As an insurance professional, customers place a lot of trust in your hands, so it's essential that you're knowledgeable and qualified. The Accredited Product Adviser (APA) gives you a solid grounding for a successful career in insurance.
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Who is this programme for?
- School leavers and graduates looking to start a career in insurance
- Career changers hoping to move into the insurance sector
- New entrants who need to meet the requirements of the Central Bank's MCC
- Grandfathered Persons looking to earn a qualification
If you've completed insurance exams in the past, you could be entitled to exemptions from some of the APA modules. Check your exemptions
How it works
To be awarded the APA designation, you must first complete the Professional Certificate in Insurance academic programme through one of our education providers, The Institute of Banking, a recognised college of UCD. Below is the structure of this programme.
Module structure
Once you've completed your three modules, you will earn the Professional Certificate in Insurance qualification, which is a level 7 NFQ certificate awarded by UCD, and you will be eligible to receive the APA designation from The Insurance Institute.
Download the APA booklet
Fill in your details to view our booklet, which contains everything you need to know to get started.
What's next?
After you've earned the APA, you have lots of options for your next educational step.
- Complete 3 more modules to earn the Certified Insurance Practitioner (CIP) Learn more
- Take additional product modules either in general insurance (personal, commercial, healthcare) or in life insurance (life assurance, pensions, loans, savings & investments) to earn additional APA designations. Learn more
Start your APA
To get started, you'll need to become a member before you can register for your first exam.
Want to chat?
Our Member Services team will be happy to help at memberservices@iii.ie or on 01 645 6670