Pathways to CII insurance qualifications

The following case studies illustrate routes to CII qualifications including  pathways containing prior learning from a selection of awarding organisations.

They are not intended to be exhaustive, nor do they guarantee that all prior learning applications will receive the same outcomes. 

1 Pathways without prior learning (direct CII assessment)

Progressing through CII insurance qualifications:

• including the Level 3 Certificate in Insurance (route including UK regulation focus)
• including the Level 3 Certificate in Insurance (route with a non-UK regulation focus)
• including the Level 3 Certificate in London Market Insurance
• Level 4 Diploma in Insurance (direct entry).

2 Blended pathways including prior learning

The direct CII assessment case studies above may also help you to plan your route where you have a straightforward prior learning award, eg one or two exemptions and/or sets of non-unit specific credits.

The case studies below are a selection of more complex pathways to CII qualifications.

2a Degrees

• Business degrees
• Bayes Business School MSc Insurance and Risk Management

2b Affiliated institutes' qualifications

• Many of CII's Affiliated Institutes have their own qualifications. Whilst they are distinct from each other, the majority of affiliated institutes' qualifications attract similar prior learning awards - three or four exemptions towards CII insurance qualifications.

Others attract different awards:

• Insurance Institute of India qualifications
• Insurance Institute of Ireland qualifications.

2c Other awarding organisations' insurance qualifications

Regulators in some countries mandate their qualifications. These can contribute towards CII's internationally-recognised qualifications. Examples include:

• Financial Academy - Insurance Foundation Certificate Examination (IFCE)
• Hong Kong Vocational Training Council - Insurance Intermediaries Qualifying Examination (IIQE).