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Further Education and Training Certificate: in Short Term Insurance NQF level 4 (Commercial & Personal lines)

INTRODUCTION

Many insurers, financial advisors and brokers in the Short Term Insurance Industry are facing the challenge of obtaining the required credits and qualifications as determined by the FAIS Act.

For this reason, PSG KONSULT ACADEMY has been established with excellent faculty members and technical expertise to provide high quality and user friendly training for learners towards the FETC Qualification in Short Term Insurance NQF Level 4. We are offering you the full qualification (150 credits) in five study schools on a modular basis which will be easy to complete over a two year period.

With these five focused study schools, we offer a unique learning opportunity to build your confidence and capabilities towards the full qualification. The facilitation is interactive and presented by subject matter experts. We are confident that you will not just obtain the necessary credits, but that you will leave the programs a better entrepreneur, financial advisor and administrator.

PSG Konsult Academy is accredited as a provider of training and education with INSETA (Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority). We will provide "user friendly" "Fit & Proper" training solutions in a humane environment to participants who would like to obtain the necessary credits as required by the FAIS Act.

SUCCESS GUARANTEED

We are aware of the fact that many potential learners might not have studied for a long time. With this thorough process of training, formative evaluation, support and personal assessments, PSG Konsult Academy will "stand by you" and guarantee the successful completion of each study school as required by the FAIS Act.

FIT AND PROPER TRAINING AND ASSESSMENTS FOR FAIS LICENSE - FETC:
Short Term Insurance NQF Level 4

Credits achieved in each Study School:
Study School Core Elective Elective Fin Lit Elective Maths Elective Comm Elective Add SA TOTAL
1 - 30 - - - - 30
2 21 - 21 - - - 33
3 30 2 - - - - 32
4 - - - 16 - - 16
5 - - - - 20 20 40
TOTAL 51 32 12 16 20 20 151

PROGRAMME (B) (3 days) - 30 credits per study school

Day 1 - Tutoring in the first half of the Unit Standards (including all training material and workbooks)
Day 2 - Tutoring in the last half of the Unit Standards 2/3 weeks break to complete workbooks
Day 3 - Review all work and workbooks - Closed Book Assessment in the afternoon

VERY IMPORTANT

Please note: Both our study schools 1 (Commercial lines & Personal lines) are aligned with SANTAM's Commercial (SMK) and Personal lines (SMP) training. If you have completed either one of the two courses with SANTAM, you will be exempted from our study schools 1 as our Unit Standards are aligned with SANTAM's programmes.

Study School 1 COMMERCIAL LINES (Elective)

U/S NUMBER U/S TITLE CREDITS LEVEL TYPE
120135 Apply technical knowledge and understanding of business motor insurance 5 4 E
120122 Apply technical knowledge of Short Term insurance to the All Risk section of a commercial policy 2 4 E
120115 Apply technical knowledge and understanding of business insurance 10 4 E
120120 Apply knowledge of business interruption insurance 3 4 E
120110 Underwrite a standard risk in short term commercial insurance 10 4 E
TOTAL 30

Study School 1 PERSONAL LINES (Elective)

U/S NUMBER U/S TITLE CREDITS LEVEL TYPE
120118 Underwrite a standard risk in short term personal insurance 6 4 E
120011 Explain personal all risk insurance 2 4 E
120115 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of house owners insurance 3 4 E
120016 Apply knowledge of insurance of household insurance 4 4 E
120008 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the insurance of pleasure craft 3 4 E
12154 Apply comprehension skills to engage oral text in a business environment 5 4 E
120132 Apply knowledge of personal liability insurance 3 4 E
9302 Access information to respond to client enquiries in a financial services environment 2 3 E
9303 Communicate verbally with clients in a financial services environment 3 3 E
TOTAL 31
ALTERNATIVELY:

If you have completed the SMP through SANTAM and obtained 25 credits, PSG Konsult Academy offers a short skills programme to complete the outstanding credits towards the full qualification. This skills programme of 8 credits will be offered by means of self study, thus no facilitation.
You will write a closed book assessment and on the same day hand in the portfolio of evidence for this skills programme.

Part of Study School 1 (Elective) 8 Credits

U/S NUMBER U/S TITLE CREDITS LEVEL TYPE
120125 Apply knowledge of public liability insurance 3 4 E
114966 Explain the types of compulsory statutory insurance in South Africa 2 3 E
9303 Communicate verbally with clients in a financial services environment 3 3 E
TOTAL 8

Study School 2 (Core & Financial Literacy)

U/S NUMBER U/S TITLE CREDITS LEVEL TYPE
120124 Demonstrate knowledge of insurable risk 3 4 C
120128 Apply the law of contract to insurance 3 4 C
120121 Apply technical knowledge and understanding of cover provider under a Short Term Multi-Peril insurance policy 5 4 C
119265 Manage risk in own work environment 2 4 C
114985 Indicate how different needs lead to the development of different financial services products 4 3 C
117117 Describe the standard insurance cover in terms of SASRIA 4 4 C
117156 Interpret basic financial statements 3 4 F Lit
117158 Investigate ways of managing financial risk in own lives 6 4 F Lit
117127 Describe the basic principles of personal income tax 3 4 F Lit
TOTAL 33
Note on SS2:
1. You will be exempted from the above Financial Literacy (12 credits) if you passed accounting at the standard 10/grade 12/ matric level.

Study School 3 (Core & Electives)

U/S NUMBER U/S TITLE CREDITS LEVEL TYPE
13940 Demonstrate knowledge and application of ethical conduct in a business environment 4 4 C
120019 Analyse new developments reported in the media that could impact on Short Term Insurance 10 4 C
120005 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of personal motor Insurance 4 4 C
119676 Apply the skill of customer care in a specific work environment 4 4 C
117133 Manage own work performance in relation to an organisation's performance management system 2 3 C
114943 Describe how to manage workplace relationships 2 3 C
113911 Use an electronic system as a tool in a financial services context 2 3 C
120127 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding on issues of compliance or non-activity that could result in civil or criminal liability in terms of business law 2 4 C
242584 Demonstrate knowledge and insight of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Service Act(FAIS) (Act 37 of 2002) 2 4 E
TOTAL 32

Study School 4 (Fundamental - Mathematics)

U/S NUMBER U/S TITLE CREDITS LEVEL TYPE
7468 Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business, national and international issues 6 4 F
9015 Apply knowledge of statistics and probability to critically interrogate and effectively communicate findings on life related problems 6 4 F
9016 Represent, analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2- and 3 - dimensional space in different context 4 4 F
TOTAL 16
Note on SS4:
1. You will be exempted from the above Mathematical Literacy (16 credits) if you have a Matriculation certificate with Mathematics as subject.

Study School 5 (Communication & Additional South African language)

U/S NUMBER U/S TITLE CREDITS LEVEL TYPE
119462 Engage in sustained oral communication and evaluate spoken texts 5 4 F
119459 Write for a wide range of contexts 5 4 F
119471 Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes 5 4 F
119472 Accommodate audience and context needs in oral communication 5 3 F
119457 Interpret and use information from text 5 3 F
119465 Write texts for a range of communicative context 5 3 F
119467 Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes 5 3 F
TOTAL 40
Notes on SS5:
1. You will be exempted (20 credits) from Communication (Phase 4) if you passed English First Language in Matric.
2. You will be further exempted (20 credits) from Communication if you passed an additional South African Language in Matric.

Additional South African languages include the following:
Sepedi (North Sotho); Sesotho; Setswana; siSwati; Tshivenda; Xitsonga; Afrikaans; isiNdebele; isiXhosa; isiZulu; Sign Language

VERY IMPORTANT:
Exemptions will only be granted if you have the necessary qualification & proof, in other words a certified Matric certificate. Further more you will only be granted exemption after you have completed all the other unit standards from this qualification.

Ask the Training Coordinator to send you the Inseta exemption form.

PRICE (including VAT) per student:

  • 8 credits - R980.00 or R115.00 per credit

  • R 2 990.00 per Study School workshop

  • R2 090.00 per Study School distance learning

  • One free summative re-assessment, there after R300.00 per summative assessment paper

  • Formative (workbook) Re-assessment: R115.00 per unit standard

  • R 300 per person per exemption, thus per exemption form

  • Please refer to the registration form's terms and conditions for all other possible additional costs

These prices include:

  • All learning material, with the exception of additional notes

  • Assessments and Moderation

  • Certification of relevant credit to unit standards

PLEASE NOTE:

In case of a cancellation after Registration a 50% cancellation fee will be applicable.
These prices are valid from 1 December 2009 to 31 October 2010. If you register in 2010, but attend the workshop in 2011, you will be charged on the 2011 price.

DATES & VENUES

  • Please contact PSG Konsult Academy for scheduled dates

  • Training will be done in the following areas but can be done at any venue in the country if there are specific requests with a minimum of 20 learners: Gauteng (Johannesburg & Pretoria) & Cape Town

CONTACT PERSONS:

NORTHERN REGION SOUTHERN REGION
Amanda Kruger/Leane Breedt Marika Malan/Bridget Leibbrandt
Tel: 0861 223 774 Tel: 021-915 4160
Fax: 012-369 2847 Fax: 021-915 0030
E-Mail: leane.breedt@psgkonsult.co.za E-Mail: marika.malan@psgkonsult.co.za
OR: amanda.kruger@psgkonsult.co.za OR: bridget.leibbrandt@psgkonsult.co.za