Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Specifically designed for the Elders group.
ACOP has been conducting CPD for the property industry since September 2003, when CPD became mandatory for professionals working in the property industry. ACOP provides CPD training in all property licence categories in NSW.
As per NSW Fair Trading’s CPD Guidelines, all licence and certificate of registration holders within NSW are required to complete CPD each year as one of the requirements of holding their authority to practice. The new CPD year, which is a change from the past four (4) years, runs from 1 July to 30 June of the following year. The CPD year is no longer March to March – nor is it linked to your renewal date. CPD MUST be completed in the CPD year.
You can confirm your class of licence through the NSW Fair Trading public register, which dictates what level of CPD you are required to undertake.
ACOP’s courses are developed by and delivered by current industry professionals and solicitors. This means that students are able to benefit from the analysis of real cases and scenarios and receive the most up to date knowledge of legislation and industry best practices.
All courses offered by ACOP provide an opportunity to network with other agents and agencies and to share ideas within our best practice framework.
CPD Requirements
Class 1 AND Class 2 Licensed Agents
All licensed agents must complete 5 hours of training on compulsory topics relevant to the class of licence they hold each CPD year.
NSW Fair Trading have identified that agents who hold more than one category of licence, must complete additional compulsory topics relating to each of those categories of licence. In reality, this means:
- if you hold a Real Estate and a Stock & Station licence or a Dual Real Estate/Stock & Station licence, you will need to complete the 5 hours of Compulsory CPD for one licence category and also the same for the other category. Because some of the topics covered in both sessions overlap, you would only need to complete the main 5 hour session plus the topics that are different in the second session.
- if you hold a Real Estate, a Stock & Station and a Strata Managing Agents licence, you will need to complete compulsory CPD for all 3 categories of licence. Again, where topics overlap, you only need to cover the unique topics from each of the three (3) CPD Compulsory sessions.
NSW Fair Trading provides a list of topics that are required to be included as the Compulsory topics for CPD training.
Compulsory topics must be delivered in:
- a face-to-face interactive training environment – maximum 40 attendees, or
- an interactive webinar – maximum 25 attendees,
and, include an assessment activity.
| If a licensed agent is unable to complete five hours of CPD training in an interactive environment, they may complete a minimum of 10 hours of CPD through online training as an alternative. This must include all compulsory topics relevant to their licence category/ies, plus their choice of other training to make up a total of 10 hours. |
The topics for CPD for Licensed Agents in the 2024 CPD year are:
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Combined Residential Sales and Property Management
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Combined Residential Sales and Property Management
This course is for those agents who also hold a Real Estate Licence and have completed one of the other 5 hour courses in any topic other than Residential Sales and/or Residential Property Management.
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Residential Property Management
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Strata Management
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Strata Management
This course is for those agents who also hold a Strata Management Licence and have completed one of the other 5 hour courses in any topic other than Strata Management.
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Buyers Agents
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Stock & Station
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Stock & Station
This course is for those agents who also hold a Stock & Station Licence and have completed one of the other 5 hour courses in any topic other than Stock & Station.
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Short-term Residential Management
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Licensee-In-Charge Responsibilities
Licensees-in-Charge must have all CPD training detailed in the training plan for the agency, and this may be made up of topics most relevant to the agent.
In addition to the compulsory topics set by NSW Fair Trading, Licensees-In-Charge are also required to develop and maintain a training plan for all employed agents, inclusive of CPD requirements. A proforma for the training plan is provided by NSW Fair Trading or you can choose to develop your own.
Assistant Agents
Certificate of Registration holders working as an Assistant Agent must complete at least 3 Units of Competency each CPD year from the relevant Certificate IV qualification that is required for the issue of a Class 2 Licence. NSW Fair trading has identified specific units of competency for each different category of licence. The qualification for each licence category is:
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Class 2 Real Estate Agents Licence |
Class 2 Dual Real Estate/Stock & Station Agents Licence |
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Class 2 Stock & Station Agents Licence |
Class 2 Strata Managing Agents Licence |
If you are unsure of which Class licence you hold, please confirm by simply typing your legal name or licence number into the NSW Fair Trading public register