Certificate in Social Media Marketing

Who is it for? Adult learner 19+, beginner Qualification: Certificate in Social Media Marketing Location: Distance Learning Start date: Ongoing Duration: 120 recommended study hours – six months' tutorial support

A guide to best practice

This short hands-on course teaches the essential skills required to create and manage effective social media campaigns through a series of practical exercises that engage communities from social networking sites for business needs. Learn to create pages on the leading social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+, while covering the do's and don’ts of blogging, Twitter Tweeting and posting.

Stand alone or taster course

Students will be able to complete this social media course in two to three months. As such, the course is ideal if you want to develop existing web skills, gain confidence before dipping a toe in the world of social media marketing, or get a feel for the subject before committing to more comprehensive study across social media and digital marketing.

View a short selection of our Course Content and Sample Materials for the Certificate in Social Media.

Course Snapshot

• Level 3 qualification - comparable to studying at A Level or NVQ Level 3
• Leads to a Home Learning College certificate of completion
• Three online units
• Three lessons and two final projects
• Approximately 120 recommended study hours – as this is a distance learning course you are in complete control over how much time you commit to your studies each week
• Flexible payment options

What's Included?

• Six months unlimited tutorial support
• Bespoke course materials written by industry experts
• 24 hour access to the Home Learning College Virtual Learning Community – the UK’s biggest online campus
• Optional NUS card - the definitive student discount card with a range of exclusive discounts
• Optional access to student rewards and career management service

To enrol on the course, students should have at least Level 2 Literacy and access to both a computer and the internet.

Before you enrol on a Home Learning College Course, please ensure that you have read and understood the pre-requirements below:

• You have a valid UK address (students outside the UK will receive an additional postage charge).
• You are over the age of 18 or have a third party payee for any financial agreement.
• You have a solid grasp of the English language.
• You have access to a computer and the internet throughout your study period.
• You have basic PC skills in order to navigate our Virtual Learning Community.
• You are fully committed to your studies.

Did you know that one of the most common challenges people face in pursuing education is the cost?

That’s why Home Learning College has developed the most flexible payment terms of any other UK distance learning provider.

• Pay in full now and receive 20% off the price

You can split your course fees over one, two or three instalments at no extra charge and still benefit from the 20% discount.

Alternatively you can choose to pay by 12 monthly instalments at 12.9% APR

Speak to one of our course advisers for further details.

If you’re simply looking to introduce social media to your existing responsibilities, then this course will develop the background knowledge required to do so.

For consultants, this course offers a fast-track route to ‘get’ digital in a practical and focused manner, so you are able to harness social media to run integrated marketing campaigns for clients. Social media also offers new areas of specialism and new services you can offer.

Having gained this qualification along with appropriate experience you could apply for jobs as a social media marketing manager earning up to £29,412 per annum*.

*Source: www.payscale.com, January 2012