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We offer various courses for conveyancing typists


Attendance per diploma

R4,500 or
R3,900 for early registration

Attendance per module

R1,600 or
R1,400 for early registration

Register for Attendance

Self-study per diploma

R3,900

Self-study per module

R1,400

Register for Self-study

Online per diploma

R2,940 with assessment
R2,394 without assessment

Online per module

R980 with assessment
R798 without assessment

Register Online

Objective

To give conveyancing typists and persons who would like to follow a career as conveyancing typists intensive theoretical and practical training and at the same time offer them a career-oriented qualification.

      3 Diplomas in conveyancing practice (9 modules)

  Basic Diploma

Suitable for anyone from beginners to people who have been working in a conveyancing practice for some years and who want to improve their knowledge and skills. This is the most popular course and lays the foundation on which to build a more advanced knowledge of deeds.

Syllabus

Module 1
Conventional Deed of Transfer
(Theory)

Module 2
Conventional Deed of Transfer
(Practical case study)

Module 3
Mortgage Bonds registration & cancellation procedure
(Theory & practice)

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    Diploma

Suitable for persons who have already done the Basic Diploma or who have been working in a conveyancing practice for one to two years. More specialised topics are covered in this course.

Syllabus

Module 4
Sectional Title Deed
of Transfer
(Theory & practical case study)

Module 5
Estate Transfers
(Theory & practice)

Module 6
Capita Selecta
(Commissioner of oaths, endorsements, VAT, transfer duty, capital gains tax and basic principles of a sales agreement)

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  Advanced Diploma

Suitable for persons who have already done the first two diplomas or who have been working confidently and independently in a conveyancing practice for over two years. This diploma is designed for candidates who are already dealing with advanced work and who want to make a serious attempt to rise to the position of senior conveyancing typist.

Syllabus

Module 7
Servitudes, Subdivision and Consolidation of Property. (Theory and practice)

Module 8
Opening of a Sectional Title Register.
(Theory & practice)

Module 9
Opening of a township register.
(Theory & practice)

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Methods of presentation

Attendance

Lectures for the first six modules (Basic Diploma and Diploma) are offered in Pretoria and Johannesburg and the last three modules (Advanced Diploma) is only available on the internet.

A special discount on the registration fee is available for those who register early.

Self-study

Persons who are unable to attend the lectures for modules 1 to 6 can register for the home-study course. Register at any time. The only requirement is that each module must be completed within two months after registration and a diploma must be completed within six months.

Online

Modules 7, 8 and 9 can be done online via the internet. Register at any time.

Features of the course

  • Both theory and practical case studies are discussed to illustrate the way the theory is applied in practice.

  • Comprehensive and user-friendly notes containing examples are provided. Learners can use and consult these notes at their workplace after completing the course.

  • The lectures are relaxed and the notes and examples form the basis for discussion.

  • During the first six modules an open-book evaluation is conducted in order to establish whether learners understand the work and are able to apply their knowledge in practice.

Open-book evaluation

During the Basic Diploma and Diploma learners are evaluated on the basis of an open-book test. The idea is not to test people’s memory, in other words to see what they can remember by rote, but rather to establish whether they are able to apply in practice what they have learnt during the lesson. During their evaluation they are permitted to refer to the lecture material supplied to them, just as they would be able to use it at the office.

In the Advanced Diploma learners may choose not to participate in the evaluation.

Silver and Gold Certificates

A Silver Certificate is issued for each module upon successful completion of the evaluation by the learner as proof that the learner has the ability to apply the learning content that relates to a certain module.

A Gold Certificate is issued after an affidavit has been received from the learner’s employer to the effect that a certain prescribed type of work, related to the relevant module, has been completed independently and faultlessly by the learner.

An administration fee of R100 (VAT included) is payable in respect of each Gold Certificate and Gold Diploma requested.

Duration of attendance

Each module of the Basic Diploma and the Diploma -
  • extends over one-and-a-half days and
  • is presented on weekdays.

    • All three modules for a diploma are covered in one week.

    Dates for attendance

    See these dates in register attendance.

    Language

    Lectures and course notes are offered in English or in Afrikaans.

    English learners may attend Afrikaans lectures but receive English notes and vice versa, on condition that this preference is specifically indicated upon registration.

    Lecturer

    The lectures are offered by Erinda Frantzen, an attorney, conveyancer and notary public on the staff of Gawie le Roux.

    Payment in instalments

    Registration fees may be paid in instalments - see register attendance.

    Basic Diploma in Conveyancing Practice

    Module 1 - Conventional Deed of Transfer - theory

    • Theory regarding the registration of a deed of transfer, including terminology peculiar to deeds practice, duties of a conveyancing typist, ethics in a conveyancing practice, types of accounts in an attorney’s firm, purpose of an agreement of sale, deed of transfer and power of attorney, analysis of the clauses of a deed of transfer and a power of attorney and important procedures to follow in a conveyancing practice from the opening of the file to the closing thereof.
    • Important procedures, practices and ethics in a conveyancing practice.
    • Evaluation for Silver Certificate - Module 1.

    Module 2 - Conventional Deed of Transfer - practical case study

    • Practical case study for the transfer of a full title property by means of a deed of transfer, including the following: analysis of an agreement of sale, deeds search, drafting of a deed of transfer (all clauses), power of attorney, supporting documents, execution cover for lodgement, maintenance of correspondence, requesting of cancellation figures & guarantees, drafting of pro-forma and final account, transfer duty & VAT (basic principles).
    • All aspects from receipt of instruction to closure of the file.
    • Evaluation for Silver Certificate - Module 2.

    Module 3 - Mortgage bonds - registration & cancellation procedure

    • Theory and practical examples for the registration and cancellation of mortgage bonds, including: loan application and bond registration procedure, from the receipt of instructions, checking of bond instructions, obtaining of information and documents, maintenance of correspondence, drafting of the bond documents, dispatch of documents to bank, preparation, registration and delivery. Useful hints are also supplied.
    • Theory and practice of certain bond clauses, such as handling of title conditions, non prejudice clause, and dealings with mortgage bonds, for example waivers of preference.
    • Procedure at different types of bonds, including building bonds, private bonds, covering bonds and sectional title bonds, as well as procedure for the cancellation of bonds.
    • Evaluation for Silver Certificate - Module 3.

    Diploma in Conveyancing Practice

    Module 4 - Sectional Deed of Transfer

    • Theory of the general fundamentals applicable to sectional titles, differences between a conventional deed of transfer and a sectional deed of transfer, with the focus on the registration of a sectional deed of transfer and the cession of an exclusive use area.
    • Practical case study for the transfer of a sectional deed of transfer, inter alia: analysis of an agreement of sale, deeds search, drafting of a sectional deed of transfer, power of attorney, supporting documents, a notarial deed of cession of exclusive use area, requesting of cancellation figures and guarantees, maintenance of correspondence, lodgement of documents at the deeds registry, drafting of pro-forma and final account.
    • All aspects from the receipt of the instruction to the closure of the file.
    • Evaluation for Silver Certificate - Module 4.

    Module 5 - Estate Transfers

    • Theory and practical exercises for the transfer of a property from a solvent estate due to a sale or inheritance, including: description of parties, section 42(1) and 42(2) certificates, drafting of various types of causae, divesting of a joint estate, supporting documents to be lodged, section 18(3) estates, estates pertaining to intestate inheritance of black persons, as well as estate endorsements in terms of section 45(1) of the Deeds Registries Act and section 40(1)(b) of the Administration of Estates Act.
    • Theory and practical exercises relating transfers in terms of insolvent deceased state and execution procedures.
    • Evaluation for Silver Certificate - Module 5.

    Module 6 - Capita Selecta - Commissioner of oaths, endorsements, lost deeds, transfer duty, VAT, capital gains tax & key clauses of an agreement of sale

    • Functions of a Commissioner of Oaths and practical guidelines for the appointment of a conveyancing secretary as Commissioner of Oaths.
    • Theory and practical examples of various types of endorsements (sections 3(1)(v), 4(1)(b), 16, 17(4), 24bis(2), 25(3), 44, 45(1), 45bis(1)(a), 45bis(1)(b), 45bis(1A), 58(2), 68(1), 93(1)) and lost deeds.
    • Tax principles applicable to VAT, transfer duty and capital gains tax. Calculation of transfer duty and penalty transfer duty. Exemption from transfer duty. Documents for lodgement at SARS.
    • Analysis of the key clauses of an agreement of sale.
    • Evaluation for Silver Certificate - Module 6.

    Advanced Diploma in Conveyancing Practice

    Module 7 – Servitudes, Subdivision and Consolidation of Property

    • Theoretical background and general principles pertaining to certificates of registered title.
    • Theory on subdivision and consolidation. Practical examples and the drafting of applications and certificates of subdivision and consolidation of property.
    • Creation and description of servitudes (such as personal and praedial servitudes) in deeds of transfer and notarial deeds. Handling of and the qualification of conditions at subdivision and consolidation.
    • A practical case study to illustrate the practical application of principles pertaining to servitudes, subdivision and consolidation.
    • Importance of diagrams at subdivision and consolidation. Disposal of mortgage bonds at subdivision and consolidation.
    • Evaluation for Silver Certificate - Module 7 or receive Bronze Certificate for attendance.

    Module 8 - Opening of a Sectional Title Register

    • Theory and practical examples for the opening of a sectional title register and registration of a sectional plan, including: application of the developer, section 11(3)(b) schedule of conditions, consent of a mortgagee, certificate from a conveyancer regarding the rules, certificates of real right of extension of the scheme as well as real right of exclusive use areas, certificates of registered sectional title in respect of each section, and registration of the sectional plan of extension of the scheme.
    • Principles concerning joint ownership of a section, dealings with common property, subdivision and consolidation of a section, extension of sections, exclusive use areas, the body corporate and functions of the body corporate, and finally rules of the scheme.
    • Two practical case studies for the opening of a sectional title register.
    • Evaluation for Silver Certificate - Module 8 or receive Bronze Certificate for attendance.

    Module 9 - Opening of a Township Register (Township Development)

    • Theory and practical examples for the opening of a township register and the registration of a general plan, inter alia: a town established on the whole of a piece of land, or on only a portion of a piece of land, or on two or more pieces of land.
    • Planning and the course of the process prior to the opening of the township register.
    • First transfer of stands directly from the general plan after township development.
    • Permanent filing of the title deed, mortgage bond and related issues.
    • Evaluation for Silver Certificate - Module 9 or receive Bronze Certificate for attendance.

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