Continuing Professional Development For Real Estate Dealers and Salesmen

7. Explore Property Management for Timeshare Properties & Diversify Your Offerings (3 hours) (pre-requisite Timeshare 101 & Property Management Licence) 8. Timeshare Management Accounting (3 hours) (pre-requisite, Timeshare 101) 9. Be a Market Leader with a Knowledge of International Property Management Standards (2 hours) This course does not qualify you to obtain a property management licence) SALESMEN 1. Has the Amendment to the Registration (Strata Titles) Act Changed the Strata Landscape? (3 hours) (a) Summary of the 1969 Act - New Provision; Amended Act (2009) - Recent and proposed amendments to the 2009 Amended Act (b) Strata living and other communal living arrangements  Functions of the Commission of Strata Corporations and Tribunal (c) Responsibilities of Executive Committees and Property Managers 2. Strata Management and Accounting (3 hours) 3a. Expand Your Earning Potential: Timeshare 101 (2 ½ hours) 3b. Know your Timeshare (Vacations) Act (3 hours)

(pre-requisite, Timeshare 101) i. Summary of the provisions of the Act ii. Opportunities the new Act affords iii. Registration of Timeshare Properties 3c. Timeshare Marketing: the New & Lucrative Way to Sell Real Estate (3 hours) (pre-requisite Timeshare 101 & Timeshare (Vacations) Act) 4. Explore Property Management for Timeshare Properties & Diversify Your Offerings (3 hours) (pre-requisite Timeshare 101 & Property Management Licence)

3. Effective marketing of a Timeshare Property (3 hours) (pre-requisite, Timeshare 101) 4. Timeshare Management Accounting (3 hours) (pre-requisite, Timeshare 101) 5. Ensure your Project Success: Fundamentals of Project Management (2 hours) 6. Preparing a Business Proposal (1 hour)

7. International Real Estate Trends (1 hour) 8. Be a Market Leader with a Knowledge of International Property Management Standards (2 hours) (This course does not qualify you to obtain a property management licence) DEVELOPERS 1. Best Practices for developers and their agents (2 hours) 2. Understanding the requirements of Local Planning Authorities for approval of developments (1 hour)

TRAINING INSTITUTE Continuing Professional Development for Dealers and Salesmen

5. Jamaican Land Law (2 hours) 6. Commercial Real Estate: A New Horizon (2 hours) - Marketing guidelines - Property Performance and Analysis - Vacancy Analysis - Lease Types

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For further information on Courses:

The Real Estate Training Institute 1 Surbiton Road, Kingston 10 (876) 350-6761, 633-1292 or The Real Estate Board 24 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10 926-9748/9, 920-2950, 960-9287 Fax: 926-0010 www.reb.gov.jm info@reb.gov.jm

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The official Training Institution of The Real Estate Board

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In preparation for licensing period 2018/2019, real estate dealers and salesmen will be required to participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses. CPD Courses will provide an exposure to international best practices and will be mandatory for all real estate practitioners. It is intended to ensure that practitioners maintain the necessary knowledge, skills and competence in a dynamic industry.

Practitioners will be required to do 20 hours every two years with the focus on the hours of exposure, and not credits. Courses/ seminars will consist of three categories: mandatory, formal and optional courses.

Formal (which includes mandatory), will contribute 8 hours and the remaining twelve (12) hours will come from formal/optional courses.

FORMAL/MANDATORY DEALERS 

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Towards a better knowledge of the Real Estate Legislation, the Real Estate (Dealers and Developers) Act (2 hours) Enhance Our Industry’s Image: Know Your Code of Ethics (2 hours)

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AML Updates (2 hours) Improve Your Valuation Practice & Increase Your Earnings (3 hours) (Only dealers with appraisals will be qualified to participate) - International Property Measurement Standards - International Valuation Standards A comprehensive overview of legislations that impact the real estate profession (2 hours)

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SALESMEN (New Entrants) 

Salesmen Post Licensing Course (3 Hours) (This course must be completed by all new licensees within the first year of their registration.)

SALESMEN (Continuing Professional Development)  Towards a better knowledge of the Real Estate Legislation, the Real Estate (Dealers and Developers) Act (2 hours)  Enhance Our Industry’s Image: Know Your Code of Ethics (2 hours)  AML Updates (2 hours)  Improve Your Valuation Practice & Increase Your Earnings (3 hours) (Only salesmen with appraisals will be qualified to participate) - International Property Measurement Standards - International Valuation Standards  A comprehensive overview of legislations that impact the real estate profession (2 hours) DEVELOPERS   

Know your Building Code (1 hour) Marketing of Development Schemes for their Success (2 hours) Accurate Measurement “A Must”: International Property Measurement Standards (1 hour)

INFORMAL/OPTIONAL COURSES DEALERS 1. Has the Amendment to the Registration (Strata Titles) Act Changed the Strata Landscape ? (3 hours) (a) Summary of the 1969 Act - New Provisions; Amended Act (2009) - Recent and proposed amendments

to the 2009 Amended Act (b) Strata living and other communal living arrangements - Functions of the Commission of Strata Corporations and Tribunal (c) Responsibilities of Executive Committees & Property Managers 2. Strata Management Accounting (3 hours) 3. Commercial Real Estate: A New Horizon (2 hours) - Marketing guidelines - Property Performance and Analysis - Vacancy Analysis - Lease Types 4. Jamaican Land Law (2 hours) 5. Real Estate Best Practices for dealers (1 hour) 6. Expand Your Earning Potential: Timeshare 101 (2 ½ hours) 6a. Know your Timeshare (Vacations) Act (3 hours) (pre-requisite, Timeshare 101) i. Summary of the provisions of the Act ii. Opportunities the new Act affords iii. Registration of Timeshare Properties 6b. Timeshare Marketing: the New & Lucrative Way to Sell Real Estate (3 hours) (pre-requisite, Timeshare 101 & Timeshare (Vacations) Act)