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“I’ve been in eCommerce for the last eleven years and my CIM Diploma has always held me in good stead. The foundation in marketing has continued to help me with strategy formulation throughout my career.”

Melanie Keeble

Commercial Classifieds Manager, The West Australian Newspapers

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The entry criteria for each qualification is in the What to study area. If you need any further assistance, please contact us and an ACM advisor will help you find the best option based on your qualifications and experience.

Our courses are delivered through a combination of distance learning and face-to-face intensive study days. If studying a certificate level qualification, however, there are no study days.

You receive all the distance-learning material on the first study day when you start a module. We then support you during the distance learning through phone and email tutor support and online tutorials. You also have access to the online study portal, which allows you to download additional learning materials such as video clips and case studies.

Each study day runs from 9 am to 5 pm. They involve intensive immersion in the module, and are also an opportunity to meet your tutor and fellow students. Some modules also include revision sessions.

Study days are available in central Melbourne and Sydney.

Only the certificate level qualifications are available by purely distance learning. Although we are in the process of developing a distance option for the remaining qualifications. Currently, the Professional Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma require you to attend eight face-to-face study days over the course of eleven months.

Each module requires either 40 or 50 hours study. Your correspondence study material will say whether you need to set aside three, four or five hours a week. There is also some flexibility built into the programs. So, if you fall behind because of work or other commitments, there are study breaks that will allow you to catch up.

All the qualifications (except the Introductory Certificate) take eleven months part-time. The Chartered element of the Postgraduate Diploma takes between six and twelve months depending on your commitment to study and your workload.

No, the CIM does not qualify you for an international student visa.

Yes. The CIM Postgraduate Professional Diploma gives advanced standing on the following programs:

• Masters in Marketing at Monash University
• Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Charles Sturt University
• Masters in Commerce (Marketing) at Swinburne University of Technology

CIM qualifications are also well recognised by employers and will help differentiate you.

Yes. We can contact the CIM and make all the necessary arrangements for you to complete your qualification with us.