ANZIIF Broking Studies YOUR INDUSTRY. YOUR PARTNER. Established more than 130 years ago, the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) provides tailored education, membership and professional development to brokers and other insurance professionals. Recognising that brokers are hands-on and quickly gain their experience in the field, ANZIIF aims to build on this knowledge with a range of innovative education modules. Skills-based units allow you and your staff to develop the specific competencies your business requires in a practical, short-form style that enables you to maximise time in the office while learning information that is applicable to your day-to-day work. Educational content has been developed in consultation with senior broking professionals in New Zealand and Australia to ensure that it is relevant to your situation. Take the next step at www.anziif.com A new way of learning Newly developed ANZIIF Skills Units expand the training opportunities available to brokers and allow them to focus on the areas of business they wish to develop. With the flexibility to study where and when best suits, units are delivered online and most can be completed in as little as five weeks (comprising four weeks of learning and one week of assessment per unit). Units are built around case-based interactive scenarios that are directly applicable to the workplace. At the conclusion of each unit, learning is assessed through the application of knowledge to real-world scenarios that reflect situations commonly experienced by brokers. Brokers can take ANZIIF Skills Units as standalone short courses, or if desired, units can be combined to attain a formal qualification, such as the Diploma of Insurance Broking. Why study Diploma of with ANZIIF? Insurance Broking A formal qualification shows clients that your business The Diploma of Insurance Broking is formally recognised is committed to keeping up the skills and knowledge in New Zealand, Australia and parts of Asia. It consists required to provide clients with superior advice and of nine units: service. Completing a Diploma of Insurance Broking, BR30001-15 Provide professional insurance or staying up to date with individual ANZIIF Skills Units, broking services and advice (includes sets you apart from other brokers in the industry Tier 1 compliance)* without qualifications — something that discerning customers are increasingly looking for when choosing BR30002 -15 Analyse and amend a broking a trusted advisor. client’s insurance program* ANZIIF Skills Units have been designed to be applied BR30003 -15 Prepare a submission for directly to the workplace. The interactive nature of the new business learning and assessment provides experience with BR30004 -15 Review and improve situations brokers face every day, allowing you to service performance provide superior outcomes for your clients. BR30005 -15 Negotiate broking client claims Collaboration in 2015 saw ANZIIF become NIBA’s BR30007-15 Establish broking client preferred supplier of broker education, the closure of loss control programs NIBA College and the transfer of existing students to ANZIIF’s broking studies. This education partnership GE20002 -15 Understand general insurance allows both organisations to focus on excellence in products and policies broking education standards. Together, we have over GE30003 -15 Analyse the insurance market 160 years of insurance education experience, enabling GE30004 -15 General insurance law ANZIIF to give brokers access to the very best studies and regulation available in the market. These units will be rolled out on anziif.com in coming months. * A bridging unit will be available for those already holding Tier 1 compliance. How to enrol If you are not interested in attaining a formal qualification, simply enrol in the units that are most relevant to you and Information on the Diploma of Insurance Broking and your business whenever you’d like to take them. ANZIIF Skills Units can be found on the ANZIIF website at anziif.com/education. Here you will find details of Note: If you have completed studies with a provider other topics covered, competencies assessed, pricing and than NIBA, you can follow the same steps above other important information. To enrol: to complete your qualification with possible exemptions for past study. 1. Log in to anziif.com using your ID (called your Master ID) or registered email address. If you do not have an ANZIIF login, you can sign up online. The ANZIIF community If you have forgotten your password or ID, you Belonging to a professional community is integral can recover them via the website, by calling our to professional satisfaction and development. In Customer Service team on +61 (3) 9613 7200 recognition of this, membership with ANZIIF provides: (New Zealand freecall 0800 103 675) or emailing [email protected]. networking events that enable insurance professionals to engage with key contacts 2. Browse professional or compliance qualifications in the industry and associated ANZIIF Skills Units in the Education section of the website. Once you’ve membership to ANZIIF’s Broking Faculty and chosen the course or unit you want, simply click subscription to a fortnightly broking newsletter ‘Enrol’ in the top right-hand corner. quarterly issues of the Journal, the most or read insurance industry publication in the If you already know the unit or course you want Asia-Pacific region to enrol in, you can go straight to unrestricted access to the latest broking, http://www.anziif.com/education/enrol-online. business, sales and management content 3. Complete the online enrolment with your details via the Members’ Centre on the ANZIIF website and preferences. online professional communities on LinkedIn, 4. If you are not the person paying for your Facebook, Twitter and Google+ course, you will be able to ‘Share Your Cart’ guidance from the ANZIIF Women’s Council, with a colleague or manager at the end of this which supports community engagement and process so they can complete and approve the exchange of expertise between women your enrolment. across the industry. 5. Once the enrolment process is complete, ANZIIF also partners with industry on a range of we will send you a confirmation email with initiatives to support the broking industry and the the information you need to get started broader insurance community: on your studies. Know Risk (knowrisk.com.au) is an independent community risk and insurance network and Information for past NIBA students is a great tool for brokers to use to explain Students who have been studying the Diploma risk to clients. of Insurance Broking with NIBA are able to complete Careers in Insurance (careersininsurance.com.au their studies with NIBA, provided they finish by | careersininsurance.co.nz) is a cross-industry September 2016. This is the simplest way to complete initiative that promotes insurance as a career your qualification. If you cannot finish by then, or if choice to school and university students. you wish to complete your studies with ANZIIF, follow these steps: Why Risk It? is an insurance education program for high schools that teaches young people about 1. Contact us. Call our Customer Service team on risk and insurance. +61 (3) 9613 7200 or email customerservice@ anziif.com. The team will advise you of any ANZIIF’s industry research provides thought documents you need to provide (such as NIBA leadership to the insurance community. statements of attainment or a CV). 2. Provide the requested documents to our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) team. 3. Our RPL team will assess your studies and apply any exemptions you are eligible to receive and then advise you of the remaining units you will need to complete to get your Diploma. 4. Enrol in your remaining units at anziif.com/ education. You can enrol in these one at a time or take multiple units. Most units take five weeks to complete. Frequently Asked Questions Q Is the ANZIIF Diploma of Insurance Broking recognised in Australia and New Zealand? Yes. In Australia, both ANZIIF Skills Units and the Diploma of Insurance Broking are FNS15-compliant and recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). In New Zealand, the Diploma of Insurance Broking is considered a broader qualification than Level 5 of the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQA). ANZIIF study is also recognised in parts of Asia. Q I have already completed some formal study. Can I receive credits towards a qualification with ANZIIF? ANZIIF offers a range of options including credit for study already completed with other providers. For more information, contact our Customer Service team. Q I already have industry experience. Do I need to start at the beginning to get the Diploma? No, ANZIIF offers Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) so your previous experience is counted. Insurance professionals who have more than five years of relevant industry experience are eligible to apply for RPL as credit toward ANZIIF qualifications. For more information, simply contact our Customer Service team. Q Does ANZIIF offer flexible study options? ANZIIF Skills Units and the Diploma of Insurance Broking are offered online as short skills-based courses that can be studied separately anytime, anywhere. Most units are just five weeks long, allowing them to be easily scheduled into your busy life. Q How are ANZIIF Skills Units assessed ENROL for competency? ANZIIF Skills Units are assessed via application of knowledge to real-world scenarios that are directly relevant to your workplace. Exams are open book, TODAY mimicking real situations in which you might have to double-check information for a client. Q Does ANZIIF offer me support while I study? For more information Yes. ANZIIF offers comprehensive support to students during their studies. While studying with call our Customer Service us, brokers receive complimentary membership along with access to the full range of benefits team on +61 (3) 9613 7200, available to members.