Fellowship Programme Requirements

Step 1 – Enrolment and Fellowship Plan

• Complete the Enrolment application form, outline your proposed plan and timeframes, indicate your choice of major achievement (enrolment fee is payable).
• CII will respond to confirm next steps within 14 working days.

Step 2 – Business Ethics Programme (BEP)

• Complete the online study and assessments.
• CII will respond to confirm your assessment results within 40 working days.

Step 3 – Major Achievement

• Must be completed after achieving the CII Associateship.
• Choose one from the four options:
  1. additional qualification - must be UK degree-level (6) or above
  2. research-based discussion paper (4,000 - 5,000 words on an insurance-related subject)
  3. report on a project (4,000 - 5,000 words) that brings about change in a commercial capacity
  4. portfolio of published works.
• Refer to the Regulations and Guidelines for key requirements and examples of eligible qualifications (option 1) and discussion papers and projects (options 2 and 3).
• For option 1, complete and submit the Major Achievement application form (can be submitted with enrolment form).
• CII will respond to confirm next steps within 21 working days.

Step 4 – Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

• Supply records of your last three years of Continuing Professional Development.
• If you submit using the CII CPD tool and you have recorded your CPD elsewhere, you may populate the CII tool to include previous years.
• CII will provide feedback on your CPD submission within 10 working days.

Step 5 – Write a Statement of Personal Development (SPD)

• This statement reflects on what you have learnt through the Fellowship Programme and outlines your justification to be awarded Fellowship of the CII.
• A 1,000 - 1,100 word executive summary of your achievements.
• See examples (under document links).

Step 6 – Election application to Fellowship Assessment Board

• Once you have completed each of the previous steps, you are ready to make your formal submission to the quarterly Fellowship Assessment Board (application fee is payable).
• Submit your Election application form, Major Achievement and Statement of Professional Development to the CII for a decision by the Fellowship Assessment Board.
• CII will confirm the outcome within 10 weeks of the Fellowship Assessment Board closing date.