Pathway
Insurance
Insurance youth apprentices acquire business management practices and insurance specific concepts that will prepare them to work in a variety of positions within the insurance industry, including claims, underwriting, customer service and sales.
Length of the Apprenticeship: One year
Job Competencies
Year 1 Competencies
Insurance youth apprentices must complete a total of 10 competencies. Nine of the competencies must be from the list below. If necessary, employers can substitute 1 competency with another occupationally appropriate skill. That skill should be added to the competency list for assessment.
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Competencies
- Navigate company insurance software
- Maintain customer data
- Perform administrative tasks contributing to serving customer and business operation needs
- Process premium payments as required by the organization
- Create a list of prospective clients
- Perform customer retention tasks
- Assemble insurance contract for distribution
- Process a simple claim
- Field customer or client inquiries
- Comply with internal and external regulatory requirements
Related Instruction
Students must enroll in 1 High School Credit or 3 College Credits of related instruction each year they participate in the Youth Apprenticeship program.
Purpose of Related Instruction
The purpose of choosing a related instruction course is to ensure students are learning technical and academic skills that support the student's ability to perform their work tasks. This should be done concurrently with on-the-job training to make relevant connections between learning competencies and work.
Choosing Related Instruction
You will collaborate with your YA Coordinator and School Counselor to determine the most appropriate option for related instruction. A course within your high school directly related to the career pathway is ideal, especially if dual credits and/or hours related to a potential registered apprenticeship are offered.
If there is not a directly related course in your school district, related instruction in the same career cluster is also acceptable.
If there is not a course within that career cluster in your school district, you may request to register for a college course through the Start College Now program with a local technical college, Early College Credit from a local university, or from an alternative provider such as Destinations Career Academy.
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High School and College Courses
- Personal Financial Literacy/Financial Planning
- Accounting
- Microsoft Office
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High School and College Courses
- Personal Financial Literacy/Financial Planning
- Accounting
- Microsoft Office
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- Microsoft Office
- Accounting
Post Secondary
There are numerous opportunities to continue your education after completing the Youth Apprenticeship program.
Registered Apprenticeships
Registered Apprenticeships in the Finance pathways are not currently available.
College and University
- Completion of a Youth Apprenticeship fulfills college admission requirements across the UW System. Click here to learn more Universities of Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin Technical College System.