Insurance - Insurance Practice - Apprenticeship
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | Atlantic Technological University |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) | Major | Atlantic Technological University | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
The structure consists of nine semesters in total (three per annum consisting of two academic of 15 weeks duration and 1 summer of 20 weeks duration). The off-the-job release averages one day per week with the first semesters in Year 1 & 2 at 1.5 and the third semester at 0.5.
Careers / Further progression
The Insurance Practitioner apprenticeship will prepare students for one or more of the following roles in insurance.
•Direct Client Advice
•Under Writer
•Claims Specialist.
Further information
Apprentices
Apprenticeship is a programme of structured education and training which formally combines and alternates learning in the workplace with learning in an education and training centre.
The apprenticeship system in Ireland is governed by the 1967 Industrial Training Act. An apprenticeship prepares participants for a specific occupation and leads to a qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications.
An apprenticeship is created when an employer takes on an apprentice and agrees a contract of employment. Apprentices are paid a wage for the duration of their apprenticeship.
IT Sligo is the co-ordinating provider of the BA (Hons) in Insurance Practice with the Insurance Institute as its Industry partner.
Apprentices will study online from their place of work one day a week. A core element of the apprenticeship will be the practical on-the-job work experience, which will enable them to test their knowledge, and enhance their skillset.
The structure consists of nine semesters in total (three per annum consisting of two academic of 15 weeks duration and 1 summer of 20 weeks duration). The off-the-job release averages one day per week with the first semesters in Year 1 & 2 at 1.5 and the third semester at 0.5.
The Insurance Institute exams are blended with the business and personal skills modules captured from the Industry Steering Group competency framework ranging from basic in year 1 to more advanced in year 3 finishing with a Capstone project/Dissertation which will facilitate collaboration across both Industry and apprentices. APA is frontloaded in Year 1 to meet CBI minimum compliance requirements and to ensure removal of supervision early in accordance with Industry request. CIP is achieved in Year 2. This will facilitate focus in the final year on the Capstone Project/ Dissertation.
The Insurance Institute examinations will form the basis of the insurance modules and will be tested via the current formal examination practice and timetable. The module content is expanded beyond the additional 5 credits at level 7 to 10 credits. This expansion will allow an applied industry focus to the curriculum via work based case studies and certain modules will have the level of their content enhanced to provide level 8 modules in insurance.
The business and personal skills will be tested by IT Sligo using continuous learning methods (reflective journal, mini project etc) in addition to end of semester tests. The combined IT Sligo/The Insurance Institute delivery will be a blend of online lectures/tutorials streamed live on the same day each week, online discussion/ engagement and face to face teaching in the work place with supervisors/mentors together with provision for two group sessions per semester.
Each student will also be required to complete 7.5 hours of personal study. The programme will be 75% delivered by the Employer with 25% delivery by IT Sligo/ The Insurance Institute – the alternance model is typically one to one and half day a week release (depending upon semester) in the Employer premises away from the desk (where practical).
For further information on companies currently recruiting apprentices please https://www.earnandlearn.ie/