--- title: Apprenticeship Onboarding Guide 2021 description: The Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship is Ireland’s first apprenticeship to award a level 8 honours degree – the BA (Hons) in Insurance Practice. --- Mobile menu [![III Logo](https://info.iii.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/Insurance%20Institute%20Logos/logo-from-updated-site.png?width=138&height=60&name=logo-from-updated-site.png)](https://www.iii.ie/?hsLang=en-us) - [What's Inside](https://info.iii.ie/apprenticeship-onboarding-guide#inside) - [Here to Help](https://info.iii.ie/apprenticeship-onboarding-guide#help) - [Download](https://info.iii.ie/apprenticeship-onboarding-guide#download) # On-boarding in a Virtual World ### A Guide for Employers   Many employers are struggling with their on-boarding of new staff as a direct result of the pandemic.   We have developed this resource to help you: - Develop practical strategies for on-boarding - Create an engaging on-boarding experience for new hires - Identify ways of adapting the stages of the on-boarding experience to the world of virtual working   Fill out the form to get your copy and also access to our on-boarding webinar → ## **Contents**   - **What is On-boarding?** - **Why Does it Matter?** - ****Milestones**** - ****The 7 Steps to On-boarding Success**** - **Duties and Responsibilities** - **Virtual On-boarding** [Download Guide](https://info.iii.ie/apprenticeship-onboarding-guide#download) ![apa-cover](https://info.iii.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/Guides%20and%20Booklets/APA%20Booklet%202019-2020/apa-cover.png?width=800&name=apa-cover.png "apa-cover") ![onboarding-logos](https://info.iii.ie/hubfs/onboarding-logos.jpg "onboarding-logos") ## Here to Help For all non-Life (General) queries   Naomi Gaffney *Apprenticeship Support Manager* *[apprenticeships@iii.ie](mailto:apprenticeships@iii.ie) | 087 738 3205*   For all Life apprenticeship queries   Terrie Kennedy *Apprenticeship Support Manager* [*apprentice@lia.ie*](mailto:apprentice@lia.ie) The Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship is Ireland’s first apprenticeship to award a level 8 honours degree – the BA (Hons) in Insurance Practice.   The three-year, work-based training programme combines academic study with on-the-job learning, at an accelerated pace. All study is done online through IT Sligo and The Insurance Institute or LIA.   We are happy to help you with any queries you might have about our programme and your next steps in getting involved. ## Get Your Copy of the Onboarding Guide [Download Guide](https://info.iii.ie/apprenticeship-onboarding-guide#download) [![logo-from-updated-site](https://info.iii.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/Insurance%20Institute/logo-from-updated-site.png?width=178&height=80&name=logo-from-updated-site.png "logo-from-updated-site")](https://info.iii.ie/?hsLang=en-us) [FACEBOOK](https://www.facebook.com/TheInsuranceInstitute/) [TWITTER](https://twitter.com/insti_ie) [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/insti_ie/) [LINKEDIN](https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-insurance-institute-of-ireland/) The Insurance Institute of Ireland Insurance Centre, 5 Harbourmaster Place IFSC, Dublin 1, D01 E7E8 01 645 6600 | [memberservices@iii.ie](mailto:memberservices@iii.ie)