RECO Collaboration Summit report: What we heard on education and professional standards

The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) has released its report from the RECO Collaboration Summit: Advancing Excellence in Real Estate Education & Professional Standards, capturing insights from over 100 leaders across the real estate sector on the future of education and professional standards.

The Collaboration Summit focused on three key areas: aligning education with practice readiness, strengthening assessment confidence to ensure ongoing competence, and enhancing consumer protection in an increasing complex market within a modern, risk-responsive regulatory framework.

A central theme emerged:

“Education is a critical tool in protecting consumers and strengthening the profession—and it must continue to evolve to reflect the realities of practice.”
— Jean Lépine, Administrator and Acting CEO, RECO

Key findings include:

• Clear areas of consensus across the sector on the need to strengthen competency across the profession
• Broad support for more practical, applied learning
• A clear shift toward continuous, risk-based education
• Opportunities to leverage data to better target learning

The insights gathered will inform the next phase of RECO’s education modernization work, guiding the development of our renewed education strategy.

Read the full report (PDF)