Date: 28/10/2008

The Second 2008 Qualification Test for Insurance Administrators for China Life Insurance Corporation was successfully completed in 300 test centers across 58 cities nationwide on October 25, 2008. This has been the second computer-based test administration of the year for China Life Insurance using ATA test delivery technologies and services. A total number of 14,000 candidates participated in the exam.

The performance-based exam leveraged ATA Dynamic Simulation Testing (DST) technology to simulate a high-fidelity application environment which allowed candidates to perform tasks just like in their real jobs with each operation being scored instantly. The performance-based examination gave the candidates a chance to test their practical skills in their daily work.  In addition, ATA offered data analysis services on the exam result to assist China Life in setting up a standardized on-job training framework.

An off-site monitoring system was deployed so that the test site situation could be monitored in the central monitoring room in the premise of China Life Insurance.

ATA-Citi Bank Seminar on Financial Professional Development Concluded
Citi Group and ATA jointly sponsored a seminar on professional development for financial professionals on October 10, 2008 in Westin Hotel in Beijing.  Training officers from major financial institutions including China Life Insurance, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, China Agriculture Bank, Postal Savings Bank of China, China Citic Bank and The People’s Insurance Group of China attended the seminar to share experience in staff training and development and participate in a discussion aiming to set up a certification-driven in-house online learning model.

The rapid development of Chinese financial industry and its business expansion has heightened the competition among financial institutions, who has realized the importance of high-quality professional team to succeed in an ever-changing market; plus the fact that effectively train and maintain the talent pool has become an increasing challenge for financial institutions.