Professional development
Let the IAA become your education platform
Our core professional development programs are highly successful.
The IAA has been running its accreditation program for over 20 years. Over 35,000 students have graduated with the IAA's Diploma in Marketing Communications, through our 58 (and growing!) accredited institutes. The Diploma provides a sound platform for future careers in the marketing, branding and communications industry, in addition to your university education.
In addition, every year we run the IAA InterAd - the global student advertising competition; and we offer a variety of other opportunities for learning.
The diploma and the student advertising competition provide much more than academic training - they provide a well-rounded, global perspective and a hands-on learning experience. Because of our involvement in all aspects of the marketing communications industry, as well as our commitment to the next generation of marketing communications professionals, we are able to reach and tap into a widespread and diverse audience.
Kick-start your career with the IAA's Diploma in Marketing Communications
You have just finished high school. You have a whole life ahead of you. The world is your oyster.
You now have many choices. What you choose today will make a difference to the career you end up having.
Make the right choice today and choose a college or a university that is also an IAA accredited institute. Taking the IAA Diploma in Marketing Communications, to complement your university education it will kick-start your career from day one of your studies.
As you study to gain the IAA Diploma in Marketing Communications the learning curve will be steep, but worth it. You will gain valuable, practical experience on a choice of marketing topics including:
• Marketing/advertising research
• How to run an integrated marketing communications campaign
• Principles of media/merchandising & Public Relations
• E-marketing strategies.
Don’t delay the rest of your life - contact an IAA accredited institute now.
Become an accredited institute
Are you a university, college or a professional school that teaches international marketing communications?
Would you like to attract the best student talent to your campus?
Then consider this – an IAA accreditation may be the answer! 58 institutes around the world have already taken this step. Our current network of educators is talented and diverse, but all are interested in offering contemporary, exciting programs in advertising and marketing communications – programs that attract the best student talent.
Our accreditation process has been designed in consultation with Deans, Provosts and University faculty. The response from the educators has been extremely positive because it succinctly answers the ‘what's in it for me and my students’ question. The feedback we receive it that the IAA Diploma in Marketing Communications provides the missing link in connecting your school and faculty to the international marketing communications network.
Find out more about IAA’s accreditation and how to apply.
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