Live Virtual Level 2 Licensing Course - Fall

C130: Essential Skills for Insurance Broker/Agent **
Dates: Sept 19, 21,26, 28  &  Oct 3, 5, 10, 12, 2023
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PT
Exam: Virtually-proctored Oct 20, 2023 | In-person exams are not available 

** These courses are exclusively for British Columbia residents working toward a level 2 broker licence.

Exams for the special licensing courses have special time frames for appeals and rewrites:

Appeals are 7 business days after final grades are released.
Rewrites: December 2023; Deadline to register October 15, 2023
If you miss the rewrite registration deadline, you will need to retake the course.

The fall semester-based virtual evening and weekend C130 and C131 course options are open to all members.

C130: Essential Skills for Insurance Broker/Agent
Dates: 10 Tuesdays | September 19 to November 21, 2023
Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. PT
Exam: December 1 to 15, 2023 | virtually-proctored or in-person

C130: Essential Skills for Insurance Broker/Agent
Dates: 5 Saturdays | October 14, 21, 28 & November 4, 18, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT
Exam: December 1 to 15, 2023 | virtually-proctored or in-person 

C131: Advanced Skills for the Insurance Broker/Agent
Dates: 10 Wednesdays | September 20 to November 22, 2023
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. PT
Exam: December 1 to 15, 2023 | virtually-proctored or in-person

C131: Advanced Skills for the Insurance Broker/Agent
Dates: 5 Saturdays | October 21, 28 & November 4, 18, 25, 2023
Time: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT
Exam: December 1 to 15, 2023 | virtually-proctored or in-person

Exam appeals and rewrites for the semester-based courses follow our normal semester guidelines.

Pathways to Level 2:

There are two options for you to achieve the education required by the Insurance Council of BC to obtain a Level 2 General Insurance Agent Licence, using the level 1 licensing and Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) education pathways:

Option 1: Level 1 Licensing Course (GIE), C130 and C131

This route requires you to complete the Level 1 Licensing (GIE) program, plus two courses from the Insurance Institute of Canada’s CIP designation program:

• Level 1 Licensing (GIE) Course
• CIP C130: Essential Skills for the Insurance Broker and Agent
• CIP C131: Advanced Skills for the Insurance Broker and Agent

Option 2: C11, C130 and C131 

This route requires you to complete three courses from the Insurance Institute of Canada’s CIP designation program:

• C11: Principles and Practice of Insurance
• C130: Essential Skills for the Insurance Broker and Agent
• C131: Advanced Skills for the Insurance Broker and Agent

EXAMINATIONS and FEES

• For the Level 1 Licensing (GIE) program, see our licensing page for exam and fee details.
• For the CIP courses, students will need to sit for and pass a national exam for each course.  Exams operate on a set schedule with exam sessions in December, April and July each year.
• For a current CIP schedule with the various learning options and fees, please visit our CIP page. 

QUESTIONS?

Contact Lynne Strom.