Why choose our Digital Marketing apprenticeship?

QA’s Digital Marketing Level 3 apprenticeship provides a solid foundation of practical skills integral to becoming competent in fast-paced digital marketing roles.

It is widely accepted that we are facing a severe crisis when it comes to the gap between digital skills needed by employers and available talent. QA designed our workplace learning programmes to help organisations and individuals build in-demand digital marketing capabilities, both by finding and developing new talent and through the upskilling of existing teams.

QA’s Digital Marketing Level 3 apprenticeship programme enables the apprentice to:

  • Learn the necessary skills to enhance an organisation's digital marketing efforts, and prepare a business for the digital marketplace
  • Develop knowledge, skills and behaviours aligned to the Digital Marketer apprenticeship standard, being able to apply them in context
  • Gain the following qualifications upon successful completion of the programme:
    • Level 3 Digital Marketer Apprenticeship
    • Principles of Coding (BCS KM1)
    • Marketing Principles (BCS KM2)
    • Google Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ)

Tools and technologies learned

Apprentices will learn to use Google Analytics, SurveyMonkey, WordPress, Hootsuite, Mailchimp, Canva, Powtoon, Moz, W3Schools, JDoodle and all the major social media networks. 


Why choose QA

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30,000

Tech careers started or enhanced through apprenticeships

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94%

Success rate for learners on a QA apprenticeship

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5 minutes

Response time to learner queries

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Under 24 hours

Feedback provided on learner submissions

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100,000

Applicants apply to our apprenticeship programmes every year

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Highest overall pass rate

Among UK tech training providers

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Gold Award

Best Use of Blended Learning at the Learning Tech Awards 2020

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Committed to social mobility, diversity and inclusion

Key partners include Barnardo's, Stemettes and Code First Girls

91%

of QA apprentices go straight into full-time jobs

2.1 million

jobs in the digital economy

£42,578

average skilled digital salary

The Digital Marketing Level 3 programme overview

Learners benefit from a flexible and blended learning journey, helping them apply digital marketing principles and skills to a range of real-life scenarios – gaining valuable workplace skills faster.

The typical duration of the Digital Marketing Level 3 programme is 13 months, plus a 3-month end-point assessment. View the modules in order below, including Practical Digital Marketing, Relationship Marketing, the BCS Certificate in Marketing Principles, Analytics, and Web Technologies.

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Entry requirements

The entry requirements for this programme are as follows:

  • 3 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades 4+ (A-C) in any subject
  • GCSE Maths and English (or equivalents) at grades 3+ (D or above)
  • The learner must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level than this apprenticeship in a similar subject

*Please see the programme guide for full entry requirements

Possible job roles for a Digital Marketing apprentice

This programme is suitable for multiple roles, such as:

Digital Marketing Assistant, Digital Marketing Executive, Digital Marketing Co-ordinator, Campaign Executive, Social Media Executive, Content Coordinator, Email Marketing Assistant, SEO Executive, Analytics Executive and Digital Marketing Technologist.

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Employer funding

The Digital Marketer programme can be funded using the apprenticeship levy, requiring you to only pay up to 5% of the programme. In addition, the government incentive provides employers with up to £4,000 for each new apprentice hired by 31 January 2022.

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