NIBA has launched the Insurance Broking Internship Toolkit, a free resource that gives small and medium-sized brokerages a ready-to-use structure for recruiting, onboarding and developing new talent.

Developed through NIBA's Insure Your Future initiative, the toolkit responds to a challenge brokerages across Australia continue to raise, which is attracting new people into the profession as the workforce ages and skills gaps widen.

The toolkit contains 12 templates and guidance documents and is designed for firms that may not have dedicated HR infrastructure or training frameworks. It sets out a complete three-month internship, from advertising the role through to a final review and employment decision, and can be adapted for longer placements or permanent roles.

"Our research shows brokers know the workforce is changing, and many are still working out how to respond. This toolkit gives firms of any size a clear, structured way to bring new people into broking and give them a proper start. Every intern who has a positive first experience is a potential broker for the decade ahead," said NIBA CEO Richard Klipin.

Insure Your Future is a game-changing initiative led by NIBA, created to attract and nurture the next wave of talent that will shape the future of the insurance broking industry. We’re here to help students and graduates learn more about how to enter the profession & kickstart their career in insurance broking, and to support brokers in onboarding new talent in their business.