PRESS RELEASE
Date: March 2007
Earn and Learn at the same time 
Young people need a high-quality education to succeed in an increasingly globalised workplace as the labour market is becoming more and more selective. The lack of relevant skills brings a higher risk of unemployment.
Even if you have a first degree and your first job you will still need to keep up with your professional development and make sure you get your professional qualifications. It is quite important that what you learn is seen by employers as being internationally transferable.
Increase your chances of success
If you are lucky and already have a job in marketing or a related area – such as in sales, customers care, data base management, advertising and marketing research for example, then taking your professional marketing qualifications could be a way forward for you to increase your chances of success. 25% of students currently enrolled at Oxford College of Marketing said that since starting their Chartered Institute of Marketing course they got an increase in pay.
“Earn and learn” is becoming an increasingly popular way for young people to fund their education by taking responsibility for themselves, getting a job and doing work they like and at the same time staying out of debt.
Ask your employer to help to pay your fees
You may even find your employer is willing to help you pay for your college fees. After all, your increase in understanding of what can impact on your employers business will help them increase shareholder value, long term cash flows, sustainable competitive advantage and brand reputation. Investing in you is important for them as well if they are to keep their competitive edge.
In a recent survey 25% of students got an increase in wages since starting their course
“Earn and learn” is also a way forward for people who do not want to go to University at all and would prefer to start work straight away. Especially as the drop out rates are so high (in the UK this is 25%) and the thought of facing furious parents, plus the debt they may have well incurred may put less academic students off. Chartered Institute of Marketing courses are practically applied and this is an important part of the learning. How to do a better job!
Distance learning makes getting a global qualification easy
The internet has made learning much easier to get a globally recognised qualification. More and more students all over the world are taking distance learning courses. Oxford College of Marketing offers students a variety of learning methods in the UK and globally. Some students find it easy to fly in to the Gatwick centre and do an intensive weekend and then go home to study with the help of an on-line tutor.
The Chartered Institute of Marketing qualifications are internationally recognised and offer a route for people who want professional qualifications. You may already have finished University and want a job in marketing but you do not know how to go about getting one. Or you may already be professional marketers and want to improve your skills so you can do a better job. Or you may have already dropped out of your course, love business and want to know how to get ahead.
If you want some free careers advice – write to me - Rosie Phipps, Principal rosie@oxfordcollegeofmarketing.ac.uk and I will try and show you how a Chartered Institute of Marketing courses can help you pave the way to a well paid and interesting fun job. Make your own future by earning and learning at the same time.
Telephone: 01865 515255 Email: janeyenquiries@oxfordcollegeofmarketing.ac.uk