Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has teamed up with the
Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) to help their students take
additional qualifications to kickstart their careers in the
insurance and financial advice professions.
The university's undergraduate and post graduate risk programmes
are already accredited against the CII's Learning Qualifications
framework.
In addition, GCU undergraduate and postgraduate students will
now have the opportunity to extend their studies by taking
additional CII units at the much lower academic rate, around a
third of that paid by employed insurance and personal finance
professionals.
The students will also become members of the CII for the
duration of their studies, giving them access to local institute
networking events, mentoring schemes and career support.
Dr Patrick Ring, Reader in Financial Services in the Department
of Accounting and Risk at GCU, said: "The CII's qualifications,
coupled with their academic work at GCU, will help students stand
out to prospective insurance and financial services employers in
Scotland and help build the next generation of insurers and
financial advisers."