A workshop was held aimed at those over 60 who need help with compiling their Portfolios of Evidence in order to apply for exemption from doing their NQF4 and NQF5 qualifications or their PDEs.
With the average age of estate agents now at 54 years old, it doesn’t seem surprising that there are so many people 60 years and over still working actively in selling property.After the fully subscribed, and successful, over 60s PDE exemption workshop held by the Institute of Estate Agents, Western Cape, Annette Evans, regional general manager of the Institute, says this is an event that will have to be repeated a few times, in order for the number of agents who still have to get their exemption before June next year sorted out as required by the Estate Agency Affairs Board.
This is to assist those who are currently in the industry and who have held their Fidelity Fund Certificates for a continuous period of five years, and have a valid FFC for this year, she says.
The Institute has designed these workshops to guide agents, advice is given on all the documentation to be included in the application (a comprehensive list has been supplied by the EAAB) and PoE, and focus will also be on tips to conduct successful interviews with the EAAB.
“With the average age of estate agents now at 54 years old, it doesn’t seem surprising that there are so many people 60 years and over, still working actively in selling property, which is indicative of the changing times. Many are working well into their later years and gone are the days that people automatically retired at 60 or 65 years of age,” says Evans.
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