The Institute’s educational services are delivered through a wide variety of formats, including distance learning, online and face-to-face. These options provide the flexibility to develop skills and knowledge with minimum interruption to day to day activities.

Distance Learning

The Institute delivers its award courses via distance learning, a correspondence method that combines print and online services and is designed to maximise education quality, flexibility and accessibility.

Distance Learning provides award course students with the flexibility to study where they choose, during a study period that best suits them. There are two types of distance learning study periods:

• Standard (approx. 15 weeks); or
• Fast Track (approx. 10 weeks)

These are offered throughout the year allowing students to plan their study around peak work periods. A complete set of learning materials is provided for each module, which relate to students’ workplace knowledge and experience and include case studies, self-help questions and assessment guides.

Online

The Institute’s training and development solutions are delivered online through the Institute’s learning management system. The Institute's online learning delivery platforms cater for both qualifications and corporate education delivery.

Qualifications

InSITE Qualifications allows for increased flexibility to study for award qualifications online or online in conjunction with printed materials.
The following courses are available through InSITE Qualifications:

• Certificate IV in Financial Services – General Insurance
• Diploma of Financial Services – Risk Management
• Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)

Corporate Education

InSITE Corporate Education is the online delivery platform for both custom training solutions designed by the Institute and “off-the-shelf” training products such as:

• ASIC PS 146 Tier 2 Compliance for General Insurance and General Insurance for Brokers
  These programs provide the underpinning knowledge to enable practitioners to attain compliance with ASIC PS 146 at Tier 2 level.
• FSR Overview
  Provides an overview of the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) and its implications to employees who do not provide financial product advice.
• Privacy
  Provides a comprehensive overview of the National Privacy Principles and the General Insurance Information Privacy Code.
• ICA Code of Practice
  The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) launched the new General Insurance Code of Practice (Code) in July 2005. The Institute’s online training program provides a comprehensive overview of the Code and its implications on the provision of services.