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The introduction of new education
software has given REIQ students and
trainers greater efficiencies and more
features and flexibility within the
learning environment, adding weight
to the organisation’s reputation as a
leading training organisation.
REIQ Training Manager Anna
MacMaster said aXcelerate
was software that was designed
specifically for training organisations
and so it offered new features and
tools that helped REIQ serve its
students better, ensuring their
learning experience was a positive,
successful one.
“The online functionality is great
because students can now enrol
online and trainers can log in and
mark all of the assessments online
also, which speeds up the process
and means students get their results
sooner,” Ms MacMaster said.
It enables trainers to also give
feedback to students in real time,
which means better learning
outcomes for students who are
getting feedback as the course
progresses, instead of at the end,
Ms MacMaster said.
The switch to online assessments
also means a cost saving due to the
elimination of photocopying, postage
and stationery costs.
“In this day and age of ‘the internet
of things’ students expect that they
can enrol online, manage their own
study and assessment online as well
as engage with their tutors.
“AXcelerate’s Learner Portal also
allows the students to manage their
own contact details and access
training resources, course schedules,
assessments and of course, their
results,” she said.
The cloud-based software has
even more functionality which will
be rolled out in coming months,
including the automation of common
operational tasks such as email or
SMS communication and course
confirmations, sending of surveys,
reports and schedules for recurring
administration functions. This will
allow the Professional Development
team to focus on what’s most
important – our students.
Our trainers and Property
Management Support Service team:
One of the keys to the success of
the REIQ Training Department is
the quality of our trainers, who all
maintain practical experience by
retaining positions in the real estate
business while they teach. By keeping
their hand in, so to speak, we know
they haven’t lost touch with life at
the coal face and they can teach
students about the real world, which
helps make for the best job-ready
graduates. A small group of our
trainers also manages our free PM
Support Service, a free resource for
members who can ring the hotline
or email the service as many times
as they like with any PM-related
question and get an answer from
highly qualified, expert staff.