Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Requirements
All property agents and certificate holders in NSW must complete annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) between 1 July and 30 June in accordance with NSW Fair Trading requirements. The CPD program covers compulsory topics that are specific to the class of licence held.
Details of these requirements can be found on the NSW Fair Trading website.
Industry Training Consultants is an approved provider authorised to deliver the compulsory CPD topics to ensure licence holders meet their regulatory obligations.
CPD Training - Licence Holders
All individuals who hold a class 1 property agent's licence, class 2 property agent's licence or a certificate of registration must complete the CPD specified for their licence or certificate category each year.
Failure to comply with your CPD requirements may result in the suspension or cancellation of your licence or certificate.
The CPD year for all licence and certificate holders starts on 1 July each year and ends on 30 June the following year.
Your CPD activities will depend on the level and type of licence you hold.
Class 1 Agent – Real Estate or Strata Management or dual licence holders
A Class 1 Agent in Real Estate or Strata Management must complete 5 hours of compulsory face-to-face or online interactive CPD each year.
If you hold a class 1 licence for both real estate and strata, or real estate and stock and station, you will be required to undertake:
- compulsory CPD for strata and compulsory CPD for real estate (compulsory CPD hours need only be completed once, and completion will count towards your compulsory hours for both licence categories),
For example, an agent completes the compulsory CPD topic about supervisor’s obligations. The topic is applicable to both licence categories – strata and real estate. The agent only needs to complete the topic once and it is counted towards both licence categories (one hour for real estate and one hour for strata).
Class 1 Agent – Stock and Station
A Class 1 Agent in Stock and Station must complete compulsory face-to-face or online interactive CPD each year.
Class 2 Agent – Real Estate or Strata Management or dual licence holders
A Class 2 Agent in Real Estate or Strata Management must complete 5 hours of compulsory face-to-face or online interactive CPD each year.
If you hold a class 2 licence for both strata and real estate, or real estate and stock and station, you are required to complete additional compulsory CPD hours:
- compulsory CPD for real estate and compulsory CPD for strata (compulsory CPD hours only must be completed once and completion will count towards your compulsory hours for both licence categories)
For example, an agent completes the compulsory CPD topic about supervisor’s obligations. The topic is applicable to both licence categories – strata and real estate. The agent only needs to complete the topic once and it is counted towards both licence categories (one hour for real estate and one hour for strata).
Class 2 Agent – Stock and Station
A Class 2 Agent in Stock and Station must complete compulsory face-to-face or online interactive CPD each year.
LEARNING STRATEGY
All resource guides and assessment practicums are supplied in both hard copy and digital formats for your convenience.
The resource guide is used to develop a sound knowledge base of the topic.
To successfully complete the necessary hours of training, you will be required to complete a range of assessment tasks to demonstrate your knowledge, skills and understanding of each subject.
TIME FRAME
Face-to-face CPD training sessions are currently being updated for the 2026–2027 CPD year.
New course dates and schedules will be published shortly.
Please note: Training times may vary slightly depending on venue access and delivery requirements.
OUTCOME
Any agent who successfully completes the course topics will be issued with a written notice, demonstrating completion of the compulsory topics including their personal details and information about the training undertaken.
COST
Please refer to the Course Dates page for current pricing.
CPD RECORDS
Licence and certificate holders must retain their own records of any compulsory topics completed.
Licence holders (class 1 and class 2) must retain all records for 3 years.
TRAINING PLAN
From 1 July 2026, Licensees-in-Charge are still required to develop and maintain a training plan for all employed agents, inclusive of CPD. To obtain a copy the training plan template, please visit this page
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO CONSIDER
Licence or certificate of registration holders who have:
- applied and received a licence or certificate of registration or,
- restored or reactivated a licence or certificate of registration that has been expired since the commencement of the allocated CPD period,
are not required to undertake CPD if that licence or certificate of registration commenced less than 90 days or within 3 months of the expiry of the allocated CPD period (i.e. 2 April to 30 June).
This exemption is applied automatically, holders are not required to apply for the exemption.
Note: This exemption does not apply to a licence or certificate of registration that is recommenced following a period of suspension or cancellation where a condition has been applied under the Act requiring the holder to complete specified CPD.
A person issued with a certificate of registration, that commences within 9 months of the expiry of the CPD period;
is required to complete a minimum of one unit of competency from that year, from a valid Certificate IV qualification that is required for the issue of a Class 2 Agent licence.
A person issued with a licence, that commences within 9 months of the expiry of the CPD period;
is required to complete the compulsory topics and (if applicable) elective topics for the current CPD period.
