CIM

	The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is the world's leading professional marketing organisation. Their website includes information on membership and qualifications. The site is primarily for current CIM members, but it also has a wealth of marketing resources including case studies and marketing trends. CIM has 55,000 members in 130 countries across the globe.

		Introductory Certificate in Marketing
		For anyone over the age of 17 and wishing to gain the basic skills in marketing.

		Professional Certificate in Marketing
		For those in junior marketing positions who aspire to a career in marketing or those moving into marketing from other backgrounds.Many of those who enrol will be Marketing Assistants or perhaps Personal Assistants.

		Professional Diploma in Marketing
		For marketers concerned with managing the marketing process at an operational level, as well as those who are looking to build on knowledge gained at Certificate level with a future marketing management role in mind.

		Professional PostGraduate Diploma in Marketing
		For those who have already gained a significant level of knowledge and/or experience of marketing. The focus is on the strategic aspects of marketing management, and the qualification is increasingly seen as a benchmark of marketing competence at the highest level.