Real Estate & Property Courses

The answer will depend on the course you are undertaking and the training provider you study with. It is recommended that students ask their training provider the average duration for their chosen real estate course.

Connect Skills Institute provides access to each real estate course for up to a year from enrolment. Students can complete our courses in their own time, at their own pace. Each real estate course is designed to be completed anywhere within one to four months.

The cost of the course varies depending on the training provider and delivery mode.

Our course fees are listed on each individual course page.

The average course fee across Australia for the CPP41419 Certificate IV in Property Practice across Australia is $3,634.

The average course fee across Australia for the CPP51119 Diploma of Property (Agency Management) is $5,397.

Source: myskills.gov.au as of the 1st of August, 2022.

Once you have completed your course, all individuals must apply to the government regulator for their state or territory. There is usually an application form to fill out, and you will be required to attach your real estate course certificate or statement of attainment.

As part of the Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice, you will learn about the regulators in each state and the educational requirements to apply for a real estate license.

As a student of Connect Skills Institute, we are happy to assist you in applying for your real estate license, on successful completion of your course.

For more information on eligibility and educational requirements see the following list of regulators for each state and territory:

New South Wales: NSW Fair Trading

Victoria: Consumer Affairs Victoria

Queensland: Office of Fair Trading (Queensland Government)

Western Australia: Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety – DMIRS  (Government of Western Australia)

South Australia: Consumer and Business Services (CBS) (Government of South Australia)

Australian Capital Territory: Access Canberra (ACT Government)

Northern Territory: Northern Territory Government

Tasmania: Property Agents Board Of Tasmania

Accredited and nationally recognised real estate courses can cover a wide range of topics such as property law, economics, marketing, finance, and agency management.

In the Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice, you will learn the aspects and duties of real estate sales and property management- as well as real estate legislation, communication, property inspections and trust accounts.

Whether you’re looking to start a career in real estate or take your existing career to the next level, there’s a real estate course to suit your career needs.

Potential job roles include property sales, property management, agency management and auctioneering.

What is a real estate agent? 

A real estate agent is someone licensed or certified by a regulator, the state government, to work in real estate. Real estate agents act on behalf of their clients in property transactions and have a duty of care to their clients.

Before you start any real estate course, you should make sure that:

1. You enrol into the right course that suits your career goals.
2. You understand the government regulators’ eligibility and educational requirements.
3. You understand the eligibility requirements of your training provider.

It is not generally recommended to apply for jobs before you finish the required real estate course and register yourself with the government regulator (if required).

The reason is that if you do get a job opportunity and the employer wants you to start ASAP, you legally cannot. So in that kind of situation, the employer can easily change their mind, or they might find someone else to fulfil the role.

We recommend that once you have fulfilled the requirements of your state or territory regulator and are approved, start looking for work and applying for jobs.