This Diploma has been developed to give you the skills you need to work in a specialist marketing or PR agency, in-house for a company with its own marketing department or to generally take on these responsibilities.
Start DateFlexible
Study TypeIn centre, online, or a combination
Training TypeDiploma
Duration195 hours or 8 weeks full-time study
Our Marketing Assistant Diploma has been developed to give you the skills you need to work in a specialist marketing or PR agency, in-house for a company with its own marketing department or take on marketing and PR responsibilities.
The world of marketing is highly competitive and the number of applicants looking to break through in to this fast moving industry is always high. So, if you want to stand out and get the job, you’ll have to prove you’ve got the practical skills and knowledge required.
Every business needs loyal customers to buy or use their services in order to succeed, so the role of marketing is to strategically develop the most engaging propositions and the right method of communication needed to generate a response.
Our Marketing Assistant Diploma has been developed to give you the skills you need to work in a specialist marketing agency, in-house for a company with its own marketing department or to generally take on marketing responsibilities.
You’ll learn about product life cycles, marketing plans, using social networks as a marketing tool, and mobile marketing, along with effective business communication and how to master the widely used Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
A Pitman Training diploma is one of the most prestigious courses you can complete from one of the most highly regarded training organisations across the world. Businesses throughout the UK recognise the Pitman Training name as a sign that you have been trained to the very highest level.
With your Marketing Assistant Diploma, you’ll have world-class skills to get a highly valued, well paid job that requires marketing and PR skills.
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Get a great job and succeed, our Marketing Assistant Diploma is designed to give you a broad understanding of the principles involved in each area, along with superior IT skills to take on even the most challenging of tasks.
There are eight core courses. In addition to the courses shown below you can also choose any six of the following social media courses: – Social Media Strategy, LinkedIn, SEO, Introduction to Google Website Tools, Facebook, Twitter, Video, Blogging, Pinterest or Instagram, all with a business focus.
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There are no pre-requisites required.
Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: –
Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.
What we can help with:
There may be the opportunity to apply for funded grants that can help towards the cost of training. These include the Skills Development Scotland ITAs and the ReAct programme in Wales. All schemes will have different terms and conditions that will need to be met in order to qualify for a grant and these are managed by each individual centre.
We’d recommend you speak to a Course Advisor in your local centre to find out whether they are registered to offer any such schemes and discuss your requirements further.
* Terms and Conditions apply. Speak to a Course Advisor for full information on the options available to you.
Once you’ve gained a Marketing Assistant role further training and on-the-job experience will help you work towards a Marketing Manager, Group Marketing Manager or Head of Marketing role.
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Our courses are practical in nature and focus on a single subject and can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
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