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Individuals who hold the superseded three-unit Agent’s Representative qualification can now update their training with the REIV Fast Track Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice CPP41419 in just six months.

If you hold the superseded three-unit Agent’s Representative qualification and are looking to become a licensed estate agent, you must complete both the Certificate IV Real Estate Practice CPP41419 and the Diploma of Property (Agency Management) CPP51119.

The REIV fast-track option is only available to Agent’s Representatives who have at least 12 months experience in real estate and are currently registered with the BLA. It is a quicker way to get qualified with access to trainer support and government funding for eligible students.

The CPP41419 fast track fee are as below: • $1,000 with Skills First Funding • $200 with Skills First Funding –

Concession • $4,500 not funded, fee for service (payment plans available).

Understand your eligibility for funding

Eligibility for Skills First Government funding

Eligibility can only be confirmed after an REIV Enrolment Form and Skills First Declaration is completed. There is no cost or obligation to complete this stage of the process.

Some of the key eligibility criteria relevant to the CPP41419 and CPP51119 are listed here. Further details are available at skills.vic.gov.au

Citizenship:

To be eligible for Skills First training, you must be: • An Australian citizen • An Australian permanent resident, or • A New Zealand citizen

Age:

Skills First prioritises training for young people (under 20), Apprenticeships and Foundation Skills, and otherwise requires students do progressively higher qualifications to be eligible. The REIV accepts enrolments from students 18 and over.

If you are under 20 years old or eligible under the JobTrainer Fund you can do Skills First training at any level.

If you are 20 years or over, you can usually only do Skills First training at a higher level than any qualification you already have. The REIV accredited training is a Level IV qualification, to be eligible any prior qualification should be Level 3 or under.

There are also limits on how much Skills First training you can do. The limits are: • You can’t start* more than two qualifications in a year • You can’t start* more than two skill sets in a year

It is a quicker way to get qualified with access to trainer support and government funding for eligible students. The shorter delivery period means that the course fees is lower than the full 10-month blended delivery option.

• You can’t do more than two Skills

First qualifications or skill sets at the same time • You can enrol in two same level qualification at a time, once in your lifetime.

These limits encourage you to make informed decisions about your training and employment opportunities and finish your training.

* This includes courses you start but don’t finish.

Eligibility for Skills First Government funding – Concession

Concession is only applicable for CPP41419 Cert IV in Real Estate Practice. You may be eligible for a concession if you hold a valid and current:

a) Health Care Card issued by the

Commonwealth; b) Pensioner Concession Card; c) Veteran’s Gold Card; d) An alternative card or concession eligibility criterion approved by the Minister

The concessions also apply to a dependant spouse or dependent child of a card holder. If you self-identify as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you will receive a concession regardless of the level of the course you wish to enrol in.

Concession does not apply to full feepaying students.

Victorian Skills Gateway’s funding eligibility checklist: www.skills.vic.gov.

au/s/how-to-check-your-eligibility

To find out if you are eligible for Skills First funding, please complete the Declaration form available on www.reiv.com.au/fees or call the REIV training team on 03 9205 6666

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