Mandatory professional development for the property industry
From 7 June 2025 the following Queensland property professionals must complete continuing professional development (CPD) training each year to maintain their licence or registration:
- Real estate agents
- Real estate salespersons
- Real property auctioneers
- Resident letting agents.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is consulting with industry and community representatives to identify appropriate CPD training sessions for inclusion in the CPD scheme. We're also establishing an advisory panel, including representatives from peak property industry bodies and the community and a training specialist, to help us determine acceptable CPD sessions. Other government agencies will be able to advise the panel where relevant.
Subject to future consultation with the advisory panel, we may require property agents to complete 2 CPD training sessions each year. One session would include subjects in the national property services training package and the other would include subjects approved by us.
We recognise that many agents already choose to complete professional development to keep their skills up to date or as part of an industry body membership.
Making annual professional development mandatory for all relevant property agents will lift industry professionalism and build community confidence in the sector.
More information
In the next 12 months, we'll update this page with important information you'll need to know before the requirement is mandatory.
We'll let you know:
- how to work out your CPD year—it will be linked to the issue date of your first licence or certificate
- which CPD training topics are approved
- how to advise us when you've completed your annual CPD.