CPP41419 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice. It prepares you for work as a real estate sales agents. It has been the current version on the national register since 2019, when it replaced CPP40611 and CPP40307 and CPP40407 and CPP40507. Employers posted about 1,827 real estate sales agents jobs in June 2026, down 9.2% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035. Job ads in June 2026 were down 9.2% on a year earlier, the official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage and enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer real estate sales agents jobs than a year ago. About 1,827 real estate sales agents jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 9.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 23,900 job ads, while 36,430 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates business brokers, property managers, real estate agency principal / real estate agency licensees, real estate agents and real estate representatives as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Business Broker, Property Manager, Real Estate Agency Principal / Real Estate Agency Licensee, Real Estate Agent and Real Estate Representative as not in shortage.
Real estate sales agents jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 114,371 workers in May 2025, 123,007 by May 2030 (up 7.6%) and 130,566 by May 2035 (up 14.2%).
Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice graduates do worse than is typical at Certificate IV level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 87.1% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate IV result is 89.9%, across 71 qualifications. Median income after training was $58,300, against $63,400 typical. 89.5% were satisfied with the training, against 87.8% typical. Income here is the survey median about six months after training. It includes part-time work, so it is not the full-time award rate.
Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice than a year ago. Across Australia, 41,855 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 36,430, down 13% in a year. National data for CPP41419 starts in 2020.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for CPP41419 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
The Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice is 18 units: 5 core, plus 13 electives chosen from 51 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps CPP41419 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 6121) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IVs in the same NCVER collection; they are derived figures, not official NCVER benchmarks. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 16 September 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.