NCC Extended Studies - Insurance And Financial Services

The Insurance and Financial Center is a collaboration of the Connecticut Insurance and Financial Services Cluster, Capital Community College, The Workplace, Inc., State of CT Department of Economic and Community Development, and Norwalk Community College. It is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.

The IFS Center’s goal is to design and deliver employer-endorsed training for the insurance, banking and financial industry. To qualify for these tuition-free courses you must be either a) employed by an insurance, banking or financial services organization and sponsored by your employer; or b) dislocated/unemployed and seeking employment in the IFS industry.

Entry Level

OVERVIEW OF BANKING -- June 3, 5,10,12,19, & 24

The purpose of this course is to:

Introduce students to banking products and services from the point of view of the customer and the perspective of the bank
Illustrate how banks produce revenue
Acquaint students with recent banking laws and regulations
Highlight various careers in banking

Mid-Level

PROJECT MANAGEMENT -- May 7 to June 11

Content:

Basic concepts, definition and components of Project Management
The lifecycle of a project
Defining and controlling the scope of the project
Breaking down the tasks of the project
The project Schedule - Getting concurrence and approval
Budgeting for the project
Organizing the project team
Monitoring and control - Project reporting and communications
Dealing with changes and conflicts
Quality control
The use of software for Project Management

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Professional - Level

BUSINESS ANALYST CERTIFICATE

This course is usually only available on employer sites but this summer the entire program will be offered on campus. Lecture and a case study will be used to provide students an opportunity to create the necessary set of deliverables to accomplish their analyst functions. To ensure maximum participation registration is limited. This course is modeled after the IIBA Version 1 Business Analyst Book of Knowledge (BABOK). Workshops will be done in teams based on a written case study. This course is 10 full-day sessions.

The four sections are scheduled as follows:

Gathering and Defining Requirements May 28, 29 & 30
Capturing Business Requirements June 5 & 6
Facilitation June 12 & 13
Joint Application Design (JAD) July 1, 2 & 3

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SERIES 63 -- June 16, 18, 23 & 25

The Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination was developed by NASAA in cooperation with representation with representatives of the securities industry and industry associations. The Series 63 exam is designed to qualify candidates as securities agents. The examination covers the principles of state securities regulation reflected in the Uniform Securities
Act. The examination is intended to provide a basis for state securities administrators to determine an applicant’s knowledge and understanding of state law and regulations. These four 3-hour sessions will prepare students to take the Series 63 exam.

For More Information

If you are currently employed in the IFS industry, please contact:

Erik Rambusch at Erambusch@ncc.commnet.edu

If you are currently Dislocated/unemployed and wish to be certified for admission, please contact Herman Chapman at hchapman@workplace.org

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