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Accreditation courses

The training is the credential.

Two courses, two different bars. Both online and self-paced, both ending in an assessment, and both renewed annually — because a credential nobody re-checks is not worth holding.

Two separate courses, not two levels of one. They train two different jobs that must never be done by the same person on the same property — so you choose by the role you want, not by how experienced you are.

Who it's forAnyone joining the STRCAS network in either role. You do not need to be accredited already; the training is designed to take you from nothing to accredited.
What it coversThe South African compliance framework, the assessment checklist item by item, the evidence standard, and what an auditor will reject and why.
FormatOnline, at your own pace, with an assessment at the end. Most people take it around the work they already do.
The two tracksAssessor — recording what exists. Auditor — verifying against the standard. Different exams, different entry bars.
Before you startVerification comes first: identity, record and any credential you hold are checked before you can sit either course.
The two courses

Choose by the role, not the level.

These are not beginner and advanced versions of the same thing. They train two different jobs that must never be done by the same person on the same property.

Assessor accreditation

Recording what exists.

For property practitioners and experienced trades.

  • The South African compliance framework and which parts apply to which property types
  • The assessment checklist, item by item, and what counts as evidence for each
  • Photographic standards — what to capture, from where, and what makes an image unusable
  • Certificates: how to identify, verify currency and capture electrical, gas, fire and other CoCs
  • Conduct on site, owner interaction, and the boundary you must not cross into advice
  • Declaring a conflict of interest and when you must decline a job

Entry bar: smartphone, own transport, clear record and verified identity. A PPRA Fidelity Fund Certificate or trade qualification shortens the process but is not required.

Check eligibility
Auditor accreditation

Verifying against the standard.

For registered professionals with sign-off authority.

  • The determination standard — what constitutes a pass, a fail, and an inconclusive file
  • Interrogating an evidence pack for completeness, consistency and currency
  • When a file requires a site attendance and when the record is sufficient
  • Writing findings that hold up on appeal, with reasons tied to instrument and clause
  • The allocation and conflict rules, and your obligations under them
  • Working with a council: reporting formats, timelines and escalation

Entry bar: relevant professional qualification, current registration with your body, professional indemnity cover, and demonstrable independence from advisory work in the same area.

Register interest

How it's delivered

Online and self-paced on our learning platform. Work through it around your existing job — most people complete it over a few evenings rather than in one sitting. Assessment at the end, and you may re-sit.

What it costs

A one-off course fee, payable once your verification has cleared. Separate from the verification fee and from the monthly software licence — and the licence does not begin until your first job is allocated.

Annual re-accreditation

A shorter refresh each year covering framework changes and any standard updates. It is also where sustained rating problems are addressed. Everyone renews, regardless of standing.

Why there is no entrance exam. The course exists to take someone from capable to accredited. Testing people before they have been taught filters out exactly the experienced trades and agents who make the best assessors. The filter is verification of your record — not a quiz.

Start

Two doors, same standard.

Field work paid per assessment, or independent sign-off appointed by councils. Start with whichever fits what you already hold.

Become an assessor Become an auditor