What is CPP41419 and has it been replaced?
CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice sits in the CPP Property Services Training Package. It was first released on 21 March 2019. It replaced four older Certificate IV in Property Services courses: Real Estate, Stock and Station Agency, Business Broking and Operations. Those four were merged to cut duplication and line the course up more clearly with licensing.
The national register still shows CPP41419 as current. The current version is Release 3, dated 19 May 2021, and no replacement code has been published. One provider change is worth knowing about. The Real Estate Institute of Victoria has stopped taking new enrolments in CPP41419. That was a decision by one training provider. The qualification itself has not been withdrawn, and other registered training organisations still deliver it.
What units does the course cover?
Every student completes five core units: preparing for professional practice, ethical practice, real estate legislation, marketing and communication profiles, and working with trust accounts. That leaves 13 electives. You must take every unit in any two of the twelve elective groups, A to L. The rest can come from a general elective list or from elsewhere in the CPP package.
The groups line up with real jobs. Group A covers residential sales and Group B covers residential property management. The rest cover property management business development, auctioneering, buyer's agency, onsite management, commercial sales and leasing, commercial property management, business broking, stock, station, and office administration. General electives include off-the-plan sales, holiday letting, tribunal hearings and social housing.
How long does it take and what does it cost?
The ACT lists CPP41419 as a traineeship with a nominal length of 24 months full time and 36 months part time. Victoria's training regulator sets a maximum of 24 months full time and 48 months part time for the traineeship, with at least 13 hours a week of combined work and training.
In Tasmania, the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania delivers the course over 12 to 24 months. It estimates 900 to 1,200 hours of total effort, or roughly 8 to 11 hours of study a week across two years. Its full fee is $5,500. Trainees pay a $2,000 employer contribution instead. Fees differ from provider to provider, so compare a few before you enrol.
Which licence does it lead to?
In NSW you start with a certificate of registration as an assistant agent. That needs only the five core units. After at least 12 months registered, you can move up to a Class 2 licence. For that you need 18 units, which must include all of Group A (sales) and all of Group B (property management), plus completed logbook tasks. A Class 2 licence covers both sales and property management.
Victoria's Estate Agents (Education) Regulations 2020 prescribe courses built on CPP41419 units, taught against Victorian estate agency law. In Queensland, the Office of Fair Trading moved to CPP41419 units for real estate licences and salesperson registration from 30 September 2021. Each state chooses its own units, so check that your elective groups match the job you want.
What you need
- Entry requirementsThe national qualification has no entry requirements. You can enrol without experience in real estate.
- Full qualification18 units: the 5 core units plus 13 electives. The electives must include every unit in two elective groups from A to L.
- NSW assistant agentYou must be at least 16, be a fit and proper person, and have completed the five CPP41419 core units. The certificate lasts four years and cannot be renewed.
- NSW Class 2 licenceYou must be 18 or over and have held assistant agent registration for at least 12 months. You also need the 5 core units, 5 Group A units, 5 Group B units and 3 electives, plus at least 9 Part 1 and 5 Part 2 logbook tasks.
- Queensland licenceAccording to the REIQ's summary of Office of Fair Trading rules, a real estate agent licence needs you to be 18 or over, suitable, and running a place of business in Queensland. You must also have completed the required training units through a registered training organisation.
State by state
| New South Wales | You need the 5 core units for an assistant agent certificate of registration. A Class 2 licence needs 18 units including Groups A and B, at least 12 months of registration, and logbook tasks. A Class 1 licence then needs a Diploma of Property (Agency Management). |
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| Victoria | The Estate Agents (Education) Regulations 2020 prescribe a course of CPP41419 units, including three electives, taught against Victorian estate agency law. The REIV describes CPP41419 as the qualification the Business Licensing Authority prescribes for agent's representatives. |
| Queensland | The Office of Fair Trading switched to CPP41419 units for real estate agent licences and salesperson registration certificates from 30 September 2021. Training under the older package was accepted only until that date. |
How to get there
- Before enrollingChoose a provider and your elective groupsPick a registered training organisation, then pick the two elective groups that fit the role you want. For residential work, take Group A (sales) and Group B (property management).
- First few monthsComplete the five core unitsIn NSW the core units alone qualify you for an assistant agent certificate of registration, so you can start working under supervision.
- At least 12 monthsWork under supervision and keep your logbookNSW assistant agents must be employed by a licence holder and supervised by a Class 1 licensee. Use this time to complete your logbook tasks.
- 12 to 24 monthsFinish the remaining unitsComplete the electives to reach 18 units. Traineeships run for up to 24 months full time.
- Year 1 to 4Apply for your licenceIn NSW, apply for a Class 2 licence once you have the units, at least 12 months of registration and the logbook tasks. You must do this within the four-year term of your registration.
- Year 3 onwardsConsider the Diploma laterIn NSW, a Class 1 licence needs at least two years on an unrestricted Class 2 licence plus a Diploma of Property (Agency Management).
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Questions people ask
Has CPP41419 been superseded?
No. The national training register still lists CPP41419 as current, at Release 3 from May 2021. No replacement code has been published. The REIV has stopped taking new enrolments, but that was one provider's decision and the qualification remains available elsewhere.
Do I need the whole Certificate IV before I can start work in NSW?
No. An assistant agent certificate of registration in NSW needs only the five core units, and you must be at least 16. You then have four years to finish the qualification and move up to a Class 2 licence.
How long does the Certificate IV take?
Traineeships are listed at 24 months full time in the ACT and Victoria, with longer limits for part-time study. The REIT delivers the course over 12 to 24 months and estimates 900 to 1,200 hours of total effort.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the provider and whether you study as a trainee. As one example, the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania charges a full fee of $5,500, or a $2,000 employer contribution for trainees.
Does the Certificate IV cover both sales and property management?
It can. For a NSW Class 2 licence you must complete all of Group A (residential sales) and all of Group B (residential property management). The licence then lets you work in both sales and property management.
What comes after the Certificate IV?
In NSW, a Class 1 licence lets you run an office as licensee in charge. To get one you need at least two years on an unrestricted Class 2 licence, a Diploma of Property (Agency Management) and further logbook tasks.
Sources
- training.gov.au: CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice
- training.gov.au: CPP41419 Release 3 qualification document
- NSW Government: Real estate agent licence
- NSW Government: Assistant agent certificate of registration
- Victorian Legislation: Estate Agents (Education) Regulations 2020
- VRQA: Property Services traineeship conditions
- AVETARS (ACT): CPP41419 traineeship details
- REIQ: Fair trading real estate requirements
- REIT: Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice
- REIV: Learning and enrolment notice
