Diploma of Property Services (Real Estate)
Who is This Real Estate Course for?
Gain a rewarding career in the real estate industry in New South Wales with the Diploma of Property Services (Real Estate).* This course is especially designed for those who wish to manage a real estate agency or work in the industry in the areas of sales or property management.
You'll learn all about selling, marketing, leasing and managing property as well as administrative and general management functions. In addition, you'll also become familiar with concepts relating to property and business law, urban and regional planning considerations, risk management and property appraisal.
The skills and knowledge you'll gain from this TAFE diploma course will be applicable across a range of real estate sectors, i.e. residential, commercial and industrial.
* If you intend to work outside of NSW, you'll need to verify if this course meets the licensing requirements of the regulatory body in your state or territory. Contact a SEEK Learning consultant for more information.
Quick Course Guide
- Qualification
- Diploma
- Student support
- Yes: Expert teacher & online support
- Study time
- Self-paced
Eg: 1 yr = 17.5 hrs/week - Pre-requisites
- Year 12 (HSC) or industry experience preferred
- Delivery method
- Online
- Course materials
- All course materials are provided
- Enrolment dates
- Enrol anytime - start now!
- Assessment
- Assignment + practical auction assessment + online quizzes
- Delivered by
- OTEN - #1 distance education TAFE provider
- Resources required
- Internet, email
Career-relevant and Accredited Real Estate Course
Gain a qualification that's:
Completion of this course will enable you to apply for a certificate of registration to work in the real estate industry in NSW.
Your TAFE qualification is likely to receive credit at a number of Australian universities. Contact a SEEK Learning consultant to find out more.
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What You'll Learn with the Diploma of Property Services (Real Estate)
This course aims to give you knowledge and skills that will be applicable across residential, commercial and industrial sectors.
Among other things, you'll learn how to:
- manage agency risk
- provide property appraisal
- market property
- present and explain property reports
- implement personal marketing plan
- develop strategic business plans
- provide property management services
- maintain trust accounts
Flexible Study with Distance Learning
Fit your learning around your lifestyle - because the course is delivered online, you have the flexibility of when and where you wish to complete your property training.
Complete the course faster depending on the time you have available! This diploma course of 28 units is typically completed within 3 years, but you can finish earlier by increasing the time you dedicate to your studies.
Study HoursTime to complete
- 35 hrs/wk=
- 6 months
- 17.5 hrs/wk=
- 1 year
- 8.5 hrs/wk=
- 2 years
- 6 hrs/wk=
- 3 years
Course Units
There are 28 units to be completed in this property course.
- Identify legal and ethical requirements of property management to complete agency work
- Identify legal and ethical requirements of property sales to complete agency work
- Communicate with clients as part of agency operations
- Interpret legislation to complete agency work
- Minimise agency and consumer risk
- Establish and build client-agency relationships
- Establish and manage agency trust accounts
- Appraise property
- Prepare and present property reports
- List property for lease
- Market property for lease
- Lease property
- Monitor and manage lease or tenancy agreement
- List property for sale
- Market property for sale
- Negotiate effectively in property transactions
- Sell and finalise the sale of property by private treaty
- Prepare for auction and complete sale
- Conduct auction
- Manage conflict and disputes in the property industry
- Develop a strategic business plan in the real estate industry
- Manage operational plan
- Manage people performance
- Manage budgets and financial plans
- Recruit, select and induct staff
- Market the agency
- Work in the business broking sector
- Work in the real estate sector