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Diploma of Business (General Insurance)

Diploma of Business (General Insurance)

Accredited course
National Code:
3974
State Code:
6975
TGA Status:
Draft
DTWD Status:
Approved
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
14/12/1995
Field of Education
081103 - Insurance And Actuarial Studies
AQF Level
Diploma of
Nominal Hours
923
Duration
Unspecified
Stream of Study
Paraprofessional - Technical (3400)
Accredited Date
16/09/1999
Expiry Date
30/08/2001
VET Act Classifier
C
VET Act Conditions
Description

This course is designed to meet the needs of the insurance industry by:

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the provision of fourteen industry specific modules within these
courses and ten generic business modules.

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a range of patterns of attendance and modes of delivery

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nominal duration of modules that can be adjusted to suit the needs of
different industry groups.

Completion of each level of the suite of courses enables the learner to apply
for membership of the Australian Insurance Institute (A.I.I.).

Completion of the Diploma of Business (General Insurance) will more than
satisfy the requirements for the Insurance Industry Code of Practice
Certificate (General).

To provide training for graduates who will be occupying positions which involve
responsibility for other staff and the development and implementation of
company policy. The course outcomes at this level include detailed insurance
specific knowledge relating to complex areas combined with financial management
skills.

Schedule
1. CORE

STAGE 1

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
23060 NOS124V2 Accounting to Trial Balance 51 Module
18328 INS034 Claims Handling 25 Module
15508 NAP750 Commercial Law Principles 34 Module
15511 NAP752 Contract Law 34 Module
18326 INS032 Insurance Classes 50 Module
18325 INS031 Insurance Principles 50 Module
18327 INS033 Policy Processing 25 Module
2. CORE

STAGE 2

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
15526 NAP720 Business Mathematics 34 Module
15532 NAP721 Business Statistics 34 Module
18333 INS044 Claims Management 1 50 Module
18329 INS041 Insurance Law and Regulation 50 Module
18330 INS042 Policy Coverage 1 50 Module
18332 INS043 Underwriting 1 50 Module
3. CORE

STAGE 3

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
18335 INS052 Claims Management II 25 Module
15519 NAP735 Financial Management Principles 51 Module
18336 INS053 Insurance Company Reporting 25 Module
18337 INS054 Insurance Distribution 25 Module
18339 Marketing Fundamentals 50 Module
18338 INS055 Policy Coverage II 25 Module
18334 INS051 Underwriting II 50 Module
4. ELECTIVES

Learners are to select any two modules from Group 1 to equal 34 hours, one module from Group 2 and one module from Group 3 GROUP 1 34 HOURS Select two modules

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
65007 NCS009 Negotiation Skills 17 Module
65006 NCS007 Presenting Information 16 Module
65008 NCS015 Presenting Reports 17 Module
65013 NCS006 Writing Workplace Documents 17 Module
5. ELECTIVES

GROUP 2 Select one module

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
15011 NGMS107 Managing and Developing Teams 34 Module
23030 NOS230 Organisational Behaviour 51 Module
6. ELECTIVES

GROUP 3 Select one module

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
18341 INS057 Management of Organisations 50 Module
15012 NGMS108 Managing & Organising Work for Goal Achievement 34 Module
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VET Info Notes
Certificate III and Certificate IV are embedded in the Diploma.

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Learners who consider they possess the competencies developed through any
module/subject in this course shall be granted advanced standing upon
substantiation. Such competencies may be gained either formally or informally
and will be assessed on each particular module/subject according to the
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) requirements for that module.

REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE THE QUALIFICATION

Satisfactory completion of twenty four modules made up of fourteen specialist
modules and ten generic business modules.

There are three exit points.

Certificate III - AQF level 3
Certificate IV - AQF level 4
Diploma - AQF level 5.
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