Certificate in Real Estate Management & Maintenance

Course details

The Certificate in Real Estate Management and Maintenance provides Business-Technical skills training interweaved with social skills training. It has been designed to meet the following objectives:

• Provide formalised certifiable training to upskill and enhance employability of the REMM workforce
• Facilitate extension of technical/non-technical skills to multi-task in the REMM industry
• Serve as an entry level/bridging course for those seeking to enter/cross over to the industry

This course is being used to train structurally unemployed diploma holders for a Property Officer job under the Singapore Workforce Development Agency's (WDA) Property Officer Conversion Programme.

Course Structure

The course comprises of six modules: 

M1: Introduction to the RE Mgt & Maintenance Industry

• Introduction to Real Estate
• Types of Real Estate
• Real Estate Investment and Finance
• RE Development, Mgt & Maintenance

M2: Communication and Business Ethics

• Interpersonal Communication Skills
• Effective Writing Skills
• Meeting and Presentation Skills
• Professional Ethics

M3: IT in the RE Mgt & Maintenance Industry (Basic)

• Introduction to IT in REMMI
• Info Comm Technology (ICT) in Business
• Word Processing, Spreadsheet & Presentations
• Internet Application

M4: Building Technology & Services (Basic)

• The Built Environment
• Building Science & the Environment
• Building Technology
• Building Services

M5: Mgt Principles Applied to RE Mgt & Maintenance

• Principles of Management
• Planning, Organising and Controlling
• Leadership
• Business Finance and Marketing

M6: Foundation of Real Estate Law

• The Singapore Legal System
• Contract Law
• Law of Agency
• Law of Tort

Course Accreditation 

Several UK and Australian Universities have validated the course for exemptions and articulation into their built environment degree programmes.

Entry Requirements 

4.1 Applicants are expected to have 'O'/'N' Levels (Credits in English and Mathematics) or WDA ESS WPLN Level 5/6 and at least one of the following qualifications:

• SRP-REMMI Foundation Certificate in Real Estate Management and Maintenance
• ITE/CITI/PSB/SIM Certificate or other approved equivalent in a related field

4.2 Applicants not meeting the above qualifications may be required to take bridging courses

4.3 Applicants with approved higher-level qualifications working in the industry or associated industries may be exempted in the relevant modules