Accreditation services
The CII works with companies, colleges & universities to ensure ongoing competitive advantage through benchmarking, evaluation of learning and the assessment of professional competence of employees.
Accreditation for individual achievements support personal development objectives.
Accreditation for individuals supports the demonstration of personal achievements and the maintenance of professional standards.
The Accreditation Services team are specialists in both general insurance and financial services and have a wealth of Accreditation expertise.
Types of Accreditation
The CII offers a range of Accreditation schemes to meet the needs of companies and individuals within the insurance and financial services market.
The range of Accreditation schemes include:
Organisations
- Continuous Professional Development Accreditation
- Prior Learning Accreditation
- Provider Accreditation - HE/FE
Individuals
- Trainer Accreditation
- ISO22222 benchmarking pilot
- Accreditation of Prior Learning
Accreditation Standards
CII has established industry leading Accreditation standards. The standards reflect the aims of the CII in raising the professional standards within the general insurance and financial services sector. ISO22222 are internationally developed by the Organization for Standardization.
The Accreditation standards provide a valuable tool against which organisations can benchmark the quality of their training and development. Accreditation enables employers to demonstrate their commitment to investing in employee development thus greatly supporting the recruitment and retention of high calibre employees.
Accreditation standards provide confirmation that the training is of an independently verified high standard and will support learners in their professional development either through the award of credits towards their CPD requirements or credits towards professional qualifications.
Please visit the links below to review Accreditation standards for:
Accreditation Fees
Company Accreditation
The fees for Accreditation of company programmes depend on the scope of the work to be completed, indicative fees are provided below. In order to receive an accurate Accreditation fee, please contact the Accreditation Services team on 020 7417 4779 or accreditation@cii.co.uk
Prior Learning Accreditation
| Level | Fee Range |
|---|
| Certificate | £12,500 – £20,000 |
| Diploma | £15,000 – £25,000 |
| Advanced Diploma | £17,500 – £30,000 |
n.b. Accreditation is subject to annual review. The annual review fee is c. 25% of the initial Accreditation fee, payable on an annual basis for the duration of the Accreditation.
Continuous Professional Development Accreditation - for company training schemes
| Level | Fee Range |
|---|
| Introductory programme < 50 hours learning | £5,000 – £12,500 |
| Introductory programme > 50 hours learning | £12,500 – £20,000 |
| Intermediate < 50 hours learning | £14,000 – £16,000 |
| Intermediate > 50 hours learning | £16,000 – £25,500 |
| Advanced < 50 hours learning | £18,000 – £22,000 |
| Advanced > 50 hours learning | £22,000 – £35,000 |
n.b. Accreditation is subject to annual review. The annual surveillance fee is c. 25% of the initial Accreditation fee, payable on an annual basis for the duration of the Accreditation.
Trainer Accreditation
| Stage | Fee Range |
|---|
| Application fee | £50 |
| Investigation fee | £425 |
| Initial Accreditation total | £475 |
| |
| *Annual surveillance fee | £125 |
*This is a separate annual charge.
Please note that both elements of the fee are payable on application. Should the evidence provided in the application be insufficient your application will be unsuccessful and the investigation fee will be refunded.
Should your application proceed to the investigation stage and insufficient evidence be found to support the Accreditation standards your application will be unsuccessful. No refund is available once your application has progressed to the investigation stage regardless of the outcome.
Trainer Accreditation is subject to an annual surveillance process and the annual review fee is payable each year.
Provider Accreditation - HE/FE
Please contact the CII HE/FE relationship manager at accreditation@cii.co.uk
ISO22222 benchmarking pilot
Fee information to follow shortly.
Application process
To apply for CII Accreditation in any of the following categories:
- Continuous Professional Development Accreditation
- Prior Learning Accreditation
- ISO22222 benchmarking pilot
- please contact Accreditation Services at accreditation@cii.co.uk
- Trainer Accreditation
- Individual Accreditation of Prior Learning
- download application form from the 'Downloads' section at the bottom of the page.
Achievement of CII Accreditation
Reaching the CII Accreditation standards is a major achievement and to recognise this, the CII will provide appropriate comments and/or statements to support any publicity opportunities the Accredited organisation or individual has identified.
On achievement of Accreditation a Certificate will be issued to an accredited company, Trainer or Financial Planner. Records of achievement will be issued to individuals who have received Accreditation of Prior Learning.
Use of Accredited title, logo & certificates
Guidelines to Accreditation are available which state how the Accreditation title, logo and certificates may be used. No Accreditation material may be used in any way which may mislead others or provide false information relating to the scope of the Accreditation awarded.
Use of Certificates
The Accreditation certificates that CII issues provide evidence that the specific accreditation standards have been met; the Accreditation certificates do not provide evidence of completion of a CII qualification.
All holders of CII Accreditation Certificates must, as a condition of retaining such certificate, comply with the Accreditation standards. Inappropriate use of a title or accreditation or failure to comply with this requirement in any respect may result in the forfeiture of the Accreditation award and lead to disciplinary consequences.
The accredited individual/company can display the Certificate for as long as they maintain the accreditation and comply with the accreditation standards, terms and conditions.
If, any individual or company from any cause whatsoever ceases to be accredited or entitled to the Accreditation benefits, in accordance with the Laws of the Institute, he shall return the Accreditation Certificate and, where applicable, the letter of achievement to the CII.
Use of CII logo
An individual shall not use any of the CII’s logos without CII prior agreement.
The “Full Achievement”, Coat of Arms and the various representations of the CII’s logos are protected by Registered Trademark.
Appeals
Appeals against an Accreditation decision may be made.
Accreditation Decision Appeals
Any candidate whose accreditation application has been declined, may present an appeal to the CII.
The first stage of the process is for the applicant to submit a document outlining their appeal to the CII.
The appeal will be reviewed by the CII Accreditation Panel and the appeal decision will be reported to the applicant within 5 working days of the Accreditation Panel meeting.
Appeals fee
A small administrative charge is made to cover the cost of appealing, where the appeal is successful the fee will be refunded.
The fee to appeal a company Accreditation decision is – £250
The fee to appeal an individual Accreditation decision is – £69
Grounds for an appeal
There are three main grounds for appeal:
- 1. Extenuating circumstances that were not revealed for valid reasons prior to receipt of the accreditation decision
- 2. Alternative routes for resolution of the complaint/ issue have been exhausted
- 3. Evidence to support that there has been a misinterpretation of the information provided to CII.
Circumstances not accepted as grounds for an appeal
- a. Claims of being unaware of, or not understanding the Accreditation standards and requirements.
- b. An appeal against a decision made by the CII Disciplinary Committee.
Complaints
Should you have any complaints regarding CII Accreditation please contact the CII Customer Services to register your complaint at:
Customer Complaints
42 – 48 High Road
South Woodford
London
E18 2JP
Tel: 020 8989 8464
email: customer.serv@cii.co.uk
We endeavour to acknowledge all complaints within two working days and to respond in full within five working days. If this is not possible we endeavour to keep customers informed of the progress of their enquiry on a regular basis.
Cancellation
Any individual or company shall be entitled to resign the accreditation on giving written notice to the CII. There is no entitlement to a refund of the accreditation fees paid. The Accreditation Certificate must be returned to the CII.
Changes to circumstance
Any individual or company will notify CII immediately of any change in circumstance which materially affects the operation of the CII Accreditation.
Changes to circumstance also include expanding or reducing the scope of any Accreditation.
Promotion of Accreditation
CII will list the accreditations awarded on the CII website: www.cii.co.uk
Please contact Accreditation Services for further information.
Annual surveillance
*Please note: this does not apply to Individual Accreditation of Prior Learning
All CII Accreditations are subject to annual surveillance. CII Accreditation Services will undertake an annual review of the Accredited organisation or individual to confirm the Accreditation standards are maintained.
CII will write to an Accredited company or individual one month before the Accreditation is due for surveillance to confirm the process required to maintain their Accredited status.
The CII will review any changes to practice since the initial Accreditation review, where appropriate conduct 1:1 interviews or training observations in order to confirm that standards are maintained and CII Accreditation requirements continue to be achieved.
At the renewal (the end of the contracted period) the Accreditation will be subject to a full review which will mirror the original assessment process.
Equal opportunities
CII Accreditation operates on an equal opportunity basis and applications are welcomed from all organisations and individuals who feel they meet the required Accreditation standards.
Please click links below to review Accreditation standards for:
