NSW 2025/2026 Compulsory CPD update
/Real Estate
Agents that hold a Real Estate category licence and are Residential Real Estate Salespeople, Buyers Agents and Residential Property Managers, must complete:
a minimum of 7 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 4 compulsory CPD topics.
Agents that hold a Real Estate category of licence and are Short-term Residential Property Managers must complete:
a minimum of 4 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 3 compulsory CPD topics.
Agents that hold a Real Estate category of licence and are a Commercial Real Estate Agent or a Business Broker must complete:
a minimum of 5 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 4 compulsory CPD topics.
All class 1 agents are also required to spend a minimum of five hours attending a NSW Fair Trading- accredited event.
STOCK and STATION
Agents who hold a Stock and Station category of licence must complete:
a minimum of 5 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 4 compulsory CPD topics.
All class 1 agents are also required to spend a minimum of five hours attending a NSW Fair Trading accredited event.
DUAL LICENCE HOLDERS
If you hold a dual licence in both real estate and strata and you are a residential real estate salesperson, buyers agent or property manager, you need to complete:
a minimum of 7 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 4 compulsory real estate CPD topics,
a minimum of 4 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 3 compulsory strata CPD topics, and
a minimum of 1 hour completing the mandatory additional online TAFE module on disclosures and fiduciary duty.
All class 1 agents are also required to spend a minimum of five hours attending a NSW Fair Trading accredited event.
If you hold a dual licence in both real estate and strata and you are a short-term residential property manager, you need to complete:
a minimum of 4 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 3 compulsory short-term residential property management CPD topics,
a minimum of 4 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 3 compulsory strata CPD topics, and
a minimum of 1 hour completing the mandatory additional online TAFE module on disclosures and fiduciary duty.
All class 1 agents are also required to spend a minimum of five hours attending a NSW Fair Trading accredited event.
If you hold a dual licence in both real estate and strata and you are a commercial real estate agent or business broker, you need to complete:
a minimum of 5 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 4 compulsory commercial real estate or business broker CPD topics,
a minimum of 4 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 3 compulsory strata CPD topics, and
a minimum of 1 hour completing the mandatory additional online TAFE module on disclosures and fiduciary duty.
All class 1 agents are also required to spend a minimum of five hours attending a NSW Fair Trading- accredited event.
Compulsory CPD topics that are the same for both categories only need to be completed once, and completion counts towards your compulsory topics for both licence categories.
Real estate and stock and station
If you hold a dual licence in both real estate and stock and station and you are a residential real estate salesperson, buyers agent or property manager, you need to complete:
a minimum of 7 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 4 compulsory real estate CPD topics, and
a minimum of 5 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 4 compulsory stock and station CPD topics.
All class 1 agents are also required to spend a minimum of five hours attending a NSW Fair Trading accredited event.
If you hold a dual licence in both real estate and stock and station and you are a short-term residential property manager, you need to complete:
a minimum of 4 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 3 compulsory short-term residential property management CPD topics, and
a minimum of 5 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 4 compulsory stock and station CPD topics.
All class 1 agents are also required to spend a minimum of five hours attending a NSW Fair Trading accredited event.
If you hold a dual licence in both real estate and strata and you are a commercial real estate agent or business broker, you need to complete:
a minimum of 5 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 4 compulsory commercial real estate or business broker CPD topics, and
a minimum of 5 hours’ interactive training delivered by an approved provider covering 4 compulsory stock and station CPD topics.
All class 1 agents are also required to spend a minimum of five hours attending a NSW Fair Trading accredited event.
Compulsory CPD topics that are the same for both categories only need to be completed once, and completion counts towards your compulsory topics for both licence categories.
