Laois sisters taking the insurance road to success
Two Laois sisters are taking the same path towards careers in insurance, having chosen the same degree programme.
Sisters Shifra and Alanna Hanvill took the option for people who want to earn while they learn, in the Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship programme.
Alanna graduated last year and is now living in Dublin and working with Life Goals in Sandyford.
Shifra is in 1st year of the Earn & Learn programme, is still living in Laois and commutes to Athlone each day to work in An Post Insurance.
The apprenticeship is now open for applicants of all ages across the country for September 23.
The three year programme allows participants to earn a full-time salary while studying one day a week for a Degree in Insurance Practice. There are up to 100 new jobs for potential apprentices (with 80+ financial services companies)and it is open to school leavers, graduates and career changers of all ages.
The programme attracts a balance of male (48%) and female (53% - the largest female representation in an apprenticeship) and also in the class of 22, ages range from 18 – 49yrs. The BA Hons in Insurance Practice is available from the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Sligo.