CIM Foundation Certificate in Professional Digital Marketing

The CIM Foundation Certificate in Professional Digital Marketing is aimed at those either in a job that already involves marketing or those who wish to find out about marketing with the intention of starting out on a marketing career.

It is not necessary to have any previous experience or knowledge of marketing and you can choose to study in a way that suits your requirements and availability. We do, however, ask that if English is not your first language, you provide us with evidence that you have achieved – within the past two years – either an IELTS Academic Module with an overall score of 6.5 (each component pass being at 6.0 or above) or the Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English at grade B or above. We are prepared to consider other equivalent alternatives.

A combination of assessment methodologies are used for the CIM Level 3 Foundation Certificate in Professional Digital Marketing. Assessment methods used within the qualification are employer driven, practitioner-based, relevant and appropriate for business needs.

In addition, assessments for all qualifications comply with regulatory requirements, are fit for purpose, fair, valid, reliable and manageable to ensure confidence in the standard of learn achievement.

Marketing Principles – external assessment: an online examination comprising multiple-choice question

Digital Fundamentals – external assessment: assignment based on a theme and an organisation of choice.

Assessment methods used within the qualification are employer-driven, practitioner-based, relevant and appropriate for business needs. In addition, assessments for all qualifications comply with regulatory requirements, are fit for purpose, fair, valid, reliable and manageable to ensure confidence in the standard of learner achievement.

Since 2020 and continuing through to 2023 this course has been delivered ‘live’ through a virtual platform. Each module offers between 15-23 hours of ‘Live’ Virtual Classrooms. All courses are delivered through WebEx/Zoom which allows us to stream HD-quality video of our courses direct to your laptop, desktop or tablet.

This means you can participate from the comfort of your home/office, anywhere. All of our modules are recorded so students can review the class afterwards. And we can now offer Zoom tutorials for draft feedback of Level 3 and 4 Assessments if students prefer. Learn more about CIM Virtual Classrooms.

Our qualifications and bite-size awards represent a sound investment in your future and your employer may therefore be willing to sponsor you.

The training cost of the Foundation Certificate is £990 +VAT. The CIM costs are £110 per assessment (2 in total) and a yearly membership fee of £65. Please note there is an online proctoring fee of £45 during the pandemic. You should allocate a £40-50 spend on books.

Payment Plan

If you are self-financing, there may be payment options open to you. This will allow you to spread the cost of the course over a period of a few months. Please speak to our CIM co-ordinator on 02920 005778 regarding this.

Please check out our Payment Plan page.

ReAct Scheme

If you have been made redundant, then you may be eligible for ReAct funding of up to £1500 of the cost of your course (you would need to pay for the CIM Assessment and membership fees). We accept ReAct beneficiaries and have dealt with students through the ReAct scheme for many years. Find out more about ReAct from the Careers Wales website.

• The Total Qualification Time (TQT) per module is 120 hours.
• TQT include guided learning hours, practical and work-based learning, assessment preparation time, assessment time and supported self-study time.

There are three assessment sessions per year within the new CIM qualification.

Due to the frequency of our courses (we often run 2-3 cohorts of this course each year) students can complete both assessment and online exam within 3-6 months.

Please download and take some time to go through the CIM Foundation Certificate in Professional Digital Marketing brochure. It covers pretty much everything that we have detailed on this site.

If you would like to book on to the CIM Foundation Certificate, please click the ‘book now’ button at the top of this page and complete the booking form.

Feel free to give us a call between 8.30 am – 6.00 pm on 02920 005778

If you’ve got any queries, send us an email from the form below.

✅  We have been an Accredited CIM Study Centre since 2007.

✅  Our pass rate since we started is around 98%

✅  Well over 75% of students received A’s an B’s for their assessments/exams work in the latest exam boards.

✅   100% of our students who completed their Full certificates/diplomas over the past 4 years have received Merits or Distinction!

✅  All of our tutors are experienced practitioners in their own fields and have a wealth of experience in marketing and digital marketing training. Most are Chartered Marketers.

✅  Courses are run as either 3.5-hour sessions on Zoom or 7 hours in a classroom. You don’t have to attend once a week, in the evening!

✅  All our Zoom courses are recorded.

✅  Our CIM results are consistently above the UK national average.

✅  Our CIM Level 4 and 6 courses include a FREE Google Analytics day.

✅  Our Support site is designed to help students improve their grades.

✅  Zoom revision and 1-to-1 sessions are available for many of our modules at the moment (and will be available to all in the future).

✅  Students can, depending on other demands, complete all training / assessments in under 6 months.

You can find the recommended course texts for the CIM Foundation Certificate in Professional Digital Marketing on the CIM Recommended Course books page.