Project ADEPT
Project ADEPT is a collaboration by CEA and industry stakeholders to raise the professionalism and service quality of the real estate agency industry.
Last updated 22 August 2025
The Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) launched Project ADEPT (Advancing and Enhancing Professionalism and Training) in August 2021. This initiative brought together real estate agency industry stakeholders and academics to strengthen the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) ecosystem, supporting the Jobs & Skills and Resilience pillars of the Real Estate Industry Transformation Map (ITM) 2025.
Project ADEPT aims to empower real estate salespersons (RESs) to enhance their professionalism, deliver quality service to their clients, and be future-ready.
All eight measures from the Project ADEPT workgroup will be implemented progressively from October 2025, with one key modification to Measure 1. RESs must complete 16 hours of annual CPD training for registration renewal, instead of the initially proposed 24 hours. We will review this requirement in the coming years, with plans to gradually increase it to 24 hours.
3 Key Thrusts and 8 Measures | ||
Raising the Professionalism of property agents and Preparing the Industry for the Future | Enhancing the Quality of CPD Training for property agents | Promoting a Continuous Mindset amongst property agents |
1. Higher CPD requirement for registration renewal | 5. New and tighter accreditation criteria and course instructional design requirements for CPD courses | |
2. Reconfigure CPD requirement to recognise more forms of CPD activities for both structured and self-directed learning | 6. New audit framework for CPD courses | |
3. Training requirement in Prescribed Essential topics for property agents | 7. Greater transparency of course participants' feedback | |
4. Differentiated learning paths to better support the industry's diverse learning needs | 8. Stackable modules and specialised courses that lead to certification | |
View the following video to find out more about the eight Project ADEPT measures.