The Insurance and Financial Services sector represented by the above professional body is the largest private sector employer in the Isle of Man. The local Institute on the Island is keen to encourage students at schools and colleges to consider careers in their sector to ensure the Isle of Man remains at the forefront of international financial services.
Yet surveys have found that students thought “Insurance” was boring and only maths boffins should apply. But when “Insurance” was re-branded as “Risk”, interest has increased dramatically.

Caspar Bartington, CII Education Partnership Manager will be on the Island on March 19th where he will be joined by local Institute to deliver Discover Risk and Discover Fortunes. These are Insurance and Financial Services interactive sessions respectively, for 16 – 19 year olds.

Sixth form students from Castle Rushen HS will participate in workshops in the morning and IOM College of Further & Higher Education business studies students will participate at the Nunnery campus in the afternoon.

In addition to encouraging new employees into the sector, Sharon Sutton, President of the local institute, and herself a Chartered Financial Planner said; ‘’We also want to develop people already working in the sector, and it is essential they have the opportunity to become professionally qualified in this field to become the business leaders in our community and wider afield”.

With this is mind, Caspar will be meeting with Gail Corrin of IOM College of Further & Higher Education, to discuss the logistics of a work based financial services degree in partnership with local employers, the College and locally represented professional institutes.