NIIT Institute of Finance, Banking and Insurance Training Ltd (IFBI) has launched a certificate programme in insurance.
The duration of the programme is six months.
According to an NIIT IFBI release, the programme has been designed specially for SBI General Insurance.
Claiming it to be IFBI's first ever earn and learn programme, Bimal Jain, President, NIIT IFBI said the primary objective is to offer a perfect balance of theoretical and professional exposure of working in the corporate world.
The programme would offer students an opportunity to work and understand the business dynamics via a 2-day classroom plus 4-days on the job training with SBI General Insurance. The students would be assigned to a branch and an experienced mentor from SBI General Insurance would provide on-the-job training.
Successful candidates would get an opportunity to join the insurance company either in bancassurance, agent handling or direct sales roles, he said.
Skilled professionals, graduates and students who have completed Grade XII in regular mode and aged between 21 and 40 would be eligible to apply for this programme, the release said.
