Administration
Foundation

Agency Administration Mastery.

Trust accounts, contracts, compliance — the engine room, engineered.

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Inside the programme
09
Modules
35
Scored lessons
18 hours
Self-paced
AUS
Australia-first
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Administration · Foundation
What you'll master

Capabilities the marketactually pays for.

Every outcome below is graded in a live AI role-play. No multiple choice. No participation trophies. You either hold the line under pressure or you don't — and if you don't, the debrief tells you exactly why.
  1. 01

    Reconcile a sales and rental trust account to statutory standard

  2. 02

    Identify and correct the top-5 trust breaches before they become audit findings

  3. 03

    Prepare an agency for a Fair Trading / CAV / OFT audit — end-to-end

  4. 04

    Administer contracts from exchange to settlement without letting a deadline slip

  5. 05

    Run a compliance calendar that surfaces licence renewals, CPD, trust audits and insurance in one view

  6. 06

    Communicate with vendors, purchasers, tenants and landlords with the confidence of an office manager

  7. 07

    Build a systems documentation library so the office runs without you when you're on leave

The Syllabus

9 modules.One standard.

Each module opens with a practitioner brief, moves into live scenarios, and closes with a scored debrief. Everything auto-marks. Nothing waits on staff review.

  • 01
    The monthly reconciliation, step-by-step
    Reading · 18 min· Trust Accounting
  • 02
    The six reconciliation errors auditors always find
    Masterclass · 14 min· Trust Accounting
  • 03
    Knowledge check
    Quiz · 8 min· Trust Accounting
  • 04
    Scenario: The reconciliation is $2,400 short
    AI Role-play · 10 min· Trust Reconciliation

  • 01
    The audit pack an auditor wants to see
    Reading · 16 min· Audit Readiness
  • 02
    Audit day: what to say, what to show, what to fix on the fly
    Masterclass · 12 min· Audit Readiness
  • 03
    Knowledge check
    Quiz · 6 min· Audit Readiness

  • 01
    Exchange to settlement — the 42-day playbook
    Reading · 17 min· Contracts Administration
  • 02
    Managing special conditions in the office
    Masterclass · 12 min· Contracts Administration
  • 03
    Knowledge check
    Quiz · 6 min· Contracts Administration

  • 01
    The annual compliance cycle
    Reading · 14 min· Compliance
  • 02
    Tracking CPD for every licensee in the office
    Masterclass · 11 min· Compliance
  • 03
    Knowledge check
    Quiz · 6 min· Compliance
  • 04
    Scenario: "Borrow it from trust until Friday"
    AI Role-play · 9 min· Trust Compliance

  • 01
    CRM hygiene as a compliance issue
    Reading · 13 min· Systems & CRM
  • 02
    Building the SOP library
    Masterclass · 12 min· Systems & CRM
  • 03
    Knowledge check
    Quiz · 6 min· Systems & CRM

  • 01
    The client-facing email that earns respect
    Masterclass · 10 min· Communication
  • 02
    Handling the difficult stakeholder call
    Reading · 12 min· Communication
  • 03
    Knowledge check
    Quiz · 4 min· Communication
  • 04
    Scenario: The vendor demands the deposit early
    AI Role-play · 9 min· Stakeholder Communication

  • 01
    AML/CTF and customer identification in agency admin — the principles
    Masterclass · 13 min· Compliance & Recordkeeping
  • 02
    Building a defensible identification file
    Reading · 14 min· Compliance & Recordkeeping
  • 03
    Privacy obligations and the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme
    Masterclass · 12 min· Compliance & Recordkeeping
  • 04
    A staff member's laptop with tenant files is stolen
    AI Role-play · 9 min· Compliance & Recordkeeping
  • 05
    Knowledge check: AML/CTF and privacy
    Quiz · 6 min· Compliance & Recordkeeping

  • 01
    WHS obligations when engaging contractors and tradespeople
    Masterclass · 12 min· WHS & Audit Readiness
  • 02
    Walking through an auditor's trust account checklist
    Reading · 14 min· WHS & Audit Readiness
  • 03
    The most common audit findings and how to prevent them
    Masterclass · 11 min· WHS & Audit Readiness
  • 04
    Preparing for an unannounced regulator audit
    AI Role-play · 9 min· WHS & Audit Readiness
  • 05
    Knowledge check: WHS and trust audit
    Quiz · 6 min· WHS & Audit Readiness
Curriculum governance
Last reviewed
July 2026
Next review due
January 2027
Jurisdictions checked
NSW · VIC · QLD · WA · SA · TAS · ACT · NT

Trust account rules, audit deadlines and reporting formats are prescribed separately in each state and territory. The controls taught here are portable; the statutory deadlines and forms are not — confirm them with your regulator.

Industry skill areas — At a glance

Aligned to the themes,not a substitute for the qualification.

Every discipline drilled in this program is drawn from real practitioner work — the conversations, campaigns and compliance habits agents use daily. This is professional development. It complements — but does not replace — nationally accredited training delivered by a Registered Training Organisation.

Format
Practitioner-built
Level
Professional development
Delivery
Self-paced, online
Assessment
Auto-graded · AI role-play
Practitioner disciplines covered
07
Nationally recognised outcome
Not issued

Skill areas covered include trust accounting discipline and reconciliations, audit readiness, contract preparation and the contract-to-settlement pipeline, compliance calendars, CRM hygiene and agency reporting. Professional development only — not accredited training. The Agent Academy is not a Registered Training Organisation and does not deliver nationally accredited training. Completion of this program does not, on its own, satisfy statutory training or licensing requirements in any Australian state or territory.

How to enrol — five steps
  1. 01
    Choose

    Confirm Agency Administration Mastery — or bundle the full Administration pathway.

  2. 02
    Checkout

    Secure guest checkout. No account required. Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay.

  3. 03
    Auto-account

    On payment, a learner account is created and login credentials are emailed to you.

  4. 04
    Sign in

    Access the portal and open Module i within sixty seconds of purchase.

  5. 05
    Progress

    Complete modules, quizzes and AI role-plays at your own pace — auto-graded, lifetime access.

Enrol · Agency Administration Mastery

Start today.Bill on the board by quarter's end.

Instant access. Lifetime licence. Every module, scenario and scored role-play inside Administration unlocks the moment your payment clears — no waiting, no onboarding calls, no gatekeepers.

Who this is for
  • 01New-to-industry agents ready to compete.
  • 02Practitioners rebuilding after a flat 12 months.
  • 03Agencies onboarding a cohort to one standard.
What happens next
  1. 01Secure checkout — Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay.
  2. 02Your learner account is auto-created and emailed.
  3. 03Sign in and open Module i within sixty seconds.

No prior licence or certificate required to enrol. This is professional development — for state licensing pathways, see our licensing guide.

Skill focus

Built around the work,not the paperwork.

07 · Disciplines

These are the practitioner disciplines that separate top-billing agents from the rest of the office. Each one is trained, scored and drilled — repeatedly.

  • 01Trust Accounting
  • 02Audit Readiness
  • 03Contracts Administration
  • 04Compliance
  • 05Systems & CRM
  • 06Communication
  • 07Reporting
Professional development only. The Agent Academy is not a Registered Training Organisation and does not deliver accredited training or issue nationally recognised qualifications.