“Dear RES Exam Candidates, we are pleased to inform you that you can login to the new UTAP portal (http://skillsupgrade.ntuc.org.sg/wps/portal/skillsupgrade/home) to submit your UTAP claims. Please note that you must be an active union member, i.e. no arrears in membership fee, to be eligible for UTAP claims. Candidates have up to 6 months AFTER the exam date to submit their UTAP claims online. Thank you.”

Real Estate Salesperson (RES) Examination

From 22 Oct 2010 onwards, one of the key salesperson registration criteria for entry into the real estate agent industry will be to pass the mandatory examination set by the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) or possess equivalent qualification. Prior to taking the examination, applicants will be required to complete the preparatory RES course conducted by a CEA Approved Course Provider (ACP).

NTUC LearningHub (LHUB), a CEA Appointed Exam Administrator, offers:

Overview

Under the new regulatory regime administered by the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA), one of the registration criteria for property agents (or individual salespersons) is that they must pass the CEA’s Real Estate Salesperson (RES) examination or have equivalent qualification. This is to ensure that agents intending to do estate agency work are well qualified, professionally competent and be able to work effectively in the real estate industry. Equally important is that they must uphold good ethical standards.

Pre-requisites

As it is a requirement by CEA for the exam administrator to verify that all candidates meet the required pre-requisites, candidates will have to bring along the required documents (original) to any of our 3 customer service counters for verification before making payment.

Please note that the minimum requirements to take the RES examination are:

For New Industry Entrants

• Must have 4 GCE “O” Levels; or

• 4 GCE “O” Level passes taken over two sittings, but the passes must be for different subjects; or

• Higher NITEC; or

• WSQ Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (Speaking, writing, listening, Reading and Numeracy) = Level 5; or

• Candidates who wish to submit their qualifications (e.g. overseas qualifications, private diplomas etc.) for assessment by CEA to determine if they meet the minimum educational qualification requirement may do so through the Approved Course Provider (ACP) they intend to enrol for the RES course. An administrative fee of $53.50 (inclusive of GST) is payable for each application submitted. Candidates must complete the CEA Qualification Assessment Request Form and attach all supporting documents, and they must also produce the original documents to ACP for verification. CEA will inform the candidate of the outcome of the assessment.

AND

• Must have successfully completed the new RES course

Repeat Candidates (Documents Required during Registration/Payment)

1. All pre-requisites documents
2. Previous exam result(s)

Mode of Examination

RES Examination

• RES is the new and only industry entry qualifying exams for Real Estate Salespersons.
• With effect from MAY 2013, the RES Exam format will include a new Case Study Section in both Paper 1 and 2 in the form of Multiple Choice Questions. Both Paper 1 and 2 will adopt the same format as follow: 
  • 2 Papers each (2.5 hours per paper)
  • Paper 1:Section A: 50MCQs (50 marks), Section B: 15MCQs with reference 1 or 2 case studies (30 marks), Section C: 10 Fill-in-the-blank short answer questions (20 marks).
  • Paper 2: Same format as Paper 1.

• With effect from the July 2011 RES examination, modular passing will be allowed. Candidates who have passed either Paper 1 or Paper 2 need to retake only their failed Paper from the August 2011 RES examination onwards. Upon passing the remaining Paper, the candidate will be considered as having passed the RES examination and will be subsequently issued an RES Exam Certificate. The candidate must submit the salesperson registration application through and with support of a licensed estate agent within 2 years of the date of issue of the final results. Otherwise, the results will be invalid for registration purposes.

• Candidates who fail both Papers will need to retake the RES exam as a fresh candidate; i.e. need to take Paper 1 and 2 in single sitting in their next attempt. Modular passing will apply only if the candidate has passed one Paper. There shall be no retrospective consideration of results from earlier RES examinations taken from Jan to Jun 2011.

Important Note: There is no change to the examination requirement for RES course participants to pass the RES examination within 2 years from the date of issuance of the Certificate of Completion of RES Course. If they are unable to pass the remaining Paper within the 2-year timeframe, they will have to re-take the RES course and take the full RES examination i.e. both Papers 1 and 2.

Duration of Examination

• Paper 1: 2.5 hrs
• Paper 2: 2.5 hrs

Successful candidates must apply for registration with CEA within 24 months of the date of issuance of the examination certificate after which, results will be invalid for licensing and registration purposes.

Exam Fee

$246.10 (Incl. GST) for 2 Papers
$149.80 (Incl. GST) for 1 Paper

Result and Certificate

With effect from the July 2011 RES examination, modular passing will be allowed. The results for July 2011 RES examination onwards will be in one of the following formats:

• Pass (P)
• Fail (F)
• Pass Paper 1; Fail Paper 2 (P1 F2)
• Fail Paper 1; Pass Paper 2 (F1 P2)

The RES examination results are released 4 - 6 weeks after the examination is held. The process may be extended due to other relating factors such as the number of candidates taking the examination. A certificate will be issued to successful candidate.  No replacement certificates will be re-printed for lost certificates, only a letter of confirmation of qualification attained will be issued upon formal request made. The exam fees paid do not cover the delivery of the certificate to the candidate.

Examination Schedules 2013

With effect from May 2013, there will be a change in the examination date for both RES Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 will be conducted on Sunday, and Paper 2 will be conducted on Saturday.

Month	Paper Type	Exam Date / Time
January 2013	RES Paper 1 RES Paper 2	26 Jan, Sat (9am - 11.30am) 27 Jan, Sun (9am - 11.30am)
March 2013	RES Paper 1 RES Paper 2	30 Mar, Sat (9am - 11.30am) 31 Mar, Sun (9am - 11.30am)
May 2013	RES Paper 2 RES Paper 1	18 May, Sat (9am - 11.30am) 19 May, Sun (9am - 11.30am)
July 2013	RES Paper 2 RES Paper 1	27 Jul, Sat (9am - 11.30am) 28 Jul, Sun (9am - 11.30am)
September 2013	RES Paper 2 RES Paper 1	28 Sep, Sat (9am - 11.30am) 29 Sep, Sun (9am - 11.30am)
November 2013	RES Paper 2 RES Paper 1	23 Nov, Sat (9am - 11.30am) 24 Nov, Sun (9am - 11.30am)

Exam can be conducted in various locations as follow:

1. NTUC Trade Union House (NTUH) - NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd, 73 Bras Basah Road
2. Singapore Management University (SMU-SOE) - School of Economics and Social Sciences, 90 Stamford Road
3. Singapore Management University (SMU-SIS) - School of Information Systems, 80 Stamford Road
4. Singapore Management University (SMU-SOA) - School of Accountancy, 60 Stamford Road
5. Singapore Management University (SMU-LKC) - Lee Kong Chian School of Business, 50 Stamford Road
6. Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) - 141 Redhill Road, Block B
7. LHUB Industry Skill Centre@ Benoi, EMS Building, 60 Benoi Road

*Candidates cannot select their preferred examination venue.

*Registration for the following month's RES examination will only start after previous month's examination is completed. 

#Registration and payment for each RES examination will close at 7pm, 9 days before the first exam paper or when full capacity is reached, whichever is earlier. Please note that no prior notice will be given. 

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