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Important Must Read before signing up for RES Course
- Due to the high demand for RES examination seats, course participants who have completed the RES course will not be guaranteed a seat at the RES examination.
- Ensure you have met the minimum requirements before registering for the course.
- Students using SkillsFuture Credit to offset their course fee can EITHER via email instructions if you have registered your interest via Google Form OR come to our office where SEAA staff will assist. Any remaining payable amount will be paid by Cash/NETS/Internet Banking only.
- To enjoy the RES Buddy Promotion, Individuals with their buddy can EITHER register their interest via Google Form on our website within the same working day OR drop by the SEAA office (with your friend) to register for the RES course.
- Online Payment by Card/PayPal is available for those who are NOT using SkillsFuture Credit.
- SEAA reserves the right to change the venue and or reschedule dates if necessary, course participants will be duly informed beforehand. Once the RES intake is confirmed, any refund request thereafter will be subjected to a $100 admin fee. Our Terms & Conditions apply.
- For online lessons, turning on the webcamera throughout the lesson to capture your full face is compulsory for attendance taking. It will be submitted for audit checks by the relevant authorities as proof of your attendance.
Please be informed that attending the RES/REA Course and passing the RES Examination does not automatically qualify an individual to be a real estate salesperson. The applicant has to comply with the full registration requirements stipulated under the Estate Agents Act, which include meeting the fit & proper criteria. Please check the complete list of registration criteria on CEA’s website before registering for the RES or REA course.
For foreigners who wish to register with CEA as salespersons, they will need to have a valid Employment Pass (EP)issued by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to work in the real estate agency industry. They should consult an estate agent that is prepared to support their future registration application, who would then check with CEA. Thereafter, when they register for the RES/REA Course, they will need to produce a letter of support from the estate agent.
Course Fees
Sign up with a friend: $768* per person (RES Buddy Promotion)
Buddy Promotion is payable EITHER by online Internet Banking OR Cash/NETS @ the SEAA office. Register via the Google form to get this Buddy Promo discount.
*Inclusive of GST, does not include examination fee.
Funding Available
NTUC members can enjoy 50% claims on the unfunded course fee (Capped at $250 per calendar year, $500 for members 40 and above) when they sign up for courses approved by UTAP.
Read about NTUC UTAP Funding here
SkillsFuture Credit
Eligible to all Singaporeans aged 25 and above. Individuals may use their SkillsFuture Credits to directly offset their course fee (Up to $808, depending on your Skillsfuture balance available) and pay any remainder by Cash / NETS / Internet Banking.
If you are using SkillsFuture Credit, please register your interest via the request form from the RES intake schedule appended below.
Note: Additional SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career Support) credits cannot be used for the RES course and can only be used for SkillsFuture Career Transition Programmes identified by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).
After submitting your request form, we will send an email on how to complete your payment the latest 5 days before the course starts or once the intake is confirmed. Kindly look out for the email from edu@seaa.org.sg.
How to Register
If you are enrolling for the RES course at our office, kindly bring along your NRIC and your original certificate of your qualification for registration. Please ensure that you have met the minimum criteria before registering for the course. SEAA reserves the right to change the Venue if necessary, course participants will be duly informed beforehand. Once the RES intake is confirmed, any refund request thereafter will be subject to a $100 admin fee.
* T&Cs apply.
Terms & Conditions
1. Admission Criteria
a) Applicant must be at least 21 years old.
b) Possess a minimum qualification of Higher Nitec or 4 GCE ‘O’ levels passes in two (2) sittings or Diplomas from the local polytechnics (NYP, NP, SP, TP, RP) and degrees from the local universities (NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SUSS, SIT). Individuals who are unable to meet these criteria will be required to take the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WPLN) assessment administered by WDA. WPLN (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing and Numeracy) Level 5 will be recognised in lieu of 4 GCE “O” level passes.
Applicants with private or foreign diplomas/degrees need to get their qualifications approved by CEA. How to submit qualification to CEA for assessment Details of the assessment submission can be found: www.cea.gov.sg
c) Photocopy of NRIC front and back for verification and submission of personal particulars to CEA & SSG.
d) Applications will be processed on a 1st-come-1st-serve basis. Registration will close before the closing date if intake is fully booked.
e) All applications for the course are to be submitted with Online Application Form with attached qualification. A copy of NRIC (front and back) will be collected after payment is made and if your qualification had met the CEA’s RES course/exam requirements. We do not accept photocopied qualification. For those who apply online, scanned copies of the NRIC (front and back) and high resolution of the softcopy qualification are accepted. Those who have submitted photocopies will need to bring the original certs on the first day of lesson for our verification. Incomplete application forms, without the necessary documents and/or without the course fee shall be rejected.
f) Important Notice: Please be informed that attending the RES/REA Course and passing the RES/REA Examination do not automatically qualify an individual to be a real estate salesperson. The applicant has to comply with the full registration requirements stipulated under the Estate Agents Act, which include meeting the fit & proper criteria. Please check the complete list of registration criteria on CEA’s website at (RES) https://www.cea.gov.sg/professionals/salesperson-registration-matters/apply-for-salesperson-registration (REA) https://www.cea.gov.sg/professionals/estate-agents-licensing-matters/apply-for-estate-agent-licence before registering for the RES/REA Course.
“For foreigners who wish to register with CEA as salespersons, they will need to have a valid Employment Pass (EP) issued by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) to work in the real estate agency industry. They should consult an estate agent that is prepared to support their future registration application, who would then check with CEA. Thereafter, when they register for the RES/REA Course, they will need to produce a letter of support from the estate agent.”
g) Exam Registration Matters
Due to the high demand for RES examination seats, course participants who have completed the RES course will not be guaranteed a seat at the RES examination. CEA’s Minimum Admission Criteria applies for the examination registration.
2. Copyright & Prohibition on Recording
It is acknowledged by the course applicant that all RES/REA course materials provided remain always the intellectual property of SEAA unless otherwise stated. No part of the RES/REA course materials shall be reproduced without permission in any form. Audio and/or video recordings of the lectures are strictly prohibited.
3. SEAA’s Special Promotions
SEAA reserves the rights to change the promotions without prior notice and reject the promotion offer to applicants if they do not meet our terms & conditions or the minimum criteria prior the registration of the RES/REA course.
a)For buddy promotion, both applicant must register within the same day to enjoy the promotion rate. Each applicant will be required to have met the CEA’s & SSG res course minimum requirement at the point of registration. The RES/REA promotion price is only valid if the payment is made in person at our office during our business hours, where minimum two students or group registration must make payment together via Cash/Nets/Internet Banking Transfer only. Strictly no credit card online payment is accepted for the promotional price.
b)Free REC lesson provided in our early bird promotion is on a first come first serve basis, upon successful payment made for the RES/REA course subject to SEAA’s terms & conditions. The free lesson is either for Paper 1 or Paper 2 and it will be decided by SEAA. We will not entertain requests to swap papers and it is non-transferable.
c) RES/REA course fee includes GST 9% or WEF to prevailing GST rates according to the Singapore Government tax rates.
4. SEAA Membership
Student Membership is free up to two years of taking the RES/REA course with SEAA.
5. Certificate of Completion
You are required to fulfill a minimum of 75% attendance in order to attain the Certificate of Completion. Certificate will only be awarded from the last day of lesson, within 5 working days upon course completion. You are required to sign your attendance at the beginning and at the end of the class. For Zoom online lessons, you will be required to turn on your camera through out the lesson to capture your face for attendance taking and your image will be video recorded as evidence of your attendance for each lesson. You will not be able to sign your attendance if you are more than 15 MINUTES late and for students that login late, leave early for zoom lessons or missing from lesson in between, will also be considered as ABSENT. This “15 MINUTE” rule will also apply if you return late from breaks or leave early before lesson ends. In the aforesaid situations, you will be marked as ABSENT. The Certificate of Completion is valid for two years from the date the course ends.
6. Course Changes
SEAA reserves the right to change or make any amendments to the dates / venue / lecturers for the course without any prior notice. A full refund will be made in the event of course cancellation by SEAA. SEAA will take the necessary actions to notify the course participants in reasonable time to inform of the changes or cancellation of intakes.
7. Course Notes
Online intakes will be provided free online softcopy notes that will be valid for download within 2 months from the course start date. After the expiry of 2 months validity period, any request for softcopy notes will be charged at $55. Students who prefer hardcopy notes can purchase them at SEAA’s office for $55.00 (or at prevailing rate at the point of purchase).
Classroom intakes will receive free hardcopy notes. Ad-hoc requests for online notes will be chargeable at $55.00 per person (or at prevailing rate at the point of purchase). [Any ad-hoc requests for printed coloured notes will be at the expense of the course participant themselves and they will need to liaise with our appointed print-vendor directly, pls check with the SEAA staff for the contact number]
After the RES Course ends, regardless of Online or Classroom intake, any request for updated hardcopy/softcopy notes will be payable at $55.00 per person (or at prevailing rate at the point of purchase).
8. Replacement Lessons & Deferment of the course
Requests for replacement lessons are not allowed. If you are requesting for replacement lessons that fall under these circumstances as mentioned below, you will need to provide documents to SEAA, such as, Medical Certificate, Hospitalisation Letter, Death Notice, NS letter etc
Deferment of the RES course will be given 6 months grace period from the last date of our approved email to you. The course must be completed within 6 months.
No Refund will be given if you had attended the course halfway and the listed situation below occurs.
No Refund will be given if the course has not started the 1st lesson yet and the situation below occurs;
No Refund will be given after your have successfully deferred your course to a later date by SEAA but you had changed your mind later and do not want to proceed with the course thereafter. It would be considered that you have voluntarily withdrawn from the course (Pls refer to the SEAA refund policy for details.)
a. Bereavement of spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent or grandchild
b. Hospitalisation in the course duration
c. Accident occurring on the day of the course
d. National Service duties
9. Refunds
Refund will be subject to an admin fee of $100, please refer to the table below. The refund will be paid via internet banking transfer or cheque, it takes 4 weeks for the transaction to be processed. SEAA allows you to transfer to another intake (within 6 months) or find a replacement to take your over your place in the intake without any admin charge. However, it will subject to case to case basis.
SEAA Refund Policy | |
SEAA cancels course | a. Full Refund by SEAA. |
Participant withdraws from the course within 14 working days before course commencement date. Required to write-in to edu@seaa.org.sg for refund. |
b. Payment made by Cash or Nets, Internet Banking (Full Refund by SEAA, no admin fee is charged). c. Payment made via Paypal (Refund amount will be after the deduction of service charge incurred from Paypal platform). |
Participant withdraws from the course within 7 working days before course commencement date. Required to write-in to edu@seaa.org.sg for refund. |
d. Payment made by Cash or Nets (Refund amount will be subject to SEAA admin processing fee of $100). e. Payment made via Paypal (Refund amount will be after deduction of service charge incurred from Paypal and SEAA admin processing fee of $100). |
Participant withdraws from course on the first day of lesson onwards or no-show on first lesson onwards. | f. No Refund provided. |
10. Personal Data Protection Policy
Your personal data may be used in accordance with the terms of SEAA’s privacy and data protection policy found at www.seaa.org.sg SEAA reserves the rights to withdraw and/or alter them without prior notice, and further acknowledge that part of your student associate membership benefits is receipt of updates (including of upcoming courses, trade shows and events) and marketing materials from SEAA and its partners, vendors and affiliates of promotions and activities approved by SEAA. You may withdraw your consent to receipt of any of the aforesaid by contacting the Data Protection Officer of SEAA via email feedback@seaa.org.sg.
In order to deliver the services requested by course participants, SEAA will collect and use personally identifiable information including name, NRIC number or other identification number, email address, address, telephone number, DOB, video recordings of students and where necessary, the educational history to the various governing authorities for audit checks and verification purposes. We will, where required to by the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) & the Skillsfuture Singapore (SSG) or directed by course participants, disclose to the CEA & SSG such personally identifiable information for the purposes of, and incidental to the course participants’ receipt of services, updating course participants’ attendance, academic and/or certification records, Skillsfuture credits with the CEA & SSG.
Course Schedule
Intake Details | Schedule | Registration |
Intake is confirmed! | Zoom Online | |
Intake is confirmed! | Zoom Online | |
Last weekend intake to prepare for Mar'25 exam! 392F (Weekend) Eligible for Mar'25 exam | Zoom Online (9 Days, Sat & Sun) | |
393F (Fullday) | Zoom Online | |
382F (Fullday) | Zoom Online | |
Last intake to prepare 177E (Evening) | Zoom Online | |
Last intake to prepare | Zoom Online | |
TBA 7pm - 10pm |
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