"As a real estate agent, you are working with people in very high pressure situations," Ms Ritchie, an agent at the Kiama/Gerringong-based First National Coast & Country agency said.

"A house is often someone's biggest financial investment. There is a lot of emotion around selling or leasing someone's home.

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"It is a great way to make money, but it is certainly not without its huge pressure to do the best by all parties on a highly emotional and financial rollercoaster."

Real estate is among the 20 new virtual Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses to be made available to every NSW Government high school by 2022.

This will offer opportunities for credit towards qualifications in apprenticeships in high demand areas such as engineering and robotics.

In addition to existing face-to-face VET, Year 11 and 12 students will have the opportunity to study teacher-led, digitally-enabled virtual TAFE NSW courses.

The new virtual VET courses, specifically designed for high school students with digitally enabled and interactive lessons, cover a range of future-focused industry sectors including cyber security, big data, accounting, gaming, community and health services.

Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell said developing these online courses was also about making VET more available in regional NSW.

"These are exciting areas for young people to be studying and puts them in the best place to find a job in dynamic industries," Ms Mitchell said.

"Students with a keen interest in future-focused courses will be able to link up with others, no matter where they go to school across NSW."

Ms Ritchie said a career in real estate seemed to be in high demand, and was a great industry to work in if you like people and property.

"Day to day, real estate involves communicating with all sorts of people in high pressure situations and building relationships with clients," she said.

"Typically, a real estate career starts with being a sales assistant, on reception or as a property officer.

"When you work out which avenue of real estate you would like to follow - sales or property management and all the related branches of each - then it is a matter of working hard towards your goal.

"It is also about building relationships with your team, as they can provide great advice and support in trying times."

Looking to the future within the real estate industry, Ms Ritchie said there had definitely been a shift in the way properties are marketed in the digital age, "which is great".

This included video, drones and social media coverage.

"However, a computer could never replace the skill involved in negotiations and diplomacy that only a good real estate agent can provide," she said.

"Buying and selling real estate is a high pressure situation, both financially and emotionally. A good real estate agent provides experience, advice and support.

"A good agent also acts as a sounding board for all parties involved and often solves complex problems. The internet could never replace that."

Students will graduate with a nationally recognised VET qualification that forms part of their HSC and contributes to an ATAR.

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