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Course overview
STUDY MODE
100% online
NUMBER OF SUBJECTS
2
NEXT INTAKE
Enrol and start anytime
COURSE FEE
$1,890.00
AVAILABLE LOANS
N/A
AQF LEVEL
4
COURSE DURATION
Maximum of 34 weeks
ACCREDITATION
PROVIDER ID
RTO 90116
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the FNS41521 Certificate IV in Life Insurance subjects below, individuals should be able to:
CLI1F
- Understand legislation and regulations, and apply policies, procedures, standards and codes of practice relevant to own job role
- Develop knowledge of, and implement and evaluate ethical practices related to own job role
- Identify life insurance products and services, their compliance implications, and determine who they are suitable for
- Identify factors that impact sustainability of the life insurance industry
- Apply sustainable practices in own job role
- Maintain own knowledge to work professionally, ethically and sustainably in Life Insurance
CLI2C
- Respond to client enquiries with client relationship management skills.
- Present a positive perception and adapt to a diversity of clients
- Use client feedback to participate in continuous improvement processes
- Apply legislation, regulation, organisational policies and procedures, and the code of practice to a life claims job role
- Explain the processes of receiving, assessing and deciding the outcome of life insurance claims
- Explain life claims in words that retail clients can understand
- Understand how to use and interpret specialist terminology orally and in writing
- Seek assistance with specialist terminology where needed
- Understand how to effectively manage an insurance claims portfolio
- Understand the dispute resolution process and complaint management skills
Topics covered
Life Insurance Fundamentals (CLI1F)
- Topic 1: Working professionally and ethically in financial services and the life insurance industry
- Topic 2: Life insurance products and services
- Topic 3: Working effectively and sustainably in the life insurance industry
Life Insurance Essentials – Claims Stream (CLI2C)
- Topic 1: Working professionally with clients
- Topic 2: Managing information and evaluating life insurance claims
- Topic 3: Managing insurance claims portfolios
- Topic 4: Effectively managing client complaints
Units of competency
10 units of competency are awarded for the successful completion of the FNS41521 Certificate IV in Life Insurance; four (4) core and six (6) electives. Please refer to the information in the ‘Assessment’ section in relation to completing your course.
For information on the units of competency, please see the subject outlines in the ‘Course overview’ section.
Industry recognition
If you wish to apply for CPD points, so that your Kaplan Professional insurance course counts towards your membership with the relevant industry body, you will need to supply the industry body with a copy of your transcript listing the units of competency.
On successful completion of the FNS41521 Certificate IV in Life Insurance subjects below, individuals should be able to:
CLI1F
- Understand legislation and regulations, and apply policies, procedures, standards and codes of practice relevant to own job role
- Develop knowledge of, and implement and evaluate ethical practices related to own job role
- Identify life insurance products and services, their compliance implications, and determine who they are suitable for
- Identify factors that impact sustainability of the life insurance industry
- Apply sustainable practices in own job role
- Maintain own knowledge to work professionally, ethically and sustainably in Life Insurance
CLI2C
- Respond to client enquiries with client relationship management skills.
- Present a positive perception and adapt to a diversity of clients
- Use client feedback to participate in continuous improvement processes
- Apply legislation, regulation, organisational policies and procedures, and the code of practice to a life claims job role
- Explain the processes of receiving, assessing and deciding the outcome of life insurance claims
- Explain life claims in words that retail clients can understand
- Understand how to use and interpret specialist terminology orally and in writing
- Seek assistance with specialist terminology where needed
- Understand how to effectively manage an insurance claims portfolio
- Understand the dispute resolution process and complaint management skills
Life Insurance Fundamentals (CLI1F)
- Topic 1: Working professionally and ethically in financial services and the life insurance industry
- Topic 2: Life insurance products and services
- Topic 3: Working effectively and sustainably in the life insurance industry
Life Insurance Essentials – Claims Stream (CLI2C)
- Topic 1: Working professionally with clients
- Topic 2: Managing information and evaluating life insurance claims
- Topic 3: Managing insurance claims portfolios
- Topic 4: Effectively managing client complaints
10 units of competency are awarded for the successful completion of the FNS41521 Certificate IV in Life Insurance; four (4) core and six (6) electives. Please refer to the information in the ‘Assessment’ section in relation to completing your course.
For information on the units of competency, please see the subject outlines in the ‘Course overview’ section.
If you wish to apply for CPD points, so that your Kaplan Professional insurance course counts towards your membership with the relevant industry body, you will need to supply the industry body with a copy of your transcript listing the units of competency.
Assessment
The assessment tasks for each subject are listed below.
Units of competency are co-assessed within subjects, as listed in ‘Units of Competency’.
| Subject | Assessment | Assessment detail |
|---|---|---|
| CLI1F Life Insurance Fundamentals | One (1) exam | Supervised, open-book, multiple-choice examination with four (4) attempts |
| One (1) written and oral assignment | Written and oral assignment – two (2) attempts
• Written – short-answer questions, scenarios, case studies • Oral – role plays and a presentation The mode of oral assessment is by audio recording. As part of the subject requirements, individuals will need to organise a volunteer to assist with their role plays. |
|
| CLI2C Life Insurance Essentials – Claims Stream | One (1) exam | Supervised, open-book, multiple-choice examination with four (4) attempts. |
| One (1) written and oral assignment | Written and oral assignment – two (2) attempts
• Written – short-answer questions, case studies • Oral – questions and role plays The mode of oral assessment is by audio recording. As part of the subject requirements, individuals will need to organise a volunteer to assist with their role plays. |
Individuals may attempt the exam and/or submit their written and oral assignment at any time if they believe they are adequately prepared and will receive personal reminder emails as they approach their assessment deadlines.
Individuals must be deemed to be ‘demonstrated’ in all assessment items, including demonstrating competency in all of the exam questions, in order to be awarded their qualification certificate.
To learn more about what to expect when completing an oral assignment using audio, please click here.
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Duration
Individuals have a total of:
- 26 weeks to complete the learning and assessment requirements for FNS41521 Certificate IV in Life Insurance from their initial activation date.
- An additional four (4) weeks’ re-submission time per subject – if an individual reaches the end of their initial enrolment period and has been deemed ‘not yet demonstrated’ in one or more assessment items, then an additional four (4) weeks will be granted, provided the individual attempted all assessment tasks during the initial enrolment period. This time can be used to re-submit a written and oral assignment or re-sit an exam. There is no fee for this extension.
Therefore, if an individual completes the learning and assessment, and the res-ubmission time in every subject is granted, the duration will be 34 weeks.
The subject breakdown for this course is below:
| Subject | Duration |
|---|---|
| CLI1F Life Insurance Fundamentals | 12 weeks’ course work 4 weeks’ resubmission time as outlined above |
| CLI2C Life Insurance Essentials – Claims Stream | 14 weeks’ course work 4 weeks’ resubmission time as outlined above |
Including both the subjects in this qualification (CLI1F and CLI2C), the total duration for the FNS41521 Certificate IV in Life Insurance is 26 to 34 weeks.
The amount of training for this subject may be up to nine (9) hours per week. The amount of training is the hours an individual can expect to spend engaged in structured learning or tutor-led activities.
The assessment hours for this course may be up to 10 hours per week. These are the hours an individual can expect engaging in assessment activities.
In addition to the amount of training and assessment hours, individuals who are new to industry or vocational training could need up to eight (8) hours per week, known as unsupervised hours. These additional hours are for study skills or further research. For example, an individual not working in industry would need more time to review industry websites that are usually introduced in workplace compliance training.
Individuals working in industry may be able to complete the course requirements in a shorter timeframe or less hours per week.
Additional study-related fees apply to formal extensions and re-enrolments. Please refer to the Vocational Education Fees schedule found here.
Please also refer to our Vocational Education and Training (VET) Enrolment Terms and Conditions here or our Student Handbook here for important information on:
- Subject activation and completion timeframes
- Extensions
- Subject re-enrolment
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for the FNS41521 Certificate IV in Life Insurance.
Individuals are required to be aged 18 years or older to enrol in this course.
Individuals who are in Australia on a student visa are unable to enrol in this course. If you are in Australia on a visa and wish to enrol, you need to ensure you are enrolling in accordance with the study conditions of your visa.
Language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) requirements
This course requires you to read comprehensive learner workbooks, complete a range of written assessments, undertake independent research activities, and at times, engage in online forums and discussions. Furthermore, the delivery mode relies on the extensive use of written and oral communication.
If you have any doubts about whether you have the language, literacy and numeracy skills to undertake a Kaplan Professional program, we recommend you speak with our Student Services team on 1300 662 203 or email mail@kaplan.edu.au.
Computing requirements and skill requirements
In order to complete your studies with Kaplan Professional, you are assumed to have the following skills and access relating to technology:
Skill requirements
To successfully complete this qualification, individuals will require basic computing skills. This may include:
- Saving and editing Microsoft Office documents
- Researching, accessing and searching the internet
- Downloading and saving documents from websites
- Uploading documents through websites
- Making an audio recording using a smartphone, tablet or computer
- Participating in online discussions
This course requires you to read comprehensive learner workbooks, complete a range of written assessments, undertake independent research activities, and at times, engage in online forums and discussions. Furthermore, the delivery mode relies on the extensive use of written and oral communication.
If you have any doubts about whether you have the language, literacy and numeracy skills to undertake a Kaplan Professional program, we recommend you speak with our Student Services team on 1300 662 203 or email mail@kaplan.edu.au.
In order to complete your studies with Kaplan Professional, you are assumed to have the following skills and access relating to technology:
Skill requirements
To successfully complete this qualification, individuals will require basic computing skills. This may include:
- Saving and editing Microsoft Office documents
- Researching, accessing and searching the internet
- Downloading and saving documents from websites
- Uploading documents through websites
- Making an audio recording using a smartphone, tablet or computer
- Participating in online discussions
Enrolment Information
Individuals may enrol in the FNS41521 Certificate IV in Life Insurance at any time and begin studying immediately on enrolment.
ENROL NOWThis subject is delivered online via Kaplan Professional’s learning management system, Kaplearn.
You will receive login details to KapLearn on enrolment. When you log on to KapLearn, you are able to access the subject notes, assessments and additional learning materials. This includes media, case studies, practise activities and your online tutor.
Assessments are accessed and submitted through KapLearn.
Corporate clients should contact our Corporate Solutions team at corporate@kaplan.edu.au to discuss delivery options and how we can further tailor our training to meet your business needs.
Individuals may be able to obtain RPL for a Kaplan Professional award subject based on their previous study and/or work experience. To do this, individuals must submit evidence demonstrating they have already met the requirements of the subject through these other means.
Evidence can take many forms, such as information about approved study, information about work experience, certificates, transcripts or other credentials.
To find out if you are eligible for RPL, refer to our Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) page.
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