How Guidewire PolicyCenter Training Helped Us Upskill and Advance Our Careers
Learning how to use Guidewire PolicyCenter has helped many people take big steps in their careers. With support from Fiest Tech, they didn’t just learn—they got real experience, solved real problems, and landed better jobs. This blog shares how the training worked and what made it special.
In Fiest Tech’s training program, we learned both software skills and insurance business rules. We didn’t just sit and watch—we worked on real-life tasks and saw how PolicyCenter helps in actual insurance operations.
Card 1: Rewriting a Quote Flow One trainee worked on changing how quotes are generated for new policies. They added a custom logic that gave discounts for multiple vehicles. This task taught them Gosu scripting and decision tables, all in a controlled training environment.
Card 2: Adding a New Coverage Type Another trainee helped simulate adding a new “Flood Coverage” option to an existing product model. They built the coverage, created eligibility rules, and connected it to the rating engine.
Card 3: Automating Underwriter Approval A group exercise focused on how risky policies are flagged for manual review. They built a rule that auto-approves low-risk quotes and sends high-risk ones to underwriters with alerts and comments.
Endorsement Handling: Changing a customer’s policy mid-term with correct premium recalculation
Renewals and Cancellations: Using workflows to manage life cycles efficiently
Policy Versioning: Understanding how PolicyCenter stores different versions for audit and comparison
Rating Algorithm Integration: Connecting external systems to pull data for premium calculations
Fiest Tech provided Virtual Machine access with the latest version of Guidewire PolicyCenter installed. With this setup:
We practiced configuration in a real working environment
Explored out-of-the-box features like Activity Patterns and Validation Rules
Ran full quote-to-issue scenarios and saw system responses instantly
Had access to debugging tools, logs, and test data for real learning
After completing the training and practice modules, many of us got placed in top firms. The hands-on experience and understanding of both business and tech helped us succeed in interviews. Some titles we stepped into include
PolicyCenter Configuration Engineer
Insurance Product Developer
Technical Consultant for Guidewire solutions
Training with Fiest Tech was more than a course—it was an experience. We didn’t just learn software; we learned how that software changes businesses. With story cards, real cases, and a working software copy in our hands, we gained the confidence to grow our careers.