Mandatory CPD - real estate

Three CPD points from mandatory activities must be obtained each calendar year.  The subject areas for these activities will address the latest industry compliance issues, legislative changes and work practices.

A list of mandatory activities needed to complete for the current and previous three years will be published on this page.

Costs and payment for CPD

The cost of the mandatory activities are covered by Consumer Protection only for:

  • participants with a current licence or registration
  • attendance at mandatory activities listed below
  • in the calendar year of compliance
  • each activity only once
  • activities relevant to the participants role eg. residential or commercial options.

You are responsible for paying the cost of completing any catch-up courses, or for any additional mandatory activities completed.

Late arrival policy

If you arrive more than 30 minutes late and stay for the remainder of the activity, you will only be eligible for the CPD points when you complete the activity.  You must re-schedule the same activity with the same training provider to complete the part of the activity you missed. You are responsible for withdrawing or re-scheduling an activity.

Consumer Protection will only subsidise your attendance when you have completed the activity in full.

Training providers

The following registered training organisations deliver the mandatory activities. Courses will be available from mid-February each year.

Perth Metropolitan areas (face to face) and online state-wide

Aspire Performance Training

Livepm

REIWA Training

West Coast Property Training

Regional WA (face to face), Busselton, Albany, Bunbury, Margaret River, Kalgoorlie, Geraldton, Karratha

Aspire Performance Training

2024 Subjects

The following subjects have been prescribed for 2024.

Licenced agents can attend the session that most reflects their day-to-day operations and the work they do.

Residential Sales

Who is this designed for: Residential sales representatives

  • Overview of licences and registrations
  • Emerging technologies, legislation and compliance for the real estate industry
  • Disclosure of material facts

Residential Property Management

Who is this designed for: Residential property managers

  • Proposed changes to Residential Tenancy Act 1987 (WA)
  • Overview of licences and registrations 
  • Emerging technologies, legislation and compliance for the Real Estate Industry
  • Ending a tenancy

Commercial Sales and Property Management

Who is this designed for: Commercial Sales and Property Management Sales Representatives

  • Overview of licences and registrations
  • Contaminated Sites Act 2003 - Implications for real estate practitioners and their clients
  • Disclosure of material facts

2023 Subjects

The following subjects have been prescribed for 2023.

Real estate and business agents (3 hrs)

Who is this designed for: All licensed agents; real estate and business agents.

Session details: 

  • Automatic mutual recognition of occupational registration
  • Family and domestic violence provisions and protections
  • Cyber-crime, cyber-security and best practice prevention

Residential sales representatives (3 hrs)

Who is this designed for: Residential sales representatives

Session details: 

  • Strata and community titles
  • Automatic mutual recognition of occupational registration
  • Cyber-crime, cyber-security and best practice prevention

Residential Property Managers (3 hrs)

Who is this designed for: Residential property managers

Session details: 

  • Strata and community titles
  • Family and domestic violence provisions and protections
  • Cyber-crime, cyber-security and best practice prevention

Commercial Sales and Property Management (3 hrs)

Who is this designed for: Commercial - sales and property management

Session details: 

  • Cyber-crime, cyber-security and best practice prevention
  • Overview of the Small Business Friendly Approvals Program
  • Automatic mutual recognition of occupational registration

2022 Subjects

The following subjects have been prescribed for 2022.

Licensed Agents (3hrs)

Who is this designed for:  All Licensed agents (Residential/Commercial/Business Broking)

Session details: Responsibilities of the agent/BFC

  • Staff management; including remote working
  • Workplace safety and health
  • Business records

Disclosures and Authorities: Verifying trust account transactions

Sales Representatives (3hrs)

Who is this designed for:  All Sales representatives (Residential/Commercial)

Session details: 

  • Ethical and professional behaviour
  • Understanding valuations
  • Risk awareness; identifying high risk practices & behaviours

Property Managers (3hrs)

Who is this designed for:  All Property managers (Residential/Commercial)

Session details: 

  • Rent increases, breaches and terminations
  • Conflict management
  • Strata-titled Rental Properties: Responsibilities and obligations of the Property Manager & Strata Manager

2021 Subjects

The following subjects have been prescribed for 2021.

Licensed Agents

  • Licensed Agents are to attend one of the sessions outlined below.

Sales Representatives – Residential – (3hrs)

Who is this designed for:  Sales representatives involved in selling of residential property

Session details: 

  • Acting in the best interest of the client
  • What is a material fact and when should it be communicated
  • How to resolve conflict and maintaining effective communication
  • Strata Title Changes (inc Community Titles)

Sales Representatives – Commercial and Business Brokers – (3hrs)

Who is this designed for:  Sales representatives involved in selling of commercial/retail property or businesses. 

Session details:

  • Acting in the best interest of the client
  • What is a material fact and when should it be communicated
  • How to resolve conflict and maintaining effective communication
  • Strata Title Changes (inc Community Titles)

Property Managers – Residential – (3hrs)

Who is this designed for:  Property managers involved in leasing of residential property

Session details:

  • Rights and Responsibilities of tenants and owners and property managers role in this relationship
  • What is a material fact and when should it be communicated
  • Retention and security of documentation virtually e.g. Cloud based systems – how to ensure necessary records are retained in terms of statutory requirements

Property Managers – Commercial – (3hrs)

Who is this designed for:  Property managers involved in leasing of commercial/retail property. 

Session details:

  • Rights and Responsibilities of tenants and owners and property managers role in this relationship
  • What is a material fact and when should it be communicated
  • Retention and security of documentation virtually e.g. Cloud based systems – how to ensure necessary records are retained in terms of statutory requirements

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