A practical 10-week programme for ambitious people who want to become real estate business executives.
Whichever path you take (career, business or both), the programme is built around real commercial upside. Property Management in particular gives you something most hustle businesses don't: recurring income. The same landlords and tenants keep paying, month after month, and your income can grow as rents increase over time.
Five years building Nigeria's housing ecosystem - from GoodTenants' property management infrastructure to Upward's Rent Passport™. MSc Housing, University of Nottingham.
Upward Academy brings together people who teach, advise, mentor and operate across the housing ecosystem.
Industry leaders helping shape the standard and direction.
Practitioners teaching the skills you actually need.
People helping you navigate your work and goals.
Support to turn learning into a real opportunity.
Companies connecting the programme to the real market.
You don't need to know your entire future on Day 1. Build the skills first, then decide how far you want to take them.
Build practical skills, professional credibility and a portfolio you can take to property companies.
Learn how to build and sell property management and brokerage services.
Build your network, skills and first opportunities while keeping your current job or studies.
The programme is designed to move you from learning into action early — so you are building, testing and improving while you learn.
Practitioner-led real estate skills.
Your professional or business foundation.
Take your offer into the market.
Start pursuing clients and opportunities.
Turn activity into commercial opportunity.
Build toward a career or business.
Every student learns Property Management and Brokerage. Your specialization can come later.
Learn to win landlords, onboard properties, manage tenants, coordinate maintenance and grow a portfolio.
Learn to source properties and clients, market listings, conduct viewings, negotiate and close.
You're paying for a structured pathway to build useful skills, practical assets and relationships, with support designed to help you actually use them.
Enough to take the work seriously without turning the programme into a full-time bootcamp.
Everyone gets the core programme and assessment. Top performers may be invited into additional Upward support.
Complete the programme, assessment and build your professional network.
May receive selective business support including advertising, access to customers, introductions and continued advice through the Upward ecosystem.
Up to 50% support (up to ₦100,000) toward your programme fee for selected 2026 Cohort applicants. Apply before October 4, 2026.
Full programme fee · 10 weeks · 6–8 hours/week · Hybrid
The application fee is credited toward your ₦200,000 programme fee if admitted.
No. Every student learns both. Property Management is the ongoing relationship; Brokerage is deal-based. Specialization comes later.
No. The programme is designed for people entering or growing in the industry. Fit, drive and readiness are assessed in the application.
6–8 hours every week across live learning, practical work, building and market activity.
It is intended as a training and assessment standard, rather than a certificate of attendance.
No. It is an aspirational business target, not a guaranteed outcome. Results depend on effort, client acquisition, portfolio size, pricing and market conditions.
It is credited toward the ₦200,000 programme fee if admitted, and refunded if you do not qualify to join the class.
Hybrid, weighted toward onsite training. Practical learning is intended to happen in person in the student's city.
No. Standout graduates may be invited into a selective deeper relationship with Upward, including support such as advertising, access to customers, introductions and continued business advice.
Apply today. The ₦5,000 application fee is credited if admitted and refunded if you do not qualify.
