WHICH COURSE DO YOU NEED TO COMPLETE?
VICTORIA
In Victoria there are 2 types of courses; Agent's Rep. Courses and Licensing Course.
The Agent's Rep. Course, when successfully completed, provides you with the educational requirements to work as an Agent's Representative in Victoria.
An agent’s representative is an employee of a licensed estate agent who performs any of an estate agent’s functions ‑ for example, a salesperson or property manager ‑ under the authority of that agent.
An agent’s representative cannot operate a real estate business.
The Licensing Course, when successfully completed, provides you with the educational requirements to become an Estate Agent in Victoria.
The role of an estate agent is to:
- act on behalf of owners, buyers and tenants to arrange the sale or lease of property including houses, buildings, factories, shops, farms, land and businesses
- provide market appraisals of properties and businesses for clients
- negotiate the sale or lease of properties and businesses
- prepare agreements between buyers and sellers or landlords and tenants
- collect rents and manage rental properties.
To do any of these you must:
- hold an estate agent’s licence, or
- be employed by a licensed estate agent as an agent’s representative.