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How to become an apprenticeApplications for the programme typically open between Spring and Autumn. The apprenticeship begins in September each year.
Employers are subject to statutory approval before they can begin recruiting apprentices.
Entry requirements - Minimum of 2 honours in higher level Leaving Cert subjects
and four additional passes including Maths and English/Irish.
- Full cognate FETAC (level 5 or 6) award to include distinction grades in at least 3 components.
- For those over 23, interviews or other selection tools are used to assess instead of these minimum requirements.
Future prospectsApprentices that complete the programme will be in a position to directly apply for roles in financial service companies. With a professional qualification and honours degree a great career in financial services will have already begun.
If you are interested in taking on an apprentice or would like more information on the scheme, visit www.lia.ie or contact Elaine Culligan on 01 709 9846 or at [email protected]
Have you ever thought of an Apprenticeship?
In partnership with:Daniel GrimesQFA
We’re looking for the next generation of financial advisers
LIALIA House183 Kimmage Road West Dublin 12
T: 01 456 3890 F: 01 455 4530 E: [email protected]
www.lia.ie
Where to next? visit...www.lia.ie/path
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Advise customers on their financial needs, for example….
Use analytical skills
Explain investment needs and risks
Discuss the best pension options
Outline the importance of Life Assurance
Cover & Protection Planning
Advise customers on mortgages, their ability to borrow and the
long-term implications
Assist customers with financial
planning
Explain the relevant regulations
Advise customers on their financial needs, for example….
Use analytical skills to make recommendations to
customers in financial planning for their future
Explain investment needs and risks
Discuss the best pension options
Outline the importance of life assurance cover
and protection planning
Advise customers on mortgages, their ability to borrow and the
long-term implications
Assist consumers with future financial
planning
Describe relevant regulation used in the provision of financial
services
What is an insurance apprenticeship?The Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship is an ‘earn and learn’ degree programme, combining on-the-job training with academic study. The three-year, government-supported programme leads to the full QFA and a BA honours degree in business and insurance which allows apprentices to hit the ground running early in their career.
Apprentices develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours necessary for a successful career in the financial services profession and beyond.
Who is the programme for? - School leavers who want to earn a degree without going down the
university route.
- Graduates or college students who wish to further their education while they work.
- Career changers who work or have worked in other industries and wish to start a career in financial advice.
What the apprenticeship involves - Apprentices learn about all areas of the business by completing
projects and case studies.
- There are three terms per year.
- Academic learning is delivered through a blend of online lectures, discussion and some face-to-face group sessions. Workplace mentors and supervisors help along the way.
- Apprentices are paid a salary and off-the-job training is government-funded.
The employer’s roleWe understand that employers need employees with practical skills, not just academic qualifications.
The Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship strikes a balance between theory and practice, combining distance learning with three years’ practical work experience in your organisation.
Employers are responsible for the professional development of apprentices and ultimately, the sustainability of this essential programme.
What an apprentice can bring to your business - Trained employees with vastly improved business knowledge and
insurance skills.
- Study methods that cause minimal disruption to daily work responsibilities.
- Fill your skills gaps. Apprenticeships develop the specialist skills you need to keep pace with the latest technology and working practices – skills often not available in the job market.
- The apprentice gains APAs in Life Assurance and Loans at the end of year one and the QFA at the end of year two increasing your pool of qualified people.
- Build loyalty and reduce staff turnover.
- Create a national standard of training for the industry.
- Motivate other employees to up skill.
- Create an accessible channel to attract talent into the sector.
- Contribute to Ireland’s pool of qualified, certificated employees in our sector and help grow our economy and skills base.
