Finance-Insurance Practitioner
Course Duration
2 Years
Entry Criteria
Grade 5 in English (language or literature)
Grade 5 in maths
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Why study T Level Finance-Insurance Practitioner
Students will develop an understanding of a broad range of issues relevant to the sector, including:
Finance
- the business environment – a general understanding of business models, tax laws, fundamental business principles and drivers for change
- fundamentals of financial accounting – an understanding of elementary financial principles, concepts and practices and how this content links to relevant accounting, bookkeeping, and business mathematics requirements
- professionalism and ethics – an understanding of professional conduct and responsibilities in the workplace and ethical dilemmas for the individual, organisation and professional
- data driven innovation and analytics and design thinking – an awareness of key requirements of a data governance framework and understand the main contemporary visualisation tools and when they are best used to support decision making
At Strood Academy we are specialising in ‘Insurance Practitioners.’
What will I study during the course duration?
Finance
- The business environment
- Careers within the finance and accounting professions
- Regulation
- Professionalism and ethics/equality, diversity and inclusion
- Security and risk
- Professional services
- Fundamentals of law
- Fundamentals of financial accounting
- Technology
- Data driven innovation/analytics and design thinking
- Research skills
- Project/change management and administration
- The financial services sector (finance pathway content)
- Professionalism and ethics (finance pathway content).
The specialisms available in the T Level in Finance are:
- retail and commercial banking analyst
- investment banking and asset and wealth management analyst
- insurance practitioner
- financial compliance/risk analyst
How will I be assessed?
This T Level is assessed via two externally-set written examinations and an employer-set project.
A minimum of 315 Hours work placement in the Finance Sector. Assessed through professional discussions, observations in the placement and portfolio tasks.
Career opportunities and Future study
- Finance Officer
- Accounting Technician
- Payroll Administrator
- Payroll Manager
- Financial Services Customer Adviser
- Bank Manager
- Mortgage Adviser
- Credit Controller
- Credit Manager
- Pensions Administrator
- Insurance Underwriter