The recently launched Make Surety a Career Program provides university instructors and college students with free resources to learn more about surety bonding, including classroom curriculum and an online course geared toward college students, all of which are readily accessible from the NASBP website at https://learn.nasbp.org/MakeSuretyACareer.

Free Online Course for Students and Recent Graduates

The “Make Surety a Career Course” is a free, on-demand, interactive eLearning course for students available 24/7 that students can take at their own pace. The Course consists of 9 modules that begin by describe how surety bonding works and the value and benefits of surety bonds. It then goes on to detail the underwriting process and focuses on certain contractor characteristics that sureties are looking for—the Three Cs, Character, Capacity, and Capital. The later modules go into underwriting considerations and helping contractors build an advisory team.

After students completes the course and evaluation, they can complete the “Internship Request Form” request internship experiences with bonding agencies and with surety companies.

Share the Make Surety a Career Course with students or recent graduates who may be interested in learning about the surety industry and surety careers.

Other Ways to Help Promote the NASBP Make Surety a Career Program

• Share the NASBP Make Surety a Career Curriculum Packet resources with professors at your alma maters and local universities who teach insurance and business classes and with whom you may have a relationship.
• Relay the Make Surety a Career Program to the college career centers, also known as a career services or career development offices, at your alma mater and at local universities.
• Spread the word on social media! Share NASBP’s posts about the program (see this post or this one for starters) or make your own!
• Use this flyer to promote the program

Through the Make Surety a Career Program, we can position the surety industry as a most capable competitor with other industries for its fair share of next-generation talent.

The Make Surety a Career Program was developed by the Surety Industry Research Foundation (SIRF), a 501(c)(3) entity affiliated with the NASBP.