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5th December 2024 - Mandatory professional development for the property industry

Mandatory continuous professional development (CPD) for Queensland property professionals will begin on 6 June 2025. CPD cannot be completed before that date.  The following individuals must complete approved CPD training each CPD year to maintain their licence or registration:

• real estate agents
• real estate salespersons (including property managers)
• real property auctioneers
• resident letting agents.

There are some exceptions, including:

• the 12 months after your licence is first issued
• if your licence has been deactivated for most of your CPD year
• if you hold a limited real estate agent licence for affordable housing or for business letting
• if you represent public sector agencies or are an official that holds a licence under the Property Occupations Act 2014.

You can also request an exemption for any given year if you could not complete your CPD due to exceptional circumstances. We will publish what  may be considered exceptional circumstances before the requirements begin.

CPD Advisory Panel

We have established an advisory panel comprising industry, community, and training representatives to recommend appropriate continuing professional development sessions.

The panel includes representatives from:

• The Office of Fair Trading (Chair)
• Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association (industry)
• Australian Residential Accommodation Managers Association (industry)
• Build Skills Australia (registered training organisation)
• Real Estate Institute of Queensland (property industry)
• Tenants Queensland (community)

Panel membership will be renewed annually and is subject to change.

We’re currently consulting with the advisory panel regarding initial requirements and sessions to be approved for the first year.

Approved CPD sessions

At this stage we have not approved any CPD Sessions. Please refer back to this page closer to commencement.

CPD provider session approvals now open

CPD sessions may only be provided by eligible organisations that have had sessions approved by the Office of Fair Trading.

To apply to have a CPD session approved, you must lodge a CPD session proposal.

We will evaluate and select proposed sessions with the CPD Advisory Panel.

CPD provider resources

• Guide to becoming a CPD provider
• CPD session proposal template
• Type 1 CPD session proposal example
• Type 2 CPD session proposal example

More information

In the next 12 months, we'll update this page with important information you'll need to know before the requirement is mandatory.

We'll let you know:

• how to work out your CPD year—it will be linked to the issue date of your first licence or certificate
• which CPD training topics are approved
• how to advise us when you've completed your annual CPD.

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