Connecticut's Insurance and Finance Services Center for  Educational Excellence:
Training and Developing Workers for the Insurance and Financial Services Industry

The Insurance and Finance Services Center (IFS) for Educational Excellence is a workforce initiative developed by Connecticut's insurance and financial services businesses.

Training will be provided at no cost to eligible Connecticut participants.

Offered currently at Norwalk Community College (under Extended Studies) and Capital Community College in Hartford, training includes entry-level courses such as business writing and accounting and finance basics to the NASD Series 7 prep course, investment and credit analysis, financial modeling, mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt financing. 

Starting in Fall 2008, a new Associate of Science Degree in Insurance and Financial will be offered at Norwalk Community College and at Capital Community College. Read the Governor's announcement >>

The Center is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, and designed to provide free skills training to incumbent and new workers to address short and long term labor needs of the IFS sector.

The Business Council is collaborating with The Workplace, Inc., Southwestern Connecticut ’s Regional Workforce Board, the Connecticut IFS Cluster, and the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) to make the IFS Center for Educational Excellence a success.

For more information on the Connecticut IFS Cluster initiative, contact Susan Winkler, Executive Director, Connecticut IFS Cluster, 860-525-4451 ext. 271 or Bob Stokes, The Business Council of Fairfield County, 203-359-3220 ext. 302.