Pave your way to a career in real estate. Manage residential properties, build tenant relationships and gain a solid understanding of the legal requirements surrounding property management. Obtain real world skills in a simulated industry workplace.
Through a mixture of theory and practical course work, learn to:
Select appropriate tenants for a property and manage tenant relationships
Prepare residential tenancy agreements and ingoing inspects
Perform routine property inspections
Organise repairs and maintenance
Terminate a tenancy, including outgoing inspections
Re-let a property
Gain practical experience and develop specialist skills that give you an advantage in the job market.
A nationally accredited Statement of Attainment
Credit towards a Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice
A sound understanding of tenancy law
The confidence to manage tenants and to build constructive relationships
Experience in managing residential property
Some courses require evidence of previous experience or study before you can enrol
During your study you’ll need to provide your teacher with the following evidence:
To be prepared for this course, we recommend that you have:
A keen interest in networking and building relationships
A desire to pursue a career in real estate
Literacy, numeracy and technical skills at an Australian Year 12 level
Experience using databases and software applications like Microsoft Excel and Word
The desire to know more about the compliance requirements for self-managed residential properties
TAFE NSW is committed to meeting the learning needs of every community. Meeting these needs can mean there are additional entry requirements at different campus locations. Check your preferred location for further requirements. If you need help preparing for study, contact us to find out how we can support you.
Our graduates go onto roles like: assistant real estate agent, property manager, real estate representative, property portfolio officer with the Statement of Attainment in Real Estate Practice (Assistant Agent), or real estate agent with the Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice
All new entrants to the real estate industry need to hold a certificate of registration before they are able to upgrade to a Class 2 real estate agent licence. A Class 2 real estate agent licence enables you to conduct real estate sales or provide property management services in NSW. You need to complete part of the Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice to be eligible to apply for your certificate of registration. After satisfying the qualifying experience period, you will become eligible to apply for your Class 2 real estate agent licence in NSW. Visit NSW Fair Trading to learn more about the specific requirements you need to meet to gain a Class 2 licence. Your teacher will be able to provide additional information during your studies.
Take your study further with other courses offered at TAFE NSW:
Begin here to gain experience and confidence in this study area.
The Statement of Attainment in Introduction to Managing Property and Tenants does not have any pre-requisite courses.
Advance your skills to take your career to the next level
Strengthen your expertise and gain specialist skills to expand your employability.
At TAFE NSW, we recognise your previous study and work experience. You can apply for recognition of prior learning or a credit transfer with any of our courses. If you're successful you'll get your qualification faster.
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