College of Marketing
Marketing ExecutiveLevel 4
CIM Certificate in Professional and Digital Marketing
Connect creative ideas with practical marketing skills in your workplace.
Kent Business College
Your next chapter.
A bigger impact.
Build the knowledge, confidence and practical skills to move forward. Specialist apprenticeships and professional learning, connected to the work you do.
KBC & IPC funding · Included professional development · Personal support
Learning that moves with youBring your ambition.
Build what comes next.
Build what comes next.
100%KBC-reported pass rate
100%CIM qualification pass rate
94%CIM distinction rate
Results supplied by KBC. Figures describe reported achievement, not a guarantee of an individual result; the general pass rate is not an apprenticeship achievement-rate measure. Ask KBC for the relevant cohort and reporting period.
Three specialist collegesFind your field. Grow your expertise.
Live online learningReal conversations with your tutors.
Personal supportGuidance throughout your learning.
Workplace applicationPut new ideas into practice.
The KBC difference
More than a programme.
A complete learning experience.
01
More investment in your future
KBC Fund and IPC funding support extend the learning offer beyond eligible apprenticeship training.
Discover more →02London, together
An optional full-day London masterclass starts each module. KBC covers the event, agreed transport, refreshments and buffet dinner.
Discover more →03Support when you need it
Two-hour weekly online classes, recordings, coaching and free tutoring and one-to-one sessions.
Discover more →04Your wellbeing matters
KBC funds Benenden Health membership for its learners, providing private healthcare support under Benenden’s terms.
Discover more →05A clearer career direction
Explore your interests and personality, add your current career experience, and develop a plan for your next step.
Discover more →06Learning that includes you
Create a tailored support discussion plan around your strengths, learning needs and preferred ways of studying.
Discover more →07Celebrate your achievement
Our graduation ceremony is fully covered by Kent Business College.
Discover more →One KBC. Three specialist colleges.
Find where you belong.
Different disciplines. A shared commitment to practical learning and professional growth.
Plan. Deliver. Progress.
Project Controls
& Management
Turn complexity into clarity. Develop the skills to plan, control and deliver projects with confidence.
Explore the collegeCreate. Connect. Grow.
Marketing
Connect creative thinking with commercial purpose. Build brands, reach audiences and measure what matters.
Explore the collegeLead. Inspire. Transform.
Executive
Leadership
Grow your influence and your perspective. Lead people, shape strategy and guide meaningful change.
Explore the collegeYour next chapter
Explore our programmes.
College of Marketing
Marketing ManagerLevel 6
CIM Diploma in Professional and Digital Marketing
Develop the judgement to lead marketing strategy and demonstrate its commercial value.
College of Project Controls & Management
Project Controls ProfessionalLevel 6
Operational, Chartered and Strategic pathways
Connect planning, cost, risk and performance through a pathway that fits your ambitions.
College of Project Controls & Management
Associate Project ManagementLevel 4
PMP preparation and AI in Project Controls and Management
Build practical project management capability and apply responsible AI to project work.
College of Executive Leadership
Strategy and LeadershipLevel 7 Diploma
Strategy, leadership and organisational development
Strengthen your strategic thinking and turn professional experience into informed leadership.
Learner voices
Real experiences.
In their own words.
Marketing Executive Level 4
It’s been a really positive experience that’s helping me grow in my career.
Marketing Executive Level 4
The course is extremely well structured and presented and the lecturers are engaging and personable.
Marketing programme
The weekly discussions have been invaluable in broadening my perspective and ensuring I can apply both theory and practice directly back into my role.
The KBC approach
Make learning part
of your progress.
Bring questions from your working day. Leave with ideas you can use.
Learn through conversation
Join live sessions, explore different perspectives and ask the questions that matter to your work.
Build with support
Work with tutors and coaches who help you connect your learning, your goals and your next steps.
Put it into practice
Use workplace activities to test ideas, reflect on the results and build evidence of your developing skills.
For employers
Your people have potential.
Let’s build on it.
Develop your existing team or support a new apprentice. We’ll help you explore the right programme, understand the commitment and plan the next steps together.
Explore employer supportEmployer partnerships
Learning connected
to the working world.
Meet a selection of the organisations working with Kent Business College to develop their people.
Resources & support
Keep your next step informed.
MARKETING · PROGRAMME INSIGHT
Bring technology into your marketing toolkit.
Explore the marketing technology strand and how it connects with everyday marketing work.
Explore MarTech EMPLOYERS · PRACTICAL GUIDESupport the apprentice in your team.
A guide for employers and line managers supporting the Level 4 marketing apprenticeship.
Open employer guide LEARNERS · SUPPORTFind the support that helps you learn.
Read about inclusion and the support available during your apprenticeship journey.
Read the inclusion handbookInvestment beyond the levy
Two funds.
More opportunity.
The KBC Fund
Additional KBC investment supports the professional qualifications, memberships, learning experiences and wider benefits in your agreed programme.
Explore KBC support →The IPC Fund
Associate Project Manager Level 4: £7,000 Department for Education apprenticeship funding plus £1,000 from the IPC Fund.
Project Controls Professional Level 6: £27,000 apprenticeship funding plus £7,000 of additional IPC support.
IPC support covers agreed professional development and learner benefits. Your written offer confirms eligibility and inclusions.
Explore IPC support →Learning with business impact
Real workplaces.
Practical change.
From occasional sales to a monthly pipeline.
Lauren Kent describes applying customer insight and a CRM workflow to marketing her employer’s training courses.
Read the story →More informed workforce planning.
Gill Stoney connects project, portfolio and risk learning with workforce scheduling and collaborative decisions.
Read the story →Experience meets marketing theory.
Corinna Denbow describes bringing formal marketing learning into an established marketing management role.
Read the story →Based on learner accounts published by KBC. These experiences are self-reported and do not establish a guaranteed or independently audited business outcome.
Learn with the experts behind the profession
Ideas from the guides.
Experience in the classroom.
Steve Wake
Former APM Chair · Earned value & project controls
Former Chair of the Association for Project Management, with contributions to earned value guidance, project controls and professional standards. Featured in APMG’s earned value learning resources.
Stephen Jenner
Author · Managing Portfolios & Managing Benefits
Author of the Managing Portfolios and Managing Benefits guides supporting APMG certifications, with senior Civil Service experience in portfolio decisions and benefits realisation.
Professor Amgad Badewi
CEO · Project Controls & Management
CEO of Kent Business College, project benefits researcher and former Reader of Project Controls and Management at Kent Business School.
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