Enrolment and Fellowship plan
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Phone the Fellowship Advisory Service - FAS on 020 7417 4780/4412
Step 2 – Enrolment on the Fellowship
plan
If you are intending to apply for Fellowship
you must complete the Fellowship enrolment form and send it
to us, with the appropriate fee.
If you have pre-1992/9 subject ACII it will
be necessary for you to submit a summary of ten years relevant
work experience since qualifying as an Associate (a Curriculum
Vitae will suffice), along with your enrolment application
form and Fellowship plan.
Enrolment gives you the following benefits:
- access to the Fellowship Advisory Service;
- the twice-yearly Journal of Insurance Research
and Practice while you are on the Fellowship programme;
- CII continuing professional development folder
and guidance notes.
Please note that enrolment is valid for five
years from the date of its acceptance by the CII. You must
remain a member of the CII while on the Fellowship programme.
If you do not successfully complete the Fellowship programme
within five years, you will have to re-enrol and pay a further
enrolment fee unless the FAS grants an extension due to special
circumstances.
Fellowship plan
The plan should cover the period up to application
for election to Fellowship and it enables you to set an agenda
for how you plan to become a Fellow. To obtain the maximum
benefit from planning the next stage of your career, it is
important to identify your major overall objectives and to
combine these with practical, tangible and achievable interim
goals.
If you require assistance with any aspect of
the plan the Fellowship Advisory Service can offer guidance.
Your plan should be realistic and include goals that will
stretch you and help you to develop as a professional.
Current position
To be most effective, the plan should be based
on an analysis of your current position. Familiarise yourself
with the following sections and decide on your major achievement.
Objectives set to reach Fellowship
This section prompts you to set a timetable
for the completion of each step of the Fellowship programme.
Please note that the minimum time that must elapse between
completing the Advanced Diploma/ACII examinations and applying
for election to Fellowship is three years. If you are unsure
of the date you completed the Advanced Diploma/ACII examinations
please contact the Fellowship Advisory Service.
You are also asked to state how you have ensured
that the personal objectives you have set to reach Fellowship
meet with those of your employer. The needs of your employer’s
business should be central to your considerations when planning
your route to Fellowship. If your plan fits corporate objectives,
you are more likely to receive support from your employer
and so obtain the greatest career benefit from your chosen
route.
Major achievement chosen to support election
to Fellowship
The plan must include details of your proposals
by way of a major achievement.
If you are intending to undertake another professional
or managerial qualification as your major achievement you
should read the guidelines
and then complete this application
form and send it in with your Fellowship
plan. If you have already completed a professional
or managerial qualification which you would like to use as
your major achievement, please also enclose a copy of your
certificate or results notification
(these must be attested to be a true copy of the original
by a person other than yourself who is a current member of
the CII and is an ACII, FCII, MSFA, ASFA, or FSFA) with
the application form and documentary evidence.
If you propose to submit a dissertation, project
report or portfolio of published work as your major achievement
you should read the relevant guidelines. Once you are confident that your major achievement
will meet the guidelines, complete the relevant section on
your plan with details of your chosen major achievement. Employer
agreement is essential if you are intending to use a work-based
dissertation or project report as your major achievement.
If this is the case please ensure that you obtain your employer’s
endorsement of your intended major achievement.
Other considerations
When completing your plan you should also consider
the requirements of the CII’s CPD
scheme. You need to maintain your CPD records, as the
Institute will request them at some point between enrolment
and application for election to Fellowship.
CPD online
The plan can be used as a basis for further
analysis of your current position and identification of areas
where you can see opportunities for acquiring or improving
skills or knowledge, which will be important for your future.
When completing your plan you are also encouraged to consider:
- what current skills/technical knowledge you
need to maintain;
- what new skills/technical knowledge you
need to learn;
- what constrains there are on your learning
(eg, time, geographic or physical constraints);
- what resources are available to you;
We recommend that you identify those areas you
feel would enhance your personal development and career. The
emphasis should be on acquisition of experience, skills and
knowledge which will extend your interests and will help you
realise your career aspirations and potential.
What if my circumstances change?
During your progression to Fellowship your professional
or career situation may change. If so, you may need to review
your plan to reflect your new circumstances and goals. If
you decide to change your choice of major achievement we recommend
that you notify the Fellowship Advisory Service so that we
can advise you.
