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R E I Q J O U R N A L
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How to choose
a training
organisation
WORDS BY ANNA MACMASTER, REIQ TRAINING MANAGER
If you’re considering upgrading your skills, or sending staff
for more training, one of the first decisions you will make
will be to choose a course and a training organisation.
It’s tempting to get any classroom
training out of the way as quickly as
possible. But think past the study for a
moment and picture yourself putting
your learning into practice on the job.
If you get it wrong, choosing training
that doesn’t adequately prepare you
could jeopardise your workplace
performance and threaten your
job security. So, do you really want
to take shorter course, the less
comprehensive option?
Ensuring you get a proper foundation
may require additional hours of
study and assessment, but preparing
adequately will ensure the greatest
chances for success, and help secure
career longevity and career success.
What does each organisation offer?
Is it a promise of a quick and easy
course and a guarantee of a certificate
of completion after a couple of days?
Or is it something more robust,
offering a comprehensive, high-
quality content?
Yes, something in more detail, with
more information and more help will
take a little longer, but it will also
prepare you for practical assessments
that give you the assurance of
a foundation of knowledge and
understanding for career progression.
What do you think is better value
for money - a piece of paper saying
can do something but without
having a genuine ability to do it, or
a new raft of skills and educational
qualifications that you have worked
hard to achieve?
Why REIQ?
The REIQ exists to represent and
support the real estate profession. By
training newcomers and established
real estate professionals well and
making them the best agents/
salespeople/property managers they
can be, we believe the real estate
profession can be populated by
inspired, educated and committed
individuals who love what they do
and have the results to prove it.
As the professional representative
body, the REIQ is in a unique position
to provide the best quality real estate
training that is highly regarded by
the profession, of excellent quality,
presented by highly experienced
trainers and with well-researched,
comprehensive support materials.
The REIQ has a vested interest in
ensuring that real estate professionals
in Queensland are as well-prepared
as possible for their career, armed
with understanding of not just the
legislation and critical documentation,
but with a practical foundation
to commence their new career. In
addition to the entry level mandatory
training, REIQ offers a range of
courses designed to arm new recruits
with additional skills to make them job
ready and highly employable.
Career Networking Lunches
The REIQ also offers Career
Networking Lunches to assist
registration and licensing students to
meet accredited agencies and secure
a position in real estate. The ongoing
support provided to newcomers
through REIQ membership ensures
that once training is completed, there
is always an avenue of assistance and
guidance available to those starting
out in their career, and the free Agency
Advice and Property Management
Support Service ensures that if an
REIQ member encounters a situation
they are unfamiliar with there is an
experienced professional available to
assist.
If you want to succeed in real estate,
REIQ is here to help.
F E A T U R E
The real es tate
profes s i on can be
populated by i nsp i red,
educated and
commi t ted i nd i v i dual s
who l ove what t hey do
and have t he resul t s
t o prove i t.