We just want to add a quick blog post that supports our recent post about the drop in university places which is resulting in an increase in demand for professional courses. The support is that recent research by AAT estimates that 55 per cent of the class of 2011 are expected to be either unemployed ...…
The Chartered Institute of Marketing, (CIM) recently published a study titled: “Improving Marketing Effectiveness”. The reported mainly concluded that almost half of the companies they interviewed are still not using customer or marketing metrics to help inform board-level decision making. (For those that don’t know, CIM offers popular professional marketing courses and training, and is ...…
Our most recent blog was about the continuing student protests – well, they continue, and hardly suprising considering the levels of cuts and the drop in UK university numbers. Yesterday, Wednesday 9th November 2011, saw continued student protests regarding course fees. After the 2010 student protests, there was speculation on Wednesday that the marches education ...…
Just a quick reminder to register for the 2012 BETT Exhibition in London. BETT, the British Educational Training and Technology Show takes place every year in January at Olympia in London. The event attracts more than 650 educational suppliers and around 35,000 visitors. The event brings together the educators, elearning specialists, global teachers and the ...…
We picked up on an interesting piece by UCAS, (the Universities and Colleges and Admissions Service) which confirmed that the: “…number of UK-born university applicants for next September 2012 has dropped by almost 12%…” This is clearly the result of fees having increased up to £9,500 a year. Clearly the time has come for young ...…
We love open and free education, if you do too then have a look at the 2011 Open Education Conference. This event is known as “the annual reunion of the open education family.” What is Open Education? Open Education is exactly what the term suggests – it is open: open as in free for use ...…
Unfortunately we have had to edit this article owing to a law suit. A well known accounting institution, that is not CIMA, (there is a hint!) has threatened us with legal action and we must therefore remove all reference to the name of the famous accounting institution. Our apologies. (I changed the abbreviation of the ...…
Clearly by taking the time to read this you are interested in studying a marketing course and are seeking a certificate or diploma in marketing. First off – make sure that you are 100% committed to a career in marketing. If you are, then look towards completing the CIM Diploma in Marketing which is the ...…
Probably the best known finance course and qualification is CFA. Becoming a Chartered Finance Analyst is a highly regarded achievement and one which illustrates an in-depth knowledge of the investment industry. Clearly such an achievement merits respect, but there are other financial courses as well! The other finance course options from which to choose are: ...…
Fake student visa applications reached a peak in 2010 prompting the UK government to react and re-address how UK student visas are being issued. These changes are meant to deliver a strong migration system which will tackles immigration abuse with the government keen to curb net migration to below 100,000 a year. Some estimates we ...…
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