CTE and Business Partnerships…The Best of Both For Kids

Insurance and Risk Management

What do you mean insurance isn’t a sexy career? Approximately 50,000 work in Michigan’s

insurance industry.

Average wage is $64,000, compared to statewide average of $46,217

There is a job for every interest: marketing, sales, claims, math, computers, etc.

Why does the Michigan insurance industry want to attract young people to our industry?

Almost half of our jobs are held by people 50 and older.

In the next 10 years, we will need to replace those workers in addition to hiring more workers.

Let’s face it, young people don’t grow up wanting to work at an insurance company.

Fact: 60 percent of students who go to college

don’t finish in six years.

Students who take college classes in high school are more likely to succeed in college.

Young people are more successful if they are engaged in learning.

Farm Bureau Insurance helping hand State of the art classroom

Endless Speakers from every facet of the Insurance industry

Job Shadows

Internships

Program History Developed 2010-2011 Partnership With:

Olivet College – Instruction and Curriculum Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan– Facilities, Placement

For Students First Year of Operation 2011-2012

12 Students Enrolled 10 Completed

Current Year of Operation 20 Students Enrolled

Curriculum Students that complete this program with a

2.0 have the ability to receive 9 Olivet college credits. The courses the student can receive the credits in are: IRM 221 – Principles of Insurance & Risk

Management, 3 Olivet College Credits AINS 21 Exam

IRM 322 – Personal Insurance, 3 Olivet College Credits AINS 22 Exam

IRM 323 – Commercial Insurance, 3 Olivet College Credits AINS 23 Exam

Unique Delivery Model First 12 Weeks

Classroom instruction/activities 5 days per week Use of a Smart Board as instructional tool

Second 12 Weeks Classroom instruction/activities 3 days per week On-line Virtual Classroom 2 days per week utilizing

Adobe Connect Third 12 Weeks

Flipped classroom instruction/activities 3 days per week

Job shadow 2 days per week

Additional Learning Activities Mock Interviews at Olivet College Participation in Business Professionals of America

Six students competed at Regional's and three are moving on to the State Leadership Conference

Exposure to Industry Accident Fund provides a day long job shadow experience

including an hour long meeting with their top executives. Guest Speakers

Participation in Career Prep Center Activities Present Program Opportunity at High School Visitation Present Careers in Insurance at 8th Grade Career

Exploration Present Program at Business Partner Appreciation

Breakfast National Technical Honor Society

Chief Executive Officer of Farm Bureau Insurance talking to our students

Success Stories Many students are continuing their education at Olivet

College studying Insurance and Risk Management Students are being employed by Farm Bureau Insurance

of Michigan Many students received summer employment from Farm

Bureau Insurance of Michigan Students have received scholarships totaling over

$125,000

Application approval by Michigan Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education was granted in 2013 Approval will allow duplication of this program in other

areas of the State of Michigan CIP Code 52.1701 GAP is in Navigator