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The fast pace of the marketing industry makes it essential to keep your range of skills up-to-date. Investing in qualifications is good for business and good for your career.

We deliver 15 qualifications, 17 modules and a wealth of workshops

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Our specialist tutors work with you at every stage so you get the best results

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CIPR 99% Pass Rate

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nesma is an accredited study centre for both the Chartered Institute of Marketing and The Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

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Student Stories

Meet Heather McLean

Heather works in a Business Support role at Form Design Consultants which she helped to set up. She has recently graduated with a CIM Certificate in Professional Digital Marketing (Level 4).

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Meet Niall Spence

Niall has graduated with a CIM Certificate in Professional Marketing (Level 4). He works for timber manufacturing and forestry company BSW Timber as their Marketing Executive.

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What our students say

Meryl Bentham

Gardner Aerospace

nesma is a first-class study centre combining excellent facilities and knowledgeable, supportive tutors who really feel like partners through the learning process. Small, interactive groups promote valuable discussion between students - a great way to transfer theory into the real world.

Lauren Moody

Dodd & Co

I completed my Level 4 Certificate in Professional Marketing with Nesma and am so pleased I did it! What a fantastic, helpful, highly knowledgable and encouraging team. I was part of a lovely small group which made the learning experience feel almost 1-1 and the tutors were always on hand to help in between sessions too.Gaining a CIM qualification in marketing is the best thing I've done for my career and I would highly recommend choosing nesma as your study centre. Trust me, you won't regret it!

Melissa Chappelhow

Cranstons Butcher + Maker

After graduating from the University of Sunderland with a degree in news journalism back in 2014, Melissa knew the next qualification she wanted under her belt was from one of the Chartered Institutes, as they are recognised around the World. I wish I had started studying a CIM qualification straight out of university and got on the career ladder sooner, but I was scared about the financial implications and paying off my uni overdraft! However, now I've done it it’s given me the encouragement I need to think about my career and how I'd like to progress it.

James Brennan

BSW Timber

I always looked forward to every session with nesma as on top of the apparent learnings it’s a great laugh – and I’ve made friendships with other students and tutors that I hope will last a lifetime.

Emily Mason

NTE Limited

The CIM qualification has taught me that marketing isn’t an individual unit and, it requires the input and resources from the entire organisation to maximise results. I now look at the bigger picture when thinking of new ideas and consider how other teams will be involved in the execution.

Katie Sproat

Tarff Valley ltd – Agricultural Supplies

Katie feels more confident after graduating from CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing (Level 6), it's been interesting putting the things I've learnt into practice! It's taken time to get to where I am, but I hope to continue improving and learning as I go!

Karl Hansell

BIGGA Ltd and editor of Greenkeeper International

The team at nesma has a vast amount of experience due to the high levels they have operated at throughout their careers. You can’t help but sit and listen, open-mouthed usually, to what they have to say. I thought the whole experience was brilliant and I’d do the whole thing again in a heartbeat.

Claire Henderson

Northern Housing Consortium

I’ve studied two qualifications with nesma, the Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing and the CIPR Level 7 Diploma – for both courses nesma was a great place to study. Veronica and the team are friendly and provide a relaxed but focussed atmosphere for study.

Araminta Hartley

Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS)

nesma is a brilliant study centre with supportive professional tutors who will guide you through your course. They not only educate you but challenge you because they want to see their students succeed and thrive in their careers. I would recommend nesma to anyone considering studying a PR or Marketing qualification.

Laura Adam

HMRC

nesma is an excellent study centre. Everyone was incredibly friendly and welcoming and I enjoyed meeting new people from outside my organisation in the face-to-face sessions. It was a great way to network and understand more about the PR function in different businesses.

Rebecca Ferguson

Dodd Accountants.

I'm grateful for the support provided by nesma, which helped me to achieve my goal in reaching the CIM Digital Diploma in Professional Marketing Level 6. My tutor was always available to answer even the most ridiculous of questions (and I ask a lot of those!). I made some fantastic friends studying CIM level 4, and we still meet up even now, and now I have even more marketers in my network to bounce ideas off too!

Laura Kathryn Gay

Artisan Travel Company (Marketing Coordinator)

I am very proud to have successfully completed my CIPR Level 3 Foundation Award in Public Relations, CIM Level 4 Certificate in Professional Marketing and CIM Level 6 Diploma in Professional Marketing with the help of Nesma.

Jess McCabe

Sage Gateshead

The Level 6 diploma was a big leap of faith for me – I wasn’t sure if I could cope with the pace or subject matter, but Nesma was brilliant and supportive throughout.

Emily Hardcastle

British Engines

Studying with nesma has allowed me to develop confidence in my job; I’ve effectively applied my learning to my everyday role and the companies that I work with. It has been a pleasure to attend a class every week and get to know the lovely team and tutors! I look forward to working with nesma again in the future.

Charlotte Brydon

TeamFostering

I met Veronica and Lucy at a marketing event in Newcastle. I had long aspired to complete a CIM qualification and hadn’t fully understood how to get started with things until this point.

Kate Jewitt

PDL Solutions (Europe) Limited

I really enjoyed the Introduction to Social Media Course yesterday. Our tutor Jo provided us with a good insight into how to use the different social media platforms and how we can benefit from using them, it was really helpful.

Strategic Marketing Planning

I had a very successful day with Veronica and the whole team at nesma. The training was interactive and the content was consistently drawn back to my business and made relevant, making the training even more valuable than I could have hoped for.

Karina

The Bannatyne Group

After participating in the NESMA’ Advanced Influencer Relations with Impact’ course, I feel a lot more confident and competent in dealing with this area of our marketing strategy. The course ran smoothly, the environment was very relaxed, and we were all able to discuss topics and ask any questions we needed too.

Lindsay Plumpton

NCFE

The training was bespoke to meet the needs of the team and really hit our objectives. It was clear the preparation that had gone into the programme – the materials were excellent, the trainer’s knowledge was, and we’ve come back with lots of new ideas on how to do things differently! Would definitely recommend.

Delegate on the Instagram Intermediate Training

I attended this 1-day Instagram Intermediate workshop to find out how I can increase the engagement on our business Instagram account, get some fresh new ideas for content and learn more about different ways of tracking and reporting on analytics. I wasn’t disappointed as I feel like everything I wanted to get out of the session (and more) was covered.

Dawn McGuigan

Gentoo Group Limited

I used nesma’s storytelling workshop to provide my team with a toolkit for developing a new corporate narrative. It really helped us to understand the building blocks of our brand and the ways in which we can tell our story more confidently and effectively. Andy was an excellent tutor and gave us lots to think about.

Chris Wharton

Go North East

I can’t recommend studying at nesma enough – it was a great experience from start to finish. My tutor, Richard, tailored the classes to the businesses of the people in the room, which aided our learning and I can honestly say that he’s the best teacher I have ever had. As a result of his support, and the strong team at Go North East, I’ve seen a noticeable difference in my work. Thanks, nesma!

Stephen King

Go North East

I’ve seen a huge change in Chris since he completed his CIM Level Four qualification. Chris now has a deeper understanding of the work he’s doing at Go North East and how it fits in improving our business – not just in marketing but our overall success. It really is a great thing to see. Chris was terrific to start with, his CIM qualification has just cemented his understanding and strategic thinking.

Naomi Osborne

The Bridges Sunderland

The training and the venue were great! The tutors took their time to go through each aspect of the course in great detail and they answered all of my questions. Lunch was delicious too!

Katherine

NEPIA

Chris was an excellent trainer – his delivery was engaging and he kept the sessions well structured yet flexible to be tailored to our individual requests and needs. His focus on changing the way we use software – keyboard shortcuts and searching the help function – was very valuable.

Fiona Green

Marketing and Communication Specialist

I’d like to say a big thank you for yesterday’s Email marketing and Mailchimp course. The time spent was valuable, and I benefitted a lot from the topics covered and discussed. I will definitely be trialling my new knowledge and skills out on MailChimp shortly so appreciate your offer of feedback, especially on my first one.

Eleanor McIntosh

Marketing Executive

Thank you to nesma and my tutor for an excellent, informative day of learning about email marketing and Mailchimp. It was well-paced and structured very well, packing in a lot more content than I would often expect from a one-day workshop.

Hannah Lambert

Digital Marketing Executive,

Thanks to nesma for providing such a brilliant Digital Marketing Course course – the 5 days over 5 weeks was intense but really thorough, informative and practical. Making it really useful for my everyday work and it was also helpful to be with other professionals working in similar fields. The whole environment was relaxed, open and friendly, the tutors were skilled presenters and knowledgeable. They had plenty of real-life experience and application to reference their teaching and were open to listening, answering questions and encouraging each of us.

Matthew Smith

I wanted to say a big thank you for the help and teaching in preparing me for the qualification exams. I really enjoyed the sessions with nesma and will definitely recommend to friends and colleagues going forward. The teaching was engaging, enlightening and clearly passionate and this enthusiasm was felt in the classes.

Clare Graham

Over the moon! Thank you for all your help and advice, I really enjoyed the sessions and found them extremely helpful.

Kris Wood

Mammoth

Thanks again for the course, it was a really big help. It gave me time to actually look at the strategy without the distractions of the office. The content was also great, for a one day course we touched on everything needed. My objective was to start a plan, which I have!

Maggie Love

I was first attracted to nesma because of its incredible track record of high pass rates and its smaller class sizes. It also seemed much more personal than other institutions offering the Chartered Institute of Marketing courses. Veronica was on hand to answer any questions and also put me in touch with a nesma alumna in my industry who gave me insight into how the course could help shape my career, which had moved into marketing at QuantnMDx.

Clare Galland

Undertaking my Level 3 certificate in marketing refreshed my knowledge of digital, gave me confidence that I could do marketing and gave me some CPD for my CV after I had children. It definitely gave me an edge when I was applying for new jobs and helped me get this one.

Laura Denning

So far, nesma has supported my thinking with how we communicate our offer to our customers as well as how effective our internal communications are.

Rosie Groves

nesma has been great for my job role, I am able to learn from my course and also Veronica the best ways I should improve the working environment for our employees and also improve the standard of services we provide.

Lauren Wilson

When contemplating the study options, I was focused on the time commitment, location and logistics involved in the options available (self-taught vs classroom learning, etc) but didn’t consider the value and insight that the learning environment would offer.

Jeanette Henderson

I did a lot of research before choosing nesma for my studies in marketing. The flexibility of the courses they offered appealed, as did the smaller class groups. As a mature student I was wary of joining a large classroom environment, but with nesma, I studied with a small group, in a very relaxed setting which was certainly conducive to my learning. Veronica had a great teaching style and used everyday examples to explain complicated theories.

Charlie Grabham

nesma was a natural choice for me because I wanted flexibility in my study options. Sally and Veronica really knew their stuff and they supported the theory with practical examples gained through years of experience in the industry.

Karen Graham

My tutor, Karen Wharton was brilliant! She helped me to get back into studying after a long break. I am so glad that I completed the Introductory Certificate in Marketing as it certainly made the progression to study the Professional Certificate in Marketing easy – it gave me a good working knowledge of the basics. I can apply the theory I have learnt in my job and hopefully, this will help me in my career path in the near future.

Beth Cronin

Having decided that I wanted to consolidate my degree with a CIM qualification for my role as a marketing Account Manager in a small full-service agency, choosing to study with nesma was easy; they came very highly recommended and most importantly could offer me the flexibility for studying I needed.

Aimee Philipson

Whilst studying for my history degree at Newcastle University I volunteered at a local hospice doing PR and communications. When I graduated I knew this was something I really wanted to get into and I started looking at ways to get some accredited qualifications in communications.

Workshops and Short Courses

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CIM Training

Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) open training courses that are available at our Newcastle study centre. They are aimed at anyone interested in building their skills across a range of key marketing disciplines.

If there any specific courses you would like us to bring to our study centre from the CIM list of training courses please get in touch and we can look at arranging it for you.

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nesma Workshops and Short Courses

nesma Skills Sessions are designed to build your marketing know-how 1-day at a time. They are short, sharp and to the point. Popular topics include nesma social media and strategic marketing planning days. Any of these can be bought to you in-house or tailored to meet a specific objective.

You can study all the separate CIM modules at any level as a standalone award. They can be built upon to gain the whole qualification if that’s what you decide to do or can be used as refreshers for specific skills or topics ranging from Integrated Communications (L4) to Mastering Metrics (L6). We also offer the CIPR Foundation award as three separate days for those who want to dip their toe into the public relations arena.

All the CIM Training courses can be delivered in-house if required to meet specific development needs. Combine any of our training into a corporate programme tailored to your organisation.

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