Basic Real Estate Salesperson Requirements:

1. Must be at least 21 years old; Singapore Citizen or PR. (If you are a Singapore PR for less than 10 years, you will be required to submit either a "Certificate of No Criminal Conviction" or a proof of stay in Singapore for 10 years or more)

2. Possess at least one of the following:
   - Minimum qualification of 4 GCE 'O' levels passes in two (2) sittings or
   - Higher NITEC or
   - Diplomas from the local government polytechnics or
   - Degrees from the local government universities (NUS, NTU, SMU) or
   - WPLN level 5 and above (Applicants who have attained Level 5 and above for the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy WPLN assessment in these 5 components Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing and Numeracy will be recognized in lieu of 4 GCE "O" level passes. For more details: WPLN PDF Download Form)

3. Possess a pass in the Real Estate Salesperson (RES) exam or equivalent

4. Be registered with only 1 licensed estate agent

5. Must not be an existing licensee/Key Executive Officer of another licensed estate agent

6. Must not hold a moneylender's licence and not be an employee, director, or partner of a licensed moneylender

7. Undertake mandatory continuing professional development of at least 6 hours a year

8. Must be covered by a Professional Indemnity Insurance valid for at least one year from the commencement date of the registration.

9. Must not be in arrears with the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board for Medisave contribution. Please click here to check if you have Medisave liabilities.

10. Fulfill the fit and proper criteria, such as:

• Must not be an un-discharged bankrupt or have entered into a composition or scheme of arrangement with their creditors

• Must not have any convictions in a court of law in any country.*

• Must not have any judgment that involved a finding of fraud, dishonesty or breach of fiduciary duties entered against them in civil proceedings

• Must not have been detained under the Misuse of Drugs Act or served with a detention/police supervision order under the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act

• Has not been convicted of any offence under the Estate Agents Act

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*Note: Applicants must not withhold declaration to CEA of any convictions in a court of law in any country.

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(Applicants having other qualifications eg. overseas qualifications or private diplomas (eg SIM, SHATEC, MDIS, NAFA, Laselle College, Kaplan etc, will need to have their qualifications assessed by CEA for purpose of determining whether the educational qualification requirement is met. You must provide the certificates, full transcripts and official translation (if qualification is not in English) together with the CEA Request Form for submission to CEA. Please allow at least 15 working days for CEA’s reply. An administration charge of $53.50 (inclusive of GST) imposed by CEA for all assessment of qualifications. Private or foreign qualifications are subjected to CEA approval prior to course registration.

 

Real Estate Salesperson (RES) Course Schedule

(Kindly check with us for the latest RES course dates) 

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Real Estate Salesperson (RES) Course Enrollment Fees

$780 + 7% GST = $834.60** (Excluding RES Examination Fee)

(6mth / 12mth installment for VISA and Mastercard users from DBS and POSB bank)

 

 **You can make a claim of $500 credit by 'Skillsfuture' if you are a Singapore Citizen and above 25 years old after your book for your RES course at the registration counter.

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Recommended course provider: https://lma.com.sg/res-course