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All members of our Strata Manager Chapter are ‘PROFESSIONAL STRATA MANAGERS’.

SCA (NSW) strives to ensure that all strata manager members are able to deliver

services to the public that are of the highest professional and ethical standard.

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All members of our Strata Manager Chapter are ‘PROFESSIONAL STRATA MANAGERS’.

SCA (NSW) strives to ensure that all strata manager members are able to deliver

services to the public that are of the highest professional and ethical standard.

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2024/25 CPD and PSS Requirements & Dates released:

With the new education year comes updated requirements for your NSW Fair Trading and SCA NSW Professional Standards Scheme, including new dates for completion for both NSW Fair Trading CPD and PSS, and a change to expected hours NSW Fair Trading CPD.

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Professional Standards Scheme Requirements

The major change for Professional Standards Scheme training is the timeline for completion. The new education year will start on the 1st of July 2024 and go through to the 30th of June 2025.  PSS hours have remained the same:
 
  • Class 1 agents are required to complete 3 hours of compulsory PSS hours, as well as an additional 6 hours of elective PSS hours, for a total of 9 hours.
  • Class 2 agents are required to complete 3 hours of compulsory PSS hours, and an additional 3 elective PSS hours, for a total of 6 hours.
  • Assistant agents are required to complete 2 hours of compulsory PSS hours, and an additional 1 hour of elective PSS hours, for a total of 3 hours. 

 

Compulsory Hours can be completed online through the SCA NSW Education Centre

Elective PSS hours can be earned through SCA NSW webinars, conventions or external CPD activities.

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01/07/24 to 30/06/25

Class 1 - 9 hours

Class 2 - 6 hours

Assistant Agent - 3 hours

Class 1, Class 2 & Assistant Agents

NSW Fair Trading Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Requirements

NSW Fair Trading released has released details on the new CPD education year (important date change), expected hours and training delivery requirements, and what the compulsory topics will be.

Key takeaways:

  • CPD education year is 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025
  • Class 1 or 2 licence will be required to complete a minimum of five hours CPD training
  • Training delivery requirements remain the same as for 2023-24
  • 4 Compulsory topics: Strata law reforms 2023-24, Introduction to work health and safety obligations in strata management, New Supervision Guidelines for strata managing agencies and Best practice management of building defects, maintenance and repair.

01/07/24 to 30/06/25

5 Hours

Class 1 and Class 2

Changes for Class 1 and 2 Agents 

 

You must complete 5 hours of training on compulsory topics relevant to the class of licence you hold each CPD year. This is an increase from 4 hours of compulsory topics required in the previous year.

Compulsory topics must be delivered by a training provider approved by the Property Services Commissioner. The list of approved providers has changed.

 

Compulsory topics must be delivered in:

  • a face-to-face interactive training environment – maximum 40 attendees, or
  • an interactive webinar – maximum 25 attendees, or
  • 10 hours of purely online training, which includes all compulsory topics applicable to the agent’s licence category and additional elective training to make up the 10 hours. Compulsory topics must be delivered by an approved CPD provider.

 

Licensees-in-charge must have all CPD training detailed in the training plan for the agency, and this may be made up of topics most relevant to you.

Assistant Agent 
There are no changes for Assistant Agents. You are still required to complete at least 3 units each CPD year from a valid Certificate IV qualification that is required for the issue of a Class 2 Agent licence.
Licensees-in-Charge training plan

From 23 March 2023, Licensees-in-Charge are required to develop and maintain a training plan for all employed agents, inclusive of CPD.

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Complete your OFT CPD and PSS hours with SCA NSW

Did you know you could complete all your NSW Fair Trading and SCA NSW Professional Standards Scheme hours through the SCA NSW Education Centre?

 

Whether it’s face-to-face sessions in your office, with a larger group, or completing it via online modules, SCA NSW has all your NSW Fair Trading needs covered. Also, if you do your NSW Fair Trading CPD through us, you’ll get all your PSS Elective courses at no additional course.

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