PropAcademy | Online Estate Agent Courses in South Africa
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PropAcademy has devised an innovative online study program that is flexible enough to allow you to study towards meeting the legislated requirements for estate agents anywhere, at your own time, and at your own pace. Tips and advice for Real Estate Agents covering mandatory and recommended qualifications, online courses, best practices and legislation in South Africa.
PropAcademy | Online Estate Agent Courses in South Africa
8M ago
As per revised clarity notice on 30 June 2023 deadline on compliance with education regulations published by the PPRA.
Given the ongoing hurdles, we feel the pressure placed on you as a Practitioner, so let’s clear things up.
WHAT MAKES ME COMPLIANT?
If you hold Intern/Full Status, then to be compliant within the 24 month period, the following must be marked as competent:
Internship Logbook
NQF4
PDE4
If you hold Principal Status, then to be compliant the following must be marked as competent:
Internship Logbook
NQF4
PDE4
NQF5
PDE5 (within 24 months of holding Principal Status)
WHO IS THE C ..read more
PropAcademy | Online Estate Agent Courses in South Africa
1y ago
How do I know that an ethical Accreditation Centre is representing me?
It is difficult to turn down a “cheap” course – how are you to know that there are providers in the industry selling cheap RPL courses to agents who do not qualify and cannot complete them?
Certain costs must be carried out when delivering a qualification. Your course must be current with the legislation of that industry, and it must be assessed by an ETDP/SSETA accredited Assessor who must be paid to mark your assignments and liaise with you directly to ensure you understand how to present any remedial work. Th ..read more
PropAcademy | Online Estate Agent Courses in South Africa
1y ago
New Deadline
The PPRA/EAAB has extended the deadline from 31 January 2023 to 30 June 2023. All candidates must meet this deadline as it will not be extended again.
Who is the deadline for?
When you receive your first FFC you must submit your Logbook within the first 12 months, and within a total of 24 months [from FFC issue date] you must be found competent in your NQF4 and your PDE4.
You will then need to comply with CPD the year following the year you received your PDE4 results.
If you then complete your NQF5 and registered as a Principal, you have 2 years in which to be found competent in y ..read more
PropAcademy | Online Estate Agent Courses in South Africa
1y ago
To become a principal property practitioner in South Africa and own your real estate firm, you must comply with the controlling regulatory authority, The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority. The PPRA was previously known as The Estate Agents Affairs Board, the EAAB. The Property Practitioners Act No 22 of 2019 was promulgated in February 2022. Agents/Practitioners are also governed by The Property Practitioners Code of Conduct. Well, what does this all mean? Let’s summarise “how to become a property practitioner” for you.
From Intern or Candidate Property ..read more
PropAcademy | Online Estate Agent Courses in South Africa
1y ago
10 Tips on Writing your PDE
Don’t study using everyone’s handed-down crash course material; this will just have you spinning with unanswered questions and outdated material.
This exam is online; when the PPRA refer to a “seat number” please ignore this.
Make sure your mic and webcam work. Don’t have a webcam? Go buy one!
Don’t talk to others during your exam; you need to be alone in a quiet room.
When you book your exam, you may see you need to choose an area to write, please just click on the area to complete your booking but note, you can do this exam from anywhere quiet, as long as yo ..read more
PropAcademy | Online Estate Agent Courses in South Africa
1y ago
Kindly take note of these deadlines with regards to the PPRA.
1. Education Regulations
All practitioners must comply within two years of their first FFC. Those that do not have amnesty until 31 January 2023. This means you must have completed your 12-month intern logbook, your NQF Level 4 Real Estate 59097, and your PDE Level 4 exam in time. Failing which you will be barred from operating as a Property Practitioner.
2. FFC & Registration Certificate Renewals
Renewals need to take place by the 31st of October each year. Your renewal is paid for 3 years in advance. Principal renewa ..read more
PropAcademy | Online Estate Agent Courses in South Africa
1y ago
We know that there are still some of you battling to renew your FFC, so we have decided to share some tips to help you out. Please note the contents of this article has been extracted from this PPRA Notice.
Important Tips
The cut-off date to renew your 2023 FFC is 31 Oct 2022
Your renewal is paid for 3 years in advance
Principal renewals have to be applied and paid for first
Agencies no longer have to pay for renewals but still need to renew via the PPRA portal
Following this, all other Property Practitioners can renew
When you renew, remember
You must use your correct 7 ..read more
PropAcademy | Online Estate Agent Courses in South Africa
2y ago
The Property Practitioners Act No22 of 2019 is the law from 1st February 2022. Whenever there is a change in legislation, clarification is needed.
Listen to this 40-minute discussion to understand how agents must comply during the change from the old to the new Acts and how the new Act affects developers, Homeowner Associations and Property Practitioners.
The experts include Janet Alexander, CEO PropAcademy / Mfundo Daki, HOD Education Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority PPRA / and Sean Theunnissen, CEO Property Point.
The Path to Certification: REIS Panel Discussion 2022 ..read more
PropAcademy | Online Estate Agent Courses in South Africa
2y ago
The EAAB announced that the CPD 2021 material will be uploaded in the coming weeks thereby making the CPD programme available from 1 October 2021 to all eligible estate agents.
Experience has taught the EAAB that there are some estate agents who experience difficulties in navigating the CPD portal which compromises their ability to complete the CPD programme. In this regard, the EAAB will, in due course, issue a schedule to remotely assist the affected estate agents using a meeting virtual platform.
“We wish to further reiterate the position we have clarified before that, all estate agents who ..read more
PropAcademy | Online Estate Agent Courses in South Africa
2y ago
A policy approved by the EAABB applicable to interns, non-principal or principal estate agents, has granted an extension of a time frame within which they can ensure compliance with the board’s education regulations.
The EAAB’s practise notice (ETD01/2020) states that these regulations do not apply to persons who want to enter the estate agency sector for the first time or to persons who have never previously applied for, or been issued with, a valid Fidelity Fund Certificate (FFC) by the EAAB. By law estate agents are required to have a valid FFC issued by the EAAB for them to practice.
The n ..read more