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Educators’ RoundtableEdmonton, Alberta
March 13, 2019
Catherine Cake, Chair of the General Insurance Council
Anthonet Maramieri, Chief Operating Officer
@AbCouncil
Agenda1. Examination History
2. Level 1 Examination Results
3. Equivalencies Update
4. Educators’ Feedback & Consultation Findings
5. Data Validation Initiative
6. Educator Feedback on Validation
7. Other GIC Considerations
8. Roundtable
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History – Results and Exam Initiatives
November 2012 -Regulatory amendments creating a three-level licensing structure came into force
April 2014 –New examinations developed. Curriculum Design Document (CDD) revised Level 1 examination material
May 2015 –GIC struck Curriculum Review Committee. Reviewed content and currency of the general curriculum and insurance examination questions
Concurrently, in May 2015 academics and members of the GIC reviewed, revised and approved all questions for each level of general insurance examinations
New examinations deployed 2016 and early 2017*. New Executive Summariesand CDDs made available to public
“Educators Roundtable” held, most recently, on February 1, 2017
December 2017 –Individual consultations with course providers held. Feedback -independent verification of data would offer greater clarity re: student results
*General Level 1; January 1, 2016General Level 2; March 2016General Level 3 November 2016 (new examinations began March 6, 2017)
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GIC struck Education Committee on April 4, 2018. Reviewed examination levers and statistics to assist in student learning
Education Committee wound down on June 6, 2018. Initiative was expanded to include the entirety of the GIC to discuss critical issues
June 2018 –COO held discussions with education providers to gauge industry opinion regarding certification to write general level 1 qualifying examination
November 9, 2018 –COO telephoned primary course provider contacts, advising that the GIC had chosen to move forward with certification as an initiative
November 28, 2018 –Course providers invited to provide feedback via email or otherwise to the proposed initiative (provided as static document, Consultation Feedback)
February 13, 2019 –GIC directed AIC to pursue data verification pilot initiative
History – Results and Exam Initiatives
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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Equivalencies•Q2 2015 – Equivalencies Committee formed by GIC•Q4 2015 - GIC approved Equivalencies•Q4 2015 - Regulatory amendment submission to
GOA, to facilitate equivalencies in Alberta•Q1 2016 - CEO and COO met with SOI, Nilam Jetha,
to discuss regulatory amendments•Q3 2016 – 2017 CEO continued to raise outstanding
issue of equivalencies with SOI and Deputy Minister•2017 concluded with no furtherance•2018 concluded with no furtherance
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Educators’ Feedback and Consultation Findings
• Requested better data re: exam performance
• Data collection info not specific/detailed enough for individuals or in aggregate (update options, not just “other”)
• Would like sample exam questions
• Would like multi Level exam results
• Number of commercial and personal type questions should be equal (perceived too many commercial questions)
• Would like more detailed statistics (requires software change and accurate data)
• Would like breakdown of curriculum measured objectives
• Want study manual
• Reports to course providers are pass/fail for first writes only –request detailed reports by individual or group.
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Data Validation Initiative
Objective:
• To verify and guide educator performance through
independently validated examination statistics.
• To certify minimum student training method and course
provider prior to challenging the General Level 1
regulatory examination.
• To publish examination pass rates of course providers to
students and the public, with full transparency.
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Data Validation Initiative
Data Validation Initiative
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Proposed Timeline
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Discussion
•Timing
• Impact
•Concerns
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Additional Tools Explored by GIC• Improved data and information to course providers and
industry stakeholders• Creation of core source material/online study materials• Requirement of “Verification Certificate”/CIPR course
provider validation• Modularization of existing examinations• Enhanced study tools• Curriculum Mapping exercise to all commercially available
materials• Pre-approval of course providers by the GIC• Open book examination/examination reference
aids/paperless examinations• Publication of course provider results
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Roundtable
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We value, and invite,
your feedbackAnthonet Maramieri,
Chief Operating Officer,Alberta Insurance Council
Catherine Cake, ChairGeneral Insurance Council
@AbCouncil
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