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REP Courses - Any Time, Any Place, Any Pace
Real Estate Re-Licensing Edcuation Program Requirements
Mortgage Broker Re-licensing Education Program Requirements
Real Estate Appraisers and Candidates Re-licensing Education Program Requirements
Pursuant to s.12 of the Real Estate Act, the Real Estate of Council of Alberta (RECA) has the responsibility and authority to determine the eligibility requirements of a person to renew an authorization to trade in real estate, deal in mortgages, or provide real estate appraisal services in Alberta, including post-licensing education standards. These post-licensing education requirements include the Re-licensing Education Program (REP).
Individual real estate and mortgage brokerage industry members are issued a licence and registration certificate upon approval of their initial application by RECA. The registration certificate expires on September 30 each year. The REP requirement is related to the renewal of the registration certificate in order to remain authorized. In addition, real estate or mortgage brokerage industry members returning to the industry after an absence of 36 months or less from the date they ceased to be registered with a brokerage must complete all REP requirements for the period during which they were not registered.
Real estate appraisers and candidates are issued a licence upon approval of their initial application by RECA, which expires on September 30 each year. To remain authorized, all real estate appraisers and candidates must renew their licence on or before September 30 as well as complete any REP requirement related to the renewal of that licence. In addition, any real estate appraisers or candidates returning to the industry after an absence of 36 months or less from the date they ceased to be licensed with RECA must complete all REP requirements for the period during which they were not licensed.
The REP topics and course frequency is determined by RECA based on its experience administering the Real Estate Act and the feedback it receives from its advisory committees and industry associations. REP courses reflect consumer protection issues and other issues affecting the business of industry members. Specifically, REP courses focus on the issues that have changed since the last REP course, including legislative amendments, emerging issues affecting the industry and consumers, legal updates, risk reduction techniques, and other compliance and regulatory issues. REP courses strive to be timely and relevant for industry members and to protect the public interest.
RECA Education Offers REP Courses Online
All REP courses are available online through RECA Education, which is found on the RECA website (www.reca.ca). Industry members will require their RECA ID to enroll in their respective REP course. A RECA ID begins with "RW-" for real estate industry members, "MW-" for mortgage brokerage industry members and "AW-" for real estate appraisal industry members. It is important that the dash "-" is included after the letters and before the numbers when typing in your RECA ID. Real estate and mortgage brokerage industry members should obtain their RECA ID from their brokers and real estate appraisers and candidates have their ID from processing their licence application . All industry members should retain their RECA ID for future access to RECA Education courses.
REP Courses - Anytime, Any Place, Any Pace
To enroll in RECA Education courses, go to the RECA website (www.reca.ca), click on RECA Education, select your industry and then click on the required course. From there you can follow the on-screen instructions. Offering RECA Education courses online enables you to complete them at your convenience – any time, any place, any pace. You can complete a course all at once or in several sessions. If completed over several sessions, your progress will be saved and you will be returned to the place in the course where you left off. After completing the REP course, you may access any part of it for review. Currently there is no charge for enrolling in any REP course offered online through RECA Education.
Real Estate Re-licensing Education Program Requirements
REP Requirements - September 30, 2012 Registration Renewal
All real estate industry members must complete the Real Estate Update 2011-2012 course in order to renew their registration by the September 30, 2012 deadline. The course will be available online through RECA Education by October 2011. RECA Education is located on RECA’s website.
REP Requirements - September 30, 2011 Registration Renewal
There were no REP requirements for real estate industry members for the 2010-2011 licensing period.
REP Requirements - September 30, 2010 Registration Renewal
Real estate industry members were required to complete the Real Estate Update 2009-2010 course in order to renew their registration with RECAby September 30, 2010. This course continues to be available online via RECA Education.
Mortgage Broker Re-licensing Education Program Requirements
REP Requirements - September 30, 2012 Registration Renewal
All mortgage brokerage industry members must complete the Mortgage Broker Update 2011-2012 course in order to renew their registration by the September 30, 2012 deadline. The course will be available online through RECA Education early in 2012. RECA Education is located on RECA’s website.
REP Requirements - September 30, 2011 Registration Renewal
There were no REP requirements for mortgage brokerage industry members for the 2010-2011 licensing period.
REP Requirements - September 30, 2010 Registration Renewal
Mortgage brokerage industry members were required to complete the Mortgage Broker Update 2009-2010 course to renew their registration with RECAby September 30, 2010. The course is available online via RECA Education.
Real Estate Appraiser and Candidates Re-licensing Education Program Requirements
REP Requirements - September 30, 2012 Licence Renewal
All real estate appraisers and candidates must complete the Real Estate Appraiser Update 2011-2012 course in order to renew their licence by the September 30, 2012 deadline. The course will be available online through RECA Education by October 2011. RECA Education is located on the RECA website.
REP Requirements - September 30, 2011 Licence Renewal
There were no REP requirements for real estate appraisers and candidates for the 2010-2011 licensing period. However, real estate appraisers and candidates must remain a member in good standing with the Alberta Association of the Appraisal Institute of Canada, the Canadian National Association of Real Estate Appraisers or the Alberta Assessors Association, and must complete any professional development course(s) required by their appraisal association. Pursuant to section 40(4)(a) of the Real Estate Act Rules, real estate appraisers and candidates must immediately notify the Executive Director if they cease to be a member in good standing of an appraiser association.
REP Requirements - September 30, 2010 Licence Renewal
There were no REP requirements for real estate appraisers and candidates for the 2009-2010 licensing period. However, real estate appraisers and candidates must remain a member in good standing with the Alberta Association of the Appraisal Institute of Canada, the Canadian National Association of Real Estate Appraisers or the Alberta Assessors Association, and must complete any professional development course(s) required by their appraisal association. Pursuant to section 40(40)(a) of the Real Estate Act Rules, real estate appraisers and candidates must immediately notify the Executive Director if they cease to be a member in good standing of an appraiser association.
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