Aim to get 500 new starters trained this year
Insurance training and development business Wiser Academy is offering free two-day ‘introduction to insurance’ courses to new starters to the industry.
Managing director Crescens George says the courses, which will run at the rate of one each month for the rest of the year, is part of ongoing efforts by Wiser Academy to meet the current recruitment challenges in the industry, especially in broking.
He said 50 people have signed up for the first course, starting 20/21 February, and his aim is to get 500 people through the system by 2024. The two day course will cover insurance basics, including regulation, risk, structure, claims, ethics and professional behaviours.
Cres explained: “It’s course designed specifically for new starters to broking, especially smaller brokers who don’t have their own training and development facilities in-house.”
“We’re aiming for 50 people for each of the courses. There is no charge for doing the course as Wiser Academy is 100% committed to playing its part in encouraging people to make the most of their new career in insurance.”
“We are especially keen to hear from independent brokers who may have one or two new executives recently joining the ranks. The courses are online so there’s no travel or accommodation costs required. It’s a great way to get a grounding in insurance and to gain knowledge of the basics.”
He concluded: “There’s a broader challenge for our sector in the shortage of talent at all levels in insurance, which tends to create wage spirals and companies taking staff from each other.
“Getting new joiners to kick start their career in a supported manner is vital means of keeping them in broking, and we hope the industry will respond positively to this new course.”