Training Services
Since APR was founded in 2006, we have specialised in providing high quality solutions to our clients across the Life, GI and wider actuarial sectors. Our clients often comment on the impressive skillset of our staff, which we believe is a result of our strong emphasis on training and development.
We are keen to share our expertise in this area through APR’s training services. In recent years, we have delivered our training sessions externally to clients, including the delivery of a tailored induction programme to the new graduates of a London market insurer.
Why Choose APR?
While there are many suppliers of training services in the market, we believe that APR’s offering stands out for several reasons.
Our Courses
APR’s bespoke internal training library is available to all our staff to improve their own skillsets, encompassing both the technical and non-technical skills they need to deliver high-quality solutions to our clients. These materials form the core of our training services offering.
- Excel – One of the most widely used actuarial tools. We have a range of training courses ranging from absolute beginner to advanced Excel usage.
- VBA – Automating tasks and interacting with workbooks and text files.
- Python - our Fundamentals of Python course goes through introducing Python's syntax, how to handle scripts and modules, through to classes and more advanced development principles, all in an industry-relevant context.
- SQL/Access – Creating an actuarial database. Different types of joins.
- R – Introductions to data types, loops and functions. Guidance on creating an actuarial R package.
- Life Insurance – Overviews of the main product types, life contingencies and reserving.
- General Insurance – Introductions to the key products and risks, GI reserving and claims triangles.
- Actuarial Modelling – Different types of model and considerations when modelling.
- What makes a good actuarial student – A soft skills session looking at APR’s view of the key principles for success when starting out on an actuarial career.
- Spreadsheet design and audit – Embedding key principles of good practice and ways to avoid common spreadsheet errors.
- Software testing – Covering the different types of testing and relationship between tester and developer.
- Effective communication – Hints and tips for preparing written or verbal communications for an actuarial audience.
Training Services Catalogue
You can view our full 2025 Training Services catalogue below.
For more information on the sessions, please contact us.