With Effect from may 2010, GII will be providing  clear and achievable study routes to those candidates who wish to pursue the qualifications offered by the Chartered Insurance Institute under the 2011 framework.

The key advantages why employers and sponsors should choose GII for training delivery for CII designations include:

Programme Deliverables

• We have study routes designed for the three CII qualifications (Cert, Dip, ACII) that offer achievable benchmarks along the way so that candidates may set themselves progressive targets and exit points depending on their abilities and commitment.
• We prepare candidates for the actual CII examinations held in April and October of each year based on textbooks provided by the CII. The syllabi are updated and adjourned regularly and candidates receive a rich learning experience.
• A wide range of choice of subjects is included in the programme. To attain the highest level diploma, candidates must complete 12 examinations consisting of seven mainstream subjects and 5 out of a choice of a further 18 offered in the programme. 
• The learning package for each examination is designed to complement classroom training with ongoing, out of class, interaction with the tutor leading up the examination date. 

Quality of Service

• Trainees’ performance is monitored by a qualified Training Development Counselor
• We publish Key Performance Indicators by which we are measure ourselves and our candidates' achievements
• A trainer’s profile will be provided for each subject and candidates will be taught by a lecturer who has industry experience in that specific subject. Thus, for example, candidates will not be taught by lecturers who have never worked in an underwriting department or claims department teach underwriting or claims.

Trainers’ profiles

• The whole of the programme is conducted by a strong team of five full time trainers holding CII and other qualifications, with almost 90 years combined industry experience between them, 30 years of which in training.
• Although GII has a short history our full time trainers have, individually, a successful track record of preparing candidates specifically for CII examinations.
• We have a mix of full time trainers who have practiced their insurance profession in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Candidates thus receive a rich and diverse technical and applied transfer of knowledge drawn from experiences of such trainers in their respective corners of the globe.
• Theory is good. Theory combined with practice is even better. Our full time trainers have actual practical and management experience in almost all classes of the insurance industry. They are thus qualified to teach such subjects as Insurance finance, Insurance corporate management, underwriting, claims, insurance broking, risk management, Life Assurance and Takaful. 
• Part time and freelance specialists who support the core faculty with such professional services as authoring of Course Notes, lecturing, Online tuition and support, mock examination setting and marking, and translation, and further reading research.

Learning Package

For each examination we are offering a learning package that includes

• Classroom training,
• Lecture notes and study guides 
• Online Quiz
• Online discussion groups where the tutor answers and discusses questions and areas for discussion that are created by the candidates. 
• Assignments that are corrected and commented by the tutor (homework)
• A mock examination preparing the candidates under actual examination conditions returned with Tutor’s comments and corrections.
• Daily testing during classroom to assess the knowledge gained in previous sessions
• Online further reading resources and glossaries

Progressive Planning

The programme provided by GII is a progressive, sequential programme designed to ensure that candidates complete each level of qualification before moving on to the next.

Once the employer and/or the candidate has set the attainment of the Advanced Diploma (ACII), it would be unjustified effort and expense to continue accumulating credits and then hit a brick wall towards the end and find that the candidate cannot finish the target qualification due to difficulties in passing compulsory units. 

This may happen if, for example, the candidate earns 210 through prior learning credits out of the 290 credits required for ACII and then find that he cannot pass the compulsory units such as Insurance Law and Insurance Finance.

Under our programme, candidates first complete the Certificate in Insurance, then complete the Diploma in Insurance and finally move on to the Advanced Diploma. They should only progress after they have attained each benchmark.

Transparent pricing

The prices we quote are per candidate for each course but exclude  the CII examination fee and CII textbook.

Furthermore, once candidates pass the examination, they do not need to pay any further fees to accumulate their credits as they would need to in the case of credits obtained through prior learning. (GBP4.00 per credit)

Again here, since the programme is progressive and sequential, this method ensures that candidates who find difficulty in a particular level do not pursue and pay for further studies until they are successful in that level. 

Syllabus and Timetable

GII will be delivering the following subjects over a period of five semesters in three years that cover the Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma.

Candidates need to sit for 12 of the examinations that they require depending on their objective qualification.  Where indicated, candidates may choose the subjects to sit for. However GII reserves the right to cancel a subject where the number of candidates is less than eight. In such cases alternative subjects subjects may be offered or same subject at an alternative location.

 Course details

Fees

The following are the fees for each certificate or Diploma.

We also welcome candidates who wish to take individual subjects with us. Fees for candidates who do not register for any one of the above but wish to enroll for individual subjects are as follows:

1 BHD = 2.65 USD

1 BHD = 1.95 EUR (approx)

• All fees figures are in Bahraini Dinars
• Fees are charged per Subject
• Above programme includes 295 credits that are required to obtain Advanced Ins Diploma (ACII) based on 2011 qualifications framework.
• Fees for CII membership excluded ( GBP70 p.a. per candidate increases to GBP136 on attainment of ACII)
• Since these are CII exams NO PRIOR LEARNING FEES are chargeable. (Credits obtained through Prior learning from non-CII examinations are charged by CII at GBP4  per credit (GBP1160))
• CII examinations may be taken at CII examination centres around the world
• Examination and textbook fees are shown for guidance only. Candidates must pay actual price as per CII website
• GII reserves the right to cancel subjects due to lack of demand and offer alternative subjects
• Choice of subjects offered is subject that the respective exams do not conflict.
• Group Discounts are available for more than 3 persons from same organisation.

Corporate Training

GII also offers these qualifications on a corporate training model. For details please contact our registrar:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it