Bharti AXA partners with Great Learning to offer PG Program in Life Insurance Sales

Mumbai: August 24, 2022: Bharti AXA Life, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s leading business groups, and AXA, one of the world’s largest insurance companies, today announced its partnership with Great Learning, a leading global edtech company for professional learning and higher education, to curate and delivered a Post Graduate Program in Life Insurance Sales. This program aims to equip learners with the required skills to kick-start a career in one of the fastest-growing domains in India – life insurance – and offers a full-time job with Bharti AXA Life upon successful completion.

The 8-month-long program includes two months of blended, virtual, and self-paced learning, with guidance from industry experts and mentors, followed by six months of employment with probation. Bharti AXA Life will also provide a provisional offer letter to the selected candidates at the beginning of the program. The learners get dedicated mentoring during their six months of employment with probation at a Bharti AXA Life branch.

The program aims to identify enthusiastic graduates (from any stream) and provide them with holistic training covering all aspects of the insurance industry, from soft skills to personality development and the usage of new-age digital tools for better process management. Aspirants could be in their final year of college or have up to 4 years of work experience. It aims to make the learner job-ready with industry-relevant skills and ready for Front Line Sales roles at Bharti AXA Life.

Commenting on the partnership, Dhanashree Thakkar, Head – of Human Resources (Designate), Bharti AXA Life, said, “Over the years, we have witnessed a growing requirement for quality sales professionals and talent in the insurance industry. Further, given that life insurance penetration in India remains low, they can play a significant role in distributing and scaling the adoption among customers. At Bharti AXA Life, we believe in creating compelling opportunities – both in terms of upskilling as well as in terms of careers. We received certification from Great Place to Work® earlier this year, which is a testament to our sustained efforts. Through our collaboration with Great Learning, we aim to provide an opportunity that enables sales professionals to strengthen their skills further, thereby progressing on their career paths. We hope the program will help them sharpen their knowledge and gain the requisite competencies for a long and rewarding career in the sector.”

Sarin Mohan, Head – Head of Distribution HR and Training, Bharti AXA Life Insurance, said, “The pandemic has redefined the need for upskilling and showcased how professionals must stay at par with industry standards and gain competitive advantage by constantly adding new skills and capabilities. We believe that the learners will benefit tremendously from the program and build the critical skills required to stay ahead of the curve in insurance sales. As an organisation, we focus on building a future-ready workforce and constantly implement initiatives to upskill our people. Our partnership with Great Learning enables us to expand our ethos to a larger audience and reach more industry professionals.”

Sharing his thoughts on this partnership, Ritesh Malhotra, Enterprise Head, Great Learning, said, “We at Great Learning are thrilled to partner with Bharti AXA Life Insurance. This partnership will provide young professionals with growth opportunities in the burgeoning BFSI sector. We work with many Indian & international banks helping them transform digital & technology talent. The joint program with Bharti AXA will open up a new segment where sales professionals will be equipped with tools and knowledge to expand their insurance footprint across India. For Bharti AXA, this program catalyses the talent recruitment and training, reducing the overall turnaround time to hire fresh talent.”

Bharti AXA has been committed to driving innovative employee-centric practices across inclusion and diversity, prioritising team member learning, growth, and well-being, and consistently delivering the brand promise to its customers. Bharti AXA Life has diligently invested in its people and workplace culture, thus building a solid network of over 33,266 advisers across 254 branch offices pan India. It is committed to simplifying insurance in a complicated world.

Great Learning is on a mission to enable transformative learning and career success in the digital economy for professionals and students across the globe. To date has impacted over 5.5 million learners from over 170 countries. On the enterprise end, Great Learning for Business has transformed the workforces of more than 120 enterprise partners, upskilling 35000+ employees.

About 

Bharti AXA Life

Bharti AXA Life is a joint venture between Bharti, one of India’s leading business groups with interests in telecom, agriculture business and retail, and AXA, one of the world’s top organisations with interests in financial protection and wealth management. The joint venture company has a 51% stake in Bharti and a 49% stake in AXA. The company has a PAN India presence through its 254 offices and offers a wide range of value-for-money and need-based life insurance products targeted at individuals and groups.

Great Learning

Great Learning, a part of the BYJU’S group, the world’s largest edtech company, is a leading global edtech company for professional and higher education. It offers comprehensive, industry-relevant programs across various cutting-edge Technology, Data, and Business domains. Great Learning’s programs are developed in collaboration with the world’s foremost academic institutions like Stanford Graduate School of Business, MIT Professional Education, The University of Texas at Austin, National University of Singapore, The University of Arizona, Deakin University, IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee, IIIT-Delhi, Shiv Nadar University, and Great Lakes Institute of Management. They are constantly reimagined and revamped to address the dynamic needs of the industry. Great Learning provides these programs in a blended and purely online mode, relying on its vast network of expert mentors and highly qualified faculty to deliver an unmatched learning experience for learners worldwide. Great Learning is on a mission to enable transformative learning and career success in the digital economy for professionals and students across the globe. To date has impacted over 5.5 million learners from over 170 countries.