Post-registration education for agents

The post-registration program is a key step in the career development of Ontario’s real estate agents. Tailored for newly registered agents, it focuses on enhancing knowledge in regulatory compliance, expanding specialized knowledge, and building their skills.

To be eligible to renew registration at the end of their initial two-year registration cycle with RECO, the agents must complete the post-registration program.

RECO offers post-registration education through the following providers:

Program benefits

• Enhanced knowledge: Develop additional skills in optional areas of focus such as investment strategies, rural properties, and commercial transactions to expand their client base and target niche markets.
• Regulatory confidence: Stay compliant and maintain ethical standards through reinforcement of requirements and obligations of TRESA regulations.
• Career path: Focus on niche markets and advanced strategies with optional tailored electives to gain a competitive edge.
• Practical skills: Strengthen their expertise with more in-depth concepts to understand complex transactions and become a trusted industry professional.
• Elective options: Choose courses that align with their career goals and expand their segment-specific expertise.
• Flexible learning: Complete courses at their own pace within the two-year cycle, balancing growth with work commitments.

Eligibility

To enroll in the post-registration program, participants must have successfully completed the pre-registration education program and be registered with RECO to trade in real estate.

Agents must complete the mandatory compliance course first, followed by any two of the five electives.

The completion of this program is mandatory to renew registration with RECO at the end of the initial two-year cycle.

Course fees

Please refer to the educational provider’s website to confirm applicable program fees.

Program structure

The post-registration program consists of two essential components: a mandatory compliance course and a choice of two elective specialization opportunities.

• Mandatory compliance course
  This course focuses on the legal responsibilities of real estate agents under the Trust in Real Estate Services Act (TRESA), the law that governs the sector. Participants will gain insight into maintaining compliance during all stages of a real estate transaction, managing non-compliance issues, and maintaining their registration.
• Elective courses
  Real estate agents must select two of the five elective courses to complete this program. Specialized topic areas include rural and waterfront properties, real estate investment strategies for residential and commercial properties, and alternative ownership structures such as co-ownership and leaseholds. These electives provide advanced, targeted knowledge to help agents build expertise in niche markets and attract a diverse clientele.

This program structure allows real estate agents to choose their areas of focus, refine and reinforce their knowledge and behaviours to stay compliant with regulations, and gain a competitive edge by acquiring specialized knowledge. By completing the post-registration program, agents fulfil the requirements for registration renewal after their initial two-year cycle, while also enhancing their career prospects in Ontario’s dynamic real estate industry.

Program timeline

Learners must complete the post-registration education program within 2 years of registering with RECO.

Next steps

• During the first two years of registration with RECO, new real estate agents will continue to expand their knowledge through on-the-job training at a brokerage, including brokerage-specific policies and procedures.
• Learners must complete the post-registration program at one of the education providers listed here within their initial two-year registration cycle with RECO.
• After completing the post-registration program and renewing their registration, all agents will continue to expand their knowledge through on-going coaching and training and their brokerage and with RECO's continuing education.