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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION and CAREERS

 A.  OBJECTIVES

 Education

The professional education of insurance staff at all levels within insurance and non-insurance organisations is one of the prime roles of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)

This involves the provision of a wide range of professional qualifications supported by relevant high class tuition material and study books, and examinations at regular intervals throughout the year. 

It is the responsibility of the Insurance Institute of Manchester to locally represent the CII on professional education provision. The objectives are:

Careers

The Institute is responsible for locally promoting insurance as a career at all levels, on behalf of the CII.

These objectives are achieved through the joint work of the Education Manager and  Education Committee. If you have any questions or require information please contact the Education Manager: Tom Lord FCII  tel 0161 212 1391  e-mail  Lii.manchester@CII.co.uk

 

B.  EDUCATION AND CAREERS INFORMATION

This section contains: 

1. ‘Notice Board’ where information and news can be found about current and forthcoming educational events, such as examinations, courses and workshops.

2. Educational Information giving details of qualifications, methods of study, training providers and related issues.

3. IIM Jubilee Prize Fund and Sponsors giving information about the Institute’s scheme for awarding examination prizes and the sponsorship of prizes.

4. Careers giving details of the ‘Careers’ work of the Institute.

 

C.  NOTICE BOARD

EXAMINATIONS:  

The next examinations will take place: 

Monday 13th October to Thursday 16th October

in the Lancaster Suite at New Century House, at the junction of Corporation Street and Miller Street Manchester.

 For information about On-Line examinations on demand please see the Examination section in Educational Information.

   Click here for details of Insurance Training Partnership courses for October Exams.

   FORTHCOMING COURSES:

   No Events Currently Planned

Contact Details:

Face to Face Training, 20 Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HY

e-mail :  face-to-facetraining@cii.co.uk

tel : 020 7283 3117

NEWS:

We would like to congratulate the following Institute members who have been awarded Insurance Institute of Manchester prizes for their performance in the 2007 examinations. 

PRIZE WINNERS 2007

1.      Best performance in completing the Diploma in Insurance – Mr B Jackson.

2.      Best performance in completing the Advanced Diploma in Insurance - Mrs S Cook

3.      Best first attempt at the Advanced Diploma - Miss A Walkin

4.      Youngest new ACII qualifying in 2007 - Miss R E Lloyd

5.      Best performance in subject 755 Liability Insurance - Miss K M Jackson  

6.      Best performance in subject 745 Property Insurance - Mr M G Brown

7.      Best performance in subject 820 Claims Management - Miss H Milton

8.      Best performance in subject 930 Insurance Broking - Mr A D McWilliams

Our congratulations also go to all those IIM members who completed CII qualifications in 2007.

D. EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

1.  Qualifications; Educational Advice & Guidance. 

If you have any questions about qualifications, syllabuses, tuition, examinations, study costs and fees and how to register as a CII student and member please contact the IIM Education Manager, Tom Lord  on 0161 212 1391  e-mail  Lii.manchester@cii.co.uk

The current CII qualifications are: 

Detailed information on all these qualifications can be found on the CII website at www.cii.co.uk  e-mail customer.serv@cii.co.uk

2008 Examination Handbooks for all these qualifications can also be obtained from the Insurance Institute of Manchester office.

2.  Examinations.

a)  April / October

Examination sessions are held at the Manchester centre each April and October.

b)  On- Line Examinations

Examinations for the following qualifications may be taken on demand at CII Accredited Examination Centres across the UK:

Full details of how to register and enter for on-line exams and information about the location of on-line exam centres can be found in the handbooks for each qualification and from the CII at customer.serv@cii.co.uk

c)  On-Line Examination Reports

It is possible to obtain on-line examination reports via the CII website www.cii.co.uk The reports contain questions from past examination papers and highlight the key points that examiners are looking for in answers. The examination guides contain specimen papers for those subjects where the examination format is multiple choice.

d)  Examination Invigilators

If any qualified member of the Institute wishes to join the panel of examination invigilators please contact Tom Lord at the Institute office tel 0161 212 1391.

3.  Tuition

The course handbooks contain information about the various methods of study in respect of each qualification and details of the costs.

Study methods: 

The CII have also produced ‘ed’, which is an IT based learning management system and training package to enhance study and revision techniques. ‘Ed’ is produced for three separate areas, Insurance Assess, Financial Assess and Mortgage Assess. Handbooks for each are available fro the CII or the Institute office.

The following are useful organisations in relation to tuition:

4. Educational Events / Training Courses

a) Lunchtime Lectures: Each year a series of Lunchtime Lectures are held once a month together with an annual one-day Educational Conference, in support of ‘continuous professional development’. Please refer to the CPD section of this website for more information.

b) The Personal Finance Society (tel 0845 166 8415): run courses and seminars on various Financial Service topics.

c)  CII Face to Face Training: the Directory of Courses for 2008 will be available from the Institute office shortly.

5.  IIM Jubilee Prize Fund and Prize Sponsorships

The insurance Institute of Manchester Jubilee Prize Fund was set up in 1973 as a means of recognising excellence in examination performance among candidates at the Mnachester examination centre.  

Prizes are awarded annually for examination performance in the April and October sessions.

The Fund is maintained by some underlying investment income but in the main through the generosity of insurance organisations in the Manchester market, who financially sponsor various prizes.

Sponsoring a prize is an excellent public relations tool and the Institute makes every effort to publicise the generosity of sponsoring organisations.

Sponsorship of a prize can be for any amount, for any period, and for any qualification completion or subject.

The prizes are presented at an event in the city centre, at which sponsors are invited to present their prize to the winner.

If any organisation is interested in sponsoring a prize please contact Tom Lord in the Institute office (0161 212 1391).

Our thanks go to the following organisations who are our current prize sponsors:

Insurance Institute of Manchester
AXA
Norwich Union
Liability Society
Allianz
Insurance Training Partnership

 6.  Insurance Faculties

In 2004 the CII launched the Faculties as part of the strategy to make the Institute more market facing. Each Faculty is a centre of excellence and provides a forum for all those engaged in certain market sectors within insurance and financial services.

Details of the various Faculties can be found on the CII website at www.cii.co.uk 

E.  CAREERS

The Institute has members who are able to attend careers events at educational establishments on behalf of the CII in order to promote insurance and financial services as a career.