Assistant Agent Course
Description
This course allows you to apply to the NSW Office of Fair Trading to be an Assistant Agent in Real Estate – Sales and Leasing. This is the requirement to work in the industry in NSW and be employed and supervised under a Licensee in Charge (Class 1 Agent) and perform real estate sales, leasing and stock and station (livestock only) functions including
- acting as an agent to negotiate with a person to enter into, or to accept an offer relating to a real estate transaction or a contract for a real estate transaction
- introduce a prospective purchaser, lessee or licensee of land to another licensed agent or owner
- acting as an agent to collect rents payable or provide property management services
As an Assistant Agent, you are able to secure new clients however, only a Class 2 or Class 1 Agent can sign and bind the agency to an agreement.
As part of this course, you will have access to 5 units of competency, taken from CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice.
A certificate as an Assistant Agent is a one-off certificate issued for a period of 4 years. At this point, all Assistant Agents are required to upgrade to a Class 2 Licence within this 4-year period by completing a Certificate IV in Real Estate Practices.
When completing this course, NREL will provide you with learning guides, additional resources as well as direct contact with our trainers via email in the student platform.
You have 6 months to complete this course. Prior to accessing the course content and assessment you will be required to complete a pre-enrolment assessment within your student portal which is compulsory for all students.
Note: All students are required to provide NREL with the Unique Student Identifier (USI). You can apply for this at www.usi.gov.au and we will ask you to provide this number before you are granted access to your course.
- CPPREP4003
Access and interpret legislation in real estate - CPPREP4002
Access and interpret ethical practice in real estate - CPPREP4001
Prepare for professional practice in real estate - CPPREP4004
Establish marketing and communication profiles in real estate - CPPREP4005
Prepare to work with real estate trust accounts
The course consists of assessment tasks, questions and video roleplays.
To complete an NREL course, you will need:
- a Laptop or Computer (Mac or Windows computers are both compatible (Windows 8 or above)
- the latest version of Adobe Reader (currently Adobe Reader DC), Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- internet access so you can complete the assessments via the online learning platform (google chrome is recommended)
- Video recording device (e.g. laptop, phone etc)
When you enrol you should receive two separate emails? These are automatically sent to the email provided upon enrolling by the student. The first email will be a receipt and confirmation and the second will be your login details and the link to the training platform for you to begin your course
*Note: Ensure to check your junk mail folder for the second email as sometimes email servers can filter training platforms as SPAM.