The Next Step to Success The Education Regulation which Estate Agents must comply with says: “An intern agent is given a period of 12 months after the date of issue of their 1st Fidelity Fund Certificate in which to complete an internship period. During this time a logbook (portfolio of evidence) must be completed and submitted to the EAAB (Estate Agency Affairs Board) at the end of the 12-month period for assessment. The logbook must be completed by any persons who entered the Industry after the 1st January 2013. (NO EXEMPTIONS) A brand new agent with no relevant industry experience cannot complete the qualification through RPL Whether the RPL process is followed or learnership process the same qualification is obtained NQF4 59097 During this period with a further extension of 12 months an NQF4 59097 real estate qualification needs to be obtained from an accredited services SETA training provider. THE NQF4 59097 QUALIFICATION CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH 2 DIFFERENT LEARNING PROCESSES: RPL (Recognition Of Prior Learning) If the agent has been in the industry for a period of 12 months or longer and has a successful track record or has been in a relevant industry and can prove that learning has taken place then they will qualify to obtain their qualification through the RPL route. However (PLEASE NOTE), it is at the discretion of the training provider to do an assessment to see if this process can be followed. Learnership Any agent entering the industry for the 1st time must complete the qualification through a learnership. It consists of classroom interaction and workshops and the evidence/ compilation of the portfolio is completed in modules. * Please Note: If you hold a higher relevant qualification you can apply to the EAAB for an exemption against the NQF4/5 qualification. The information for the exemptions is available on the EAAB portal as well as a list of which Qualifications would qualify you for the exemption. A fee is payable to the EAAB when applying for the exemption. Once the logbook has been completed and successfully assessed and the NQF4 59097 qualification has been obtained and proof has been sent to the EAAB your final step is to write the 4-hour Professional Designation Exam (PDE). The exam is written through the EAAB and exams are held 4 times a year. When you have passed the exam, your status is then updated from intern to full status agent on your Fidelity Fund Certificate. You then can put the status of PPRE on your business card which stands for - Property Practitioner Real Estate NOTES: ______________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ _______________________________ _ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ _______________________________ _ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ _______________________________ _ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ _______________________________ _ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________