Your renewal is almost here. Your CPD is not done. Your stomach drops a little every time you think about it.
Take a breath. This is fixable, and for most agents it is fixable fast. Here is how to get your CPD done before your renewal, then how to make sure you never feel this way again.
First, the good news
Queensland and ACT CPD with Archer Institute is online and self-paced. NSW CPD runs as live online sessions you book by category. That means you are not waiting for a scheduled class or a venue. You can start now, today, from wherever you are.
Most agents finish a unit in a few hours. So even if your renewal is days away, there is a real chance you can have your CPD done before the deadline. Victoria is the exception. Victorian CPD starts on 1 April 2027 and must be completed live, in person or interactively online, so in Victoria the answer is to plan your five activities early with our Victorian CPD planner.
Get your CPD done fast: step by step
- Find your state and your requirement. NSW, Queensland and the ACT each set their own. If you are not sure what applies, our state-by-state CPD guide lays it out.
- Enrol and start straight away. Online CPD opens the moment you are in, so there is no waiting around.
- Block out the time. Clear an afternoon, close your inbox, and work through the units and assessments in one go.
- Use support if you stall. If a unit trips you up, reach out. A real person will help you keep moving.
- Download and save your completion certificate. You will need it for your renewal, so keep it somewhere easy to find.
For most agents that sequence takes a couple of sittings from start to finish. The key is to begin now rather than tomorrow.
Real support when the clock is ticking
The thing that derails last-minute CPD is getting stuck and having no one to ask. A confusing question, a fiddly assessment, and suddenly the tab is closed and the day is gone.
Archer has a real, Australian-based human support team. Not a chatbot. Not a ticket queue you wait on for two days. When you are racing a deadline, that matters more than anything, because the help arrives while you still have time to use it.
One note for Queensland agents
If you are in Queensland, plan to finish first. The Office of Fair Trading says it cannot process your renewal application until your CPD is complete, and suggests completing your CPD before you lodge to avoid delays. Separately, from 6 June 2026 you declare on renewal that your CPD is complete, confirm you are exempt, or give details of exceptional circumstances. Our guide to the QLD CPD declaration rule explains exactly what that means.
Never again: the two-minute fix
Once you are through this renewal, give yourself a gift. Put your CPD or renewal date in your calendar with a reminder set a couple of months ahead. In Queensland, base that reminder on your licence anniversary, not the calendar year.
That single reminder turns CPD from an annual panic into a quiet task you knock over with time to spare. To understand why early really is better, read what happens if you miss your CPD deadline. And if you work in NSW, our NSW CPD requirements guide covers the categories in full.
Get started now
The fastest way out of a last-minute scramble is to begin. Browse CPD options for your state, or call our Australian-based team and we will tell you exactly what you need and roughly how long it will take. As always, confirm your current requirement with your state authority, since the training is ours and the licence is theirs.
