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Marketing
Level 3
Gloucester
Course Overview
Full Time
Certificate
Certificate
Marketing opens the door to an exciting range of careers in the world’s most creative, fast-moving industries! From digital marketing, social media, branding, events, research and working with influencers, you’ll develop the skills that shape your future, whatever the business or your end-goal.
Designed in collaboration with employers, this full-time qualification is ideal for those aspiring to a career in marketing or the wider business sector, preparing you for higher-level study or employment.
What You Will Learn
Throughout this course, you will gain the skills and expertise in marketing needed to perform effectively and professionally in a business environment.
You’ll get to grips with how modern marketing shapes the success of organisations, from understanding consumer behaviour and building powerful brands to influencing impactful digital campaigns. Through real-world projects with hands-on work experience, you’ll develop and execute a marketing campaign for an event through traditional and digital methods.
You’ll also discover the breadth of career pathways across marketing, events and business and build confidence through practical application, campaign planning and how marketing adapts to new technologies.
Topics covered include
- Careers in Marketing
- Marketing Principles
- Customer Communications
Highlights
You can look forward to:
- Hands-on demos to see marketing in action
- Developing and executing a marketing campaign to promote an event
- Developing practical skills through real-life marketing and business scenarios
- Developing a personal performance plan
- Gaining work experience in a marketing-related role
Progression Opportunities
Successful completion of the Level 3 Extended Certificate in Marketing course can lead to:
- Higher-level business qualifications – completing this course will reward you with UCAS points which could lead to progression on a Foundation year or Higher National programme.
- Further study or employment in entry-level roles in areas such as management, marketing, or events.
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Typical Entry Criteria:
Five GCSE subjects at Grade 4 and above including Maths or English and 4 other subjects at a Grade 4 and above
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Four GCSE subjects at Grade 4 and above including Maths and EnglishGloucestershire College welcome any other/combinations of relevant qualifications that are comparable and/or equivalent to the typical course entry requirements.
For 19+ applicants that do not have recognised qualifications may still meet course entry requirements through alternative methods of assessment at the College’s discretion.
All queries regarding course entry criteria including the equivalency of qualifications and exceptional extenuating circumstances should be directed by email to the Admissions Department through applications@gloscol.ac.uk.
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Successful completion of the Level 3 Extended Certificate in Marketing course can lead to:
- Higher-level business qualifications – completing this course will reward you with UCAS points which could lead to progression on a Foundation year or Higher National programme.
- Further study or employment in entry-level roles in areas such as management, marketing, or events.
Shortlist and Apply
If you would like to apply for this course, please add it to your shortlist. You may then add further courses to your shortlist or continue to complete your application.
Studying for a business qualification gives you transferable skills that are desired by many industries and professions. You can go on to train as an accountant, manager, marketer, events coordinator or business administrator, and even develop the crucial skills needed to run your own business.
You’ll find that our range of business pathways allow you to explore and learn about a variety of business skills, before choosing a specialist area to suit your interests and future career goals. If you’re interested in events management, human resources, management, marketing, retail or social media, we have a business pathway to suit.
Gloucestershire College is connected to a number of businesses and throughout the year you will get the chance to see how real businesses operate. Previous work-related activities have included trips to Amazon and Sky headquarters and business planning with RBS.
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