective Unit

Please note AWS reserves the right to change its electives. Should such changes occur, you will be notified at the point of enrolment.