KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Real Estate Training Institute (RETI) says it is looking to extend its professional development services to other countries within the Caribbean.

Principal of the RETI, Dr Tina Beale, said, “We are acutely aware of the reality that Jamaica is a leader among Caribbean countries with respect to real estate. There are very few regulatory authorities in the [region], so we believe that the RETI can… become a trailblazer in terms of providing professional educational courses to real-estate practitioners within the wider Caribbean.”

A suite of courses will add to the educational products provided by the RETI. Current offerings include pre-licensing courses for salesmen and dealers as well as mandatory continuing professional development training for licensed real estate professionals.

Dr Beale said the move to expand professional service offerings to the region is part of the ongoing transformation of the RETI.

The educational facility is also refining its operations to strengthen its governance and quality-assurance mechanism to ensure that it aligns more

closely with international performance standards.

“Therefore, individuals who come into our institution and engage with us can be guaranteed that they are being provided with [training] that enables them to rub shoulders with their counterparts in overseas markets,” Dr Beale added.

The RETI began operations in 2016 and is owned by the Real Estate Board/Commission of Strata Corporations.