{"id":58897,"date":"2021-12-14T10:35:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/?p=58897"},"modified":"2021-12-14T10:35:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T23:35:48","slug":"tal-launches-summer-risk-academy-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riskinfo.com.au\/news\/2021\/12\/14\/tal-launches-summer-risk-academy-program\/","title":{"rendered":"TAL Launches Summer Risk Academy Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAL has launched its summer 2021\/22 learning program for its adviser education platform, the TAL Risk Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A statement from the insurer says that following disruptions to business as usual activities this year due to Covid-19, TAL is encouraging advisers to take advantage of its on-demand programs over the summer break to achieve their 2021 continuing professional development hour and learning targets.<\/p>\n

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Niall McConville… January is a good time to access learning and be in a good place for the new year ahead…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TAL General Manager, Retail Distribution Individual Life, Niall McConville<\/strong>, says they recognise the amount of change advisers have managed this year, including the impacts of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor advisers needing CPD hours, fulfilment of degree requirements or the chance to access training to help plan out 2022, January is a good time to access learning and be in a good place for the new year ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now in its seventh year, the TAL Risk Academy supports advisers\u2019 education goals by offering flexible CPD learning and industry-aligned courses that can be tailored to suit advisers at every stage of their career.<\/p>\n

The program offers more than 60 on-demand options including courses and CPD-accredited reading articles, in addition to a range of virtual and face-to-face courses from entry-level options through to advanced, technical topics for more experienced advisers.<\/p>\n

…The majority of the academy courses are free of charge…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The majority of TAL Risk Academy courses are free of charge, aside from the Risk Academy Masterclasses, which incur a $55 fee that TAL donates to the Australian Business Community Network to help Australians from lower socio-economic backgrounds access quality education.<\/p>\n

The company says that to date the academy has donated $750,000 to the ABCN and has received an average adviser rating of 4.7 out 5 stars across all courses, with more than 75,000 CPD hours issued and more than 13,500 advisers now registered.<\/p>\n

The TAL Risk Academy courses are grouped into three main areas:<\/p>\n