PPRA Practical Training Course

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PPRA 6 Module Practical Training Course

This course guides you through the 6 PPRA-required Practical Modules, giving you everything needed for success. While your principal or mentor handles assessments and sign-offs, PropAcademy provides expert guidance to help you approach and complete each module.

When does the course start?

As soon as your order is processed, you can begin immediately—no need to wait for a set enrollment date. This course is structured for self-paced learning, allowing you to complete it within the allotted timeframe.

How do I complete the course?

Log in to access this user-friendly, fully online course. Follow a clear, step-by-step guide through each module, complete practical tasks, and gather evidence to demonstrate workplace knowledge, ensuring a smooth, structured learning experience.

Enrolment requirements:

To take this course you need a valid FFC from the PPRA.

Who is this course for:

This course is designed for Candidate Property Practitioners who need to fulfill the PPRA’s requirement to complete their Practical Training modules.

Why should I do this course?

This course is designed to help you achieve competence as required by the PPRA for the Practical Training modules.

In June 2024, the PPRA released guidelines for implementing 6 Practical Training Modules required for eligible Candidate Property Practitioners. These modules align with the Workplace Experience component of the new NQF Level 4 Occupational Qualification, however they cannot be done as part of the NQF4, this course is only intended for qualifying candidates.

How many credits does this qualification hold?

This is a course, not a qualification, and therefore holds no credits.

At PropAcademy, we’re committed to your success. Take the leap and invest in your future by clicking the ‘Take this Course’ button now! You’ll have up to 6-months to complete the PPRA Practical Training Course and unlock your potential in real estate. Let’s get started today!

10 Steps to Property Development

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10 Steps to Property Development

Property development in either the residential or commercial fields are key to obtaining an exclusive  mandate from a developer for multiple units.  This mandate will result in sales, re-sales, rentals and an opportunity to manage the scheme.  The spin off of business from one mandate is multiple.

All property practitioners in South Africa must understand the development process, even if they are not part of a particular development scheme.  This knowledge will help you to sell the end product to an investor.

In this course we unpack:

  1. Tips from property moguls
  2. How to source suitable development land
  3. Applying that property to end-user demand
  4. How to source a suitable investor
  5. Putting the professional team together
  6. The building process
  7. Opening the sectional title register
  8. Ensuring the corporate body is managed correctly
  9. Sales and marketing to end user
  10. Managing the process until the last unit is sold

Buy this 1-week course, 10 Steps to Property Development.  Click the “Take this Course” button and get started!

Commercial Building Management Course

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Commercial Building Management Course

Commercial Building Management

The outcome of this 1-week course will be enhanced knowledge of what systems and strategies to apply when managing a building, from being on the floor to ensuring the asset is well maintained.

Building management examines the duties and obligations of the commercial property manager.  We will discuss maintenance procedures, the procurement of external service providers and most importantly, how to manage those service level agreements to obtain maximum output.

We discuss two very important parts of building management, giving true examples.  These are:

  • the Occupational Health and Safety Act and
  • the insurance over the building.

Buy this 1-week skill-enhancing Commercial Building Management course, click the “Take this Course” button and get started!

Commercial Sale & Lease Contracts Course

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Commercial Sale & Lease Contracts CPD Course

Once you have completed this 30-day course, you will be able to read and compile a Commercial Sale & Lease Contract and know what clauses are inserted to protect both the seller and the buyer. The video is presented by renowned conveyancing and litigation attorneys, Meumann & White, property and commission litigation experts.

Commercial Sale & Lease Contracts

The course is presented in a 40-minute video by Meumann White Attorneys, C&I sale and lease agreements, and property litigation experts.  Once completed, you will have good knowledge of the C&I contractual industry.  Some of the topics covered include:

  • The differences between residential and commercial sales contracts
  • Business sale agreements
  • Purchasing a property through an entity
  • Tax benefits
  • Zero-rated transactions
  • Indemnification clauses
  • Business lease agreement

This course, beneficial for buyers and sellers in the commercial space, is also helpful for an intern, full status and principal property practitioners.  A short, concise course taking you through every aspect of both business sales and lease agreements.

To buy this 30-day skill-enhancing Commercial Sale & Lease Contracts course, please click the “Take this Course” button and get started on your real estate journey!

Residential Lease Agreement Course

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Residential Lease Agreement Course

All property practitioners must understand how to construct a lease agreement to protect both the landlord and the tenant.  A good lease agreement will lessen the landlord’s risk should a tenant not vacate when required.

Misconceptions also occur with Sectional Title leases, where Body Corporates believe that they have more power than is regulated.  For example, short-term rentals such as Airbnb confuse the marketplace, and this course will explain how various confusions can be avoided.

Residential Lease Agreement Course

This short online course takes you past just presenting a lease agreement; it is packed with expertise and discusses common mistakes made by stakeholder where all aspects of a contract are not fully apparent at the outset.  Some of the topics covered include:

  • Airbnb short term leases
  • Tenant evictions
  • Consumer Protection Act
  • Prevention of Illegal and Unlawful Evictions Act
  • Rental Housing Act

Please take this opportunity to listen to David Campbell explain the pitfalls that have come across his desk where landlords have not been adequately protected in a lease agreement.

This course is ideal for:

  • Principal Property Practitioners to use as a basis for staff training
  • Interns and full status property practitioners
  • Property practitioners in other fields in the industry and
  • Buyers & Sellers in the marketplace will have a clear understanding of what clauses must be in their purchase and lease contracts.

To buy this 10-day skill-enhancing Residential Lease Agreement course, please click the “Take this Course” button and get started on your real estate journey!

Residential Sale Agreement Course

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Residential Sale Agreement Course

Once you have completed this 30-day course, you will be able to read and compile a residential sale agreement and know what clauses are inserted to protect both the seller and the buyer. The video is presented by renowned conveyancing and litigation attorneys, Meumann & White, property and commission litigation experts.

Residential Sale Agreement Course

This short online course takes you past just presenting a sale agreement; it is packed with expertise and discusses common mistakes made by stakeholders where aspects of a contract are not fully apparent at the outset.  Some of the topics covered include:

  • Sectional Title & Freehold
  • Deceased Estates
  • Purchasing on behalf of an entity to be formed
  • Alienation of Land cooling-off clause
  • Foreign resident
  • Agricultural land
  • Electronic signatures
  • Sale of buyers property

An essential part of the sale agreement, which is often unclear, is the occupation date.  Listen to David Campbell explain the pitfalls that have come across his desk where this clause has been vague.

The Residential Sale Agreements course is ideal for:

  • Principal Property Practitioners to use as a basis for staff training
  • Interns entering the property arena
  • Full status practitioners who embrace knowledge will learn how to conclude a successful sale
  • Buyers & Sellers in the marketplace will have a clear understanding of what clauses must be in their purchase and sale contracts.

To buy this 30-day skill-enhancing Residential Sale Agreement course, please click the “Take this Course” button and get started on your real estate journey!

Commercial Property Management Course

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Commercial Property Management Course

The outcome from this 8-week course will be enhanced knowledge of commercial property management processes ensuring that you can efficiently carry out the practical requirements of managing retail, office and industrial properties.

Commercial Property Management

Property management is a key function of the property industry.  A property portfolio must be carefully managed to maximise the return on investment – income and capital value.

This online course covers the responsibilities of a property manager, ensuring that you understand and can effectively implement processes and strategies to enhance the value of the asset that you are managing.

It covers marketing, contracts and administration:

  • 8 weeks
  • 7-12 hours per week, entirely online
  • Weekly modules, flexible learning

On completion of this course, you will walk away with a practical skill-set for commercial property ownership and management which will enable you to effectively:

  • Manage the elements that impact the long-term value of a property
  • Manage building maintenance plans, tenant relationships and leases
  • Report to the landlord on all aspects of property management

  • Do you need extra knowledge on how to manage your property portfolio

  • Are you diversifying or adding to your industry skills

  • Do you want to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of property management

Then buy this 8-week skill-enhancing Commercial Property Management course, click the “Take this Course” button and get started!