You can start the course straight away!
This programme is open to anyone aged 13+.
Get a certificate and skills chart upon completion.
Over 7 hours worth of content.
Experience overview
In this Virtual Work Experience, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at how AXA XL helps people, businesses, and communities stay protected and thrive.
You’ll explore how different teams solve real-world challenges, support customers, and shape a safer, more sustainable future. Along the way, you’ll uncover the wide range of career paths available within insurance and see how your skills could fit into this exciting industry.
What's included
This Virtual Work Experience programme is complete with quizzes and interactive activities to put your learning into practice. Plus, you’ll finish the programme with a certificate to boost your CV and show future employers.
Every great company has a story, and this is where yours with AXA XL could begin. In this module, you’ll explore how AXA XL helps people, businesses, and communities prepare for the unexpected and bounce back when things don’t go to plan. You’ll also discover the huge variety of roles and opportunities that exist within insurance, far beyond what most people imagine.
When life throws a curveball, the Claims team is there to help pick up the pieces. From natural disasters to everyday accidents, you’ll see how the claims team at AXA XL works with customers to solve problems, provide reassurance, and keep things moving. It’s all about empathy, quick thinking, and teamwork.
Underwriters are the decision-makers behind every policy. In this module, you’ll step into their world to learn how they analyse data, assess risk, and make informed choices that keep insurance fair and effective. You’ll also see how technology and human insight come together in the insurance world.
Insurance plays a key role in shaping a more sustainable future. This module looks at how AXA XL is supporting the global shift toward renewable energy, helping companies adapt to climate change, and backing innovative technologies that make the world safer and cleaner. You’ll discover how an insurance career can contribute to tackling some of the planet’s biggest challenges.
Curious about where a career in insurance could take you? This module introduces AXA XL’s early career opportunities, from apprenticeships to summer internships. You’ll hear from people who started their journeys with AXA XL, find out what it’s really like to work in insurance, and pick up tips on how to take your first step into an exciting, future-focused industry.
No matter where you see yourself working in the future, strong employability skills will help you get there. This module is all about the key skills that employers value – like teamwork, communication, and problem-solving – and how you can start developing them now. You’ll learn how these skills work together in real jobs, reflect on your own strengths, and make a plan to build the areas you want to improve.
A simple sign-up process
1. Sign up
Quick and free registration
2. Start learning
Access expert-led modules
3. Get certified
Gain a completion certificate
FAQs
Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about completing virtual programmes on the Springpod platform. If your question isn’t on the list, please contact support on hello@springpod.com or visit the Springpod help centre.
Once you have applied for your programme, you will receive a confirmation email. You will be notified about the outcome of your application via email at least 3 days before the programme start date. Good luck!
Yes, you can sign up to multiple programmes with us.
Most of our programmes require students to be in school/college. Some programmes require students to be based in specific regions of the UK, this is stipulated by the organisations themselves, and is not defined by Springpod.
However, the ages mentioned on our programmes are more of a guideline than a strict limit. As such, we more than welcome older students to apply as well!
You will receive a certificate on completion of your programme. It will be made available to download whenever your programme is marked as complete.

