01/08/2026
๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ?
The PPRAโs newly announced alternative competency-based pathway has been widely welcomed as a long-overdue step towards reducing barriers to entry into the property profession.
At first glance, itโs easy to see why.
But after spending more than 26 years in the industryโas a property practitioner, attorney, educator and employerโI believe there are important implications that deserve far greater discussion.
Does the new pathway genuinely improve competency, or does it simply shift the responsibility for education from accredited training providers to principals and mentors?
Will it create consistency in training, or could it result in every agency effectively developing its own curriculum?
Are we reducing barriers to entryโฆ while unintentionally creating new barriers to long-term professional development?
These are not criticisms for the sake of criticism. They are questions that go to the heart of how we develop competent, ethical and professional property practitioners for the future.
Iโve shared my thoughts in the article below. Whether you agree or disagree, Iโd genuinely welcome your views and encourage respectful discussion from practitioners, principals, educators, training providers and industry bodies alike.
๐ Read the full article below and let me know your perspective!
https://www.krugerincorporated.co.za/the-ppras-new-competency-based-pathway-progress-or-simply-moving-the-goalposts/
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