Real Estate Licence Courses in Victoria, Online from Melbourne to Geelong
Start or step up your Victorian real estate career online, whether you are in Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat or Bendigo, or further out through Gippsland and the north-west. Nationally recognised training from the Agent’s Representative course through to the Diploma behind the full Estate Agent Licence, all supported by Archer Institute.
Your VIC Real Estate Pathway
Victoria has two levels. An agent’s representative is employed by or acts for a licensed estate agent and, with written authority, can act as a salesperson or property manager. An agent’s representative cannot operate an estate agency business, and the qualification for that level is the CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice. A licensed estate agent can operate or manage an agency, and that level adds the CPP51122 Diploma of Property (Agency Management) plus at least one year of full-time experience as an agent’s representative in Victoria in the 3 years before you apply.
Agent's Representative
CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice
or $240/month for 4 months, no extra cost
Estate Agent Licence
CPP51122 Diploma of Property (Agency Management)
or $375/month for 4 months, no extra cost
VIC CPD & Ongoing Training
Compliance and professional development
Agent’s Representative or Estate Agent Licence?
Both courses are 100% online and self-paced, both give you up to 12 months of access, and both finish with a full nationally recognised qualification. The difference is the work each one lets you do, and who employs you while you do it.
| Compare | Agent's RepresentativeCPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice | Estate Agent LicenceCPP51122 Diploma of Property (Agency Management) |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | People starting out in Victorian real estate, working in sales or property management for a licensed estate agency | People already working as an agent’s representative, with a year of full-time experience, who want to run or manage their own Victorian agency |
| What it leads to | Work as an agent’s representative for a licensed estate agent, in sales or property management, under their written authority | The full Victorian estate agent licence, to operate or manage an agency, be the officer in effective control and run the agency trust account |
| Course fee | $960, one-off enrolment, or $240 a month over 4 months | $1,500, one-off enrolment, or $375 a month over 4 months |
| Next step | Until 24 November 2026, your employing agency verifies you are eligible and notifies the Business Licensing Authority when you start work. From 25 November 2026, Consumer Affairs Victoria says new agents’ representatives must register with the Business Licensing Authority themselves and pay a fee. | Apply through myCAV, the Consumer Affairs Victoria online system. The Business Licensing Authority decides the application and grants the licence, and the licence course page sets out the eligibility and the experience rule. |
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Already working as an agent’s representative? The Estate Agent Licence adds the CPP51122 Diploma on top of the Certificate IV you already hold, and Consumer Affairs Victoria looks for the aggregate of at least one year of full-time experience as an agent’s representative in Victoria in the 3 years before you apply. Consumer Affairs Victoria also says mutual recognition does not apply to interstate or New Zealand salespeople or similar registrations who want to work in Victoria as an agent’s representative, so check your position with them before you move. Call us and we will map where you are up to before you enrol.
How real estate licensing works in Victoria
Victoria runs two levels through two bodies. Consumer Affairs Victoria publishes the rules, and the Business Licensing Authority holds the register and grants the estate agent licence. Archer delivers the training. Here is the path from first enquiry to working agent, whether you are becoming a real estate agent in Melbourne or working anywhere else in Victoria.
- Step 1
Choose your level
An agent’s representative is employed by or acts for a licensed estate agent and, with written authority, can perform the legal functions of that estate agent, for example acting as a salesperson or property manager. An agent’s representative cannot operate an estate agency business. The Estate Agent Licence is the level that lets you operate or manage an agency, be the officer in effective control and run the agency trust account. Both levels ask for more than training. You must be at least 18 and must not have been found guilty in the past 10 years of an offence involving fraud, dishonesty, drug trafficking or violence punishable by three months or more imprisonment. Consumer Affairs Victoria publishes the full eligibility criteria, including the insolvency rules, so check your own position before you enrol.
Compare the two Victorian courses → - Step 2
Complete the units online
The Certificate IV is 18 units. Fifteen are specified by Consumer Affairs Victoria and three are electives, and Archer’s three electives are the auction units. The Diploma is 12 units, seven core plus five electives in agency leadership and business. Every unit is online and self-paced, with 24/7 access to the student portal, assessor feedback on your work and an Australian-based team on the phone. You have up to 12 months of access and most students finish sooner. Consumer Affairs Victoria says your course must be delivered by a registered training organisation whose course is based on Victorian estate agency law, practice and procedure. Archer Institute is RTO 45020, and 15 of the 18 Certificate IV units are the ones Consumer Affairs Victoria specifies.
VIC Agent’s Representative course → - Step 3
Start work, or apply for the licence
The two levels part company here. Until 24 November 2026, Consumer Affairs Victoria says you do not need to apply to them to work as an agent’s representative, and that your employer verifies you are eligible and notifies the Business Licensing Authority via myCAV when you start work. You give your employer a statement showing you have completed a prescribed course and a police check applied for through Service Victoria, your employer gives you written authority to act on their behalf, and Consumer Affairs Victoria says you must give your employer a new police check within 6 weeks of starting work. From 25 November 2026 that route changes, and Consumer Affairs Victoria says new agents’ representatives must register with the Business Licensing Authority themselves and pay a fee. For the Estate Agent Licence you apply yourself through myCAV, and the licence course page sets out the eligibility, the experience rule and the application.
VIC Estate Agent Licence course → - Step 4
Know what is changing
Consumer Affairs Victoria has published new rules for estate agents and agents’ representatives. Agents’ representatives must hold a direct individual registration from 25 November 2026, and agents’ representatives who appear on the Business Licensing Authority register on 24 November 2026 are registered automatically. From 1 April 2027, licensed estate agents and registered agents’ representatives must complete a minimum of 5 continuing professional development activities each year to maintain the licence or registration, covering mandatory topics set by the Business Licensing Authority and including written assessments. Archer’s Victorian professional development is enquiry-only while the detail is settled. Register your interest and we will come back to you when we can be specific.
Victorian real estate CPD training →
The same course wherever you are in Victoria
Every Archer Victorian course is online and self-paced, so there is no campus to travel to and no set class times, and you complete the same units from wherever you live. Where you live shapes the market you will work in, and the course stays the same.
Melbourne
Melbourne agencies, from the franchise networks to the independents, take on agent’s representatives the same way. Finish your training and, until 24 November 2026, give your employing agency what it needs to verify you and notify the Business Licensing Authority. The Estate Agent Licence comes later, once you have added the Diploma and have a year of full-time experience as an agent’s representative in Victoria behind you.
Geelong and the Bellarine
Sales and property management sit side by side from Geelong out to Torquay and Queenscliff. The entry-level course covers both kinds of work under a licensed estate agent, so one course fits either path, and the licence is the step up once you have added the Diploma and the year of full-time experience.
Ballarat and the Goldfields
The requirement in Ballarat, Daylesford and the Goldfields towns is the same as it is in the city. Study around a current job with 24/7 access to the portal, then start work once your employing agency has verified your eligibility, which is the route until 24 November 2026.
Bendigo and central Victoria
Bendigo, Castlemaine and the towns around them follow the same two levels. Train and work for a licensed estate agent first, then step up to the Estate Agent Licence once you have added the Diploma and have the year of full-time experience Consumer Affairs Victoria looks for.
Gippsland
From Warragul through to Sale and Bairnsdale there is no campus to travel to and no fixed timetable. The units are the same ones a Melbourne student completes, with assessor feedback on your work and support by phone.
Shepparton and the Goulburn Valley
Residential and rural property overlap in the Goulburn Valley, and the same two levels apply to property sales in both. Start as an agent’s representative, then add the Diploma and, with a year of full-time experience in the role, the licence.
Looking for a real estate course in Victoria near you? Every Archer Victorian course is delivered online and self-paced, with no classroom to attend and no fixed timetable, so it is the same course wherever you live in the state. If you are an agency taking on a new agent’s representative, then until 24 November 2026 you verify they are eligible and notify the Business Licensing Authority when they start, they give you a statement showing they have completed a prescribed course and a police check applied for through Service Victoria, and you give them written authority to act on your behalf. From 25 November 2026, Consumer Affairs Victoria says new agents’ representatives register with the Business Licensing Authority themselves. If you would rather talk it through with a real person first, call us. Call 1800 069 273
Guides for Victorian agents and career changers
Plain-English answers to the questions we hear most from Victorian readers, from the first course through to the full Estate Agent Licence.
How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Victoria
VIC · Getting StartedHow to Become an Agent's Representative in Victoria
VIC · Getting StartedWorking as an Agent's Representative in Melbourne: What to Expect
VIC · Licence UpgradesVIC: From Agent's Representative to Estate Agent Licence
VIC · CareersHow Much Do Estate Agents Earn in Victoria?
VIC · CPDVIC Professional Development for Estate Agents: What's Required
VIC Real Estate Course FAQs
What real estate licence do I need in VIC?+–
Victoria has two levels. An agent’s representative is employed by or acts for a licensed estate agent and, with written authority, can act as a salesperson or property manager. An agent’s representative cannot operate an estate agency business, and the qualification for that level is the CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice. A licensed estate agent can operate or manage an agency, and that level adds the CPP51122 Diploma of Property (Agency Management) plus at least one year of full-time experience as an agent’s representative in Victoria in the 3 years before you apply.
Can I do the course from Melbourne, Geelong or regional Victoria?+–
Yes. Every Archer Victorian course is online and self-paced, with 24/7 access to the student portal and support by phone, so it works the same in Melbourne, in Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo, and out through Gippsland and the north-west.
Are the Victorian real estate courses nationally recognised?+–
Yes. The Agent’s Representative course is the full CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice, and the Estate Agent Licence course is the full CPP51122 Diploma of Property (Agency Management). Both are nationally recognised and Archer Institute is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 45020). Victorian professional development is separate from those qualifications and comes with a completion certificate.
Can I study while working full-time?+–
Yes. Both Victorian licensing courses are 100% online and self-paced with 24/7 access to the student portal, and most Archer students study while working. You have up to 12 months of access and most students finish sooner.
How do I become a real estate agent in Victoria?+–
Most people start as an agent’s representative. You complete the CPP41419 Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice, your employing agency verifies your eligibility and notifies the Business Licensing Authority, and you work in sales or property management under the written authority of a licensed estate agent. From 25 November 2026, Consumer Affairs Victoria says new agents’ representatives register with the Business Licensing Authority themselves and pay a fee. For the full Estate Agent Licence you add the CPP51122 Diploma of Property (Agency Management) and the aggregate of at least one year of full-time experience as an agent’s representative in Victoria in the 3 years before you apply, then apply through myCAV.
What happens after I finish the Agent’s Representative course?+–
Until 24 November 2026 you lodge nothing yourself. Consumer Affairs Victoria says you do not apply to them to work as an agent’s representative, and that your employer verifies you are eligible, notifies the Business Licensing Authority via myCAV and gives you written authority to act on their behalf. You give your employer a statement showing you have completed a prescribed course and a police check applied for through Service Victoria. Archer issues the full CPP41419 Certificate IV on completion, and we will confirm with you exactly what to give your employer. From 25 November 2026, Consumer Affairs Victoria says new agents’ representatives register with the Business Licensing Authority themselves and pay a fee.
What do the Victorian real estate courses cost?+–
The Agent’s Representative course is $960 as a one-off enrolment, or $240 a month over 4 months. The Estate Agent Licence course is $1,500 as a one-off enrolment, or $375 a month over 4 months. Victorian professional development is enquiry-only, so call us and we will confirm the current options for your role. The regulator charges separately, and Consumer Affairs Victoria lists the estate agent licence application fee for 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 as $450.90.
How recent does my Victorian course need to be?+–
Consumer Affairs Victoria sets a currency rule. A first-time agent’s representative must have completed the course within the last 5 years, and for an estate agent licence both the Certificate IV and the Diploma must have been completed within the last 5 years. Consumer Affairs Victoria also publishes an alternative route for people whose course is older than that and who have been licensed, or have worked as an agent’s representative, in Victoria, so check your own position with them before you apply.
Do Victorian estate agents need CPD?+–
Not yet. Consumer Affairs Victoria has published new rules, and the continuing professional development requirement starts on 1 April 2027. From that date, licensed estate agents and registered agents’ representatives must complete a minimum of 5 continuing professional development activities each year to maintain the licence or registration, covering mandatory topics set by the Business Licensing Authority and including written assessments. Archer’s Victorian professional development is enquiry-only while the detail is settled, so register your interest and we will come back to you with the options for your role.
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