AIM Qualifications · RQF Level 3
AIM Qualifications Level 3 Diploma in Digital Marketing
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 3
- Total credits74
- Guided learning472 hours
- Units in this qualification26
Awarded by AIM Qualifications · on the Ofqual register
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Aimed at those in digital marketing, this Level 3 diploma develops skills in areas such as spreadsheet software, understanding the business environment, and marketing stakeholder relationships. Learners will also develop their professionalism and understanding of keyword optimisation. It is relevant for those working in the marketing and sales sector.
These are the units AIM Qualifications registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Analyse and report dataReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to organise and evaluate data that has been researched from various sources
- Understand how to report data that has been researched in a clear and concise manner
- Analyse and evaluate data to identify trends and patterns
- Report data findings effectively using appropriate methods and formats
Brand developmentReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the constituents of the promotional mix, including advertising, public relations, sales promotion, and direct marketing
- Understand how to promote a brand effectively to customers, using appropriate channels and messaging
- Prepare comprehensive promotional plans that align with brand objectives and target audience preferences
Content Management System Website CreationReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Create a detailed plan for the various components required for a Content Management System (CMS) Website
- Use CMS Software effectively to create a functional and well-designed Website
- Understand the principles and techniques involved in making a website accessible to all users, including those with disabilities
- Measure the return on investment (ROI) of a website using appropriate metrics and analytical tools
- Improve the ROI of a website by implementing data-driven strategies and optimisations
Content marketingReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the core concepts and principles of content marketing.
- Understand the various technologies and platforms used in content marketing, including their functionalities and applications.
- Plan, implement, and run a content marketing campaign, including content creation, distribution, and performance measurement.
Delivering e-commerce solutionsReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key aspects of the e-commerce environment, including market trends and competitive landscape
- Understand the technologies used in e-commerce, including platforms, payment gateways, and security measures
- Understand the business implications of e-commerce solutions, including cost-benefit analysis and return on investment
- Design e-commerce solutions that meet specific business requirements, considering user needs and technical feasibility
Develop own professionalismReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Develop own professional skills in line with industry standards and ethical codes of conduct
- Work effectively as a member of a team, contributing to the achievement of defined goals and objectives
- Understand the requirements of professional practice, including legal, ethical, and organisational frameworks
- Understand career development opportunities within the chosen professional field, including pathways for progression and specialisation
Digital marketing metrics and analyticsReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles of the sales funnel as it applies to digital marketing activities.
- Understand how key digital marketing metrics are generated and tracked across various platforms.
- Understand how analytics can be effectively used to optimise digital marketing campaigns and improve performance.
E-mail marketingReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the legal and ethical requirements for e-mail marketing campaigns
- Understand the technology used in e-mail marketing, including platforms and software
- Plan, implement, and monitor e-mail marketing campaigns effectively
Imaging SoftwareReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Obtain information for images
- Insert information for images
- Combine information for images
- Use imaging software tools to create images
- Use imaging software tools to manipulate images
- Use imaging software tools to edit images
Marketing on mobile devicesReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Know the unique aspects of mobile marketing and how they differ from traditional marketing methods
- Understand mobile marketing communications strategies and techniques
- Understand the use of location-aware apps for business purposes and their potential benefits
Online display advertisingReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the legal and regulatory requirements for online display advertising
- Understand the technology used in online display marketing, including ad platforms and formats
- Create an online advertising campaign, including ad design, targeting, and budgeting
Principles of Keywords and OptimisationReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and its importance in online marketing
- Plan the implementation of SEO techniques, including keyword research and link building
- Understand the principles of Social Media Optimisation (SMO) and its role in enhancing online presence
- Understand how to plan the implementation of a website optimised for mobile devices, considering user experience and accessibility
Principles of Social Media Advertising and PromotionReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Plan how to use digital vouchers for marketing purposes, considering target audience and campaign objectives.
- Plan the implementation of social networking site advertising campaigns for marketing purposes, including budget allocation and performance tracking.
- Understand the use of promotional campaigns on social networking sites, including different campaign types and best practises.
- Understand current national and international legal and organisational guidelines for a social networking advertising/promotional campaign, ensuring compliance and ethical conduct.
Principles of Social Media within a BusinessReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how Social Media fits into the overall objectives and marketing strategy of a business
- Understand how to select appropriate Social Media tools and channels for a specific business and its target audience
- Understand how to measure the success of using social media tools and channels, using relevant metrics and analytics
- Understand how social media policy and guidelines can impact a business's reputation and legal compliance
- Monitor how a business is using Social Media, identifying potential risks and opportunities
Principles of marketing and evaluationReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of market segmentation, including different segmentation variables and their application
- Understand how to assess market opportunities for new products and/or services, considering market size, growth potential, and competitive landscape
- Understand the principles of marketing strategy development, including setting objectives, identifying target markets, and developing a marketing mix
- Understand how to evaluate the effectiveness of a marketing strategy, using relevant metrics and performance indicators
Principles of marketing stakeholder relationshipsReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the nature and importance of marketing stakeholder relationships, including customers, suppliers, and employees
- Understand how to build and manage effective marketing stakeholder relationships through communication, collaboration, and trust
- Understand how to monitor and control marketing stakeholder relationships to ensure mutual benefit and long-term sustainability
Produce copy for digital media communicationReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how different digital media channels influence the production of effective copy
- Produce engaging and persuasive copy for various types of digital communication, tailored to specific audiences and platforms
- Review copy for digital media communications to ensure accuracy, clarity, and adherence to brand guidelines and legal requirements
Project managementReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand why organisations utilise project management methodologies to achieve strategic goals and objectives
- Plan projects effectively, defining scope, objectives, timelines, resources, and risk management strategies
- Review projects at all stages, monitoring progress, identifying potential issues, and implementing corrective actions to ensure successful completion
Search engine marketingReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how search engine marketing (SEM) aligns with and supports the overall marketing objectives of a business
- Understand the role of keywords and keyword phrases in creating and managing a successful paid search marketing campaign
- Run a paid search marketing campaign, including keyword research, ad creation, and performance monitoring
Spreadsheet SoftwareReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Use a spreadsheet to enter numerical data accurately and efficiently
- Use a spreadsheet to enter other types of data, such as text and dates, correctly
- Edit data within a spreadsheet to correct errors and update information
- Organise data within a spreadsheet using techniques such as sorting, filtering, and grouping
- Select appropriate formulas to perform calculations on spreadsheet data, such as sums, averages, and percentages
- Use appropriate data analysis tools within a spreadsheet to identify trends, patterns, and insights
- Select appropriate tools and techniques to present spreadsheet information clearly and effectively
- Use appropriate tools and techniques to format spreadsheet information to enhance readability and visual appeal
Understanding legal, regulatory and ethical requirements in sales or marketingReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand an organisation’s established procedures for dealing with legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements relating to sales or marketing activities.
- Understand the legal, regulatory, and ethical limits and boundaries of the sales or marketing role within an organisation.
Understanding the business environmentReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Understand that there are different types of business organisations, including their legal structures and ownership models
- Understand how businesses function, including their key departments, processes, and activities
- Understand changing patterns of employment, including the impact of technology and globalisation
- Understand how business activity is affected by market forces, such as supply and demand, competition, and economic conditions
Using Collaborative TechnologiesReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Stay safe and secure when working with collaborative technology, adhering to organisational policies and procedures
- Plan and set up IT tools and devices effectively for collaborative working
- Prepare collaborative technologies for use, ensuring they are ready for intended purposes
- Manage tasks effectively using collaborative technologies, tracking progress and ensuring completion
Video SoftwareReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Use video hardware and software to capture video sequences effectively
- Use video software tools and techniques to combine video sequences
- Use video software tools and techniques to edit video sequences
- Play video sequences for review and approval
- Present video sequences to a specified audience
Video SoftwareReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Use video hardware and software to capture video sequences effectively
- Use video software tools and techniques to edit video sequences to a professional standard
- Play and present video sequences in a suitable format for the intended audience
Website SoftwareReal unit · AIM Qualifications
What you'll be able to do
- Create website structures using appropriate coding languages and frameworks
- Apply styles to website elements to ensure a consistent and visually appealing design
- Use website software tools to develop multiple-page websites
- Incorporate multimedia elements, such as images, audio, and video, into websites
- Integrate interactive features, such as forms and animations, into websites
- Publish multiple-page websites to a web server or hosting platform
- Test websites thoroughly to ensure functionality, usability, and compatibility across different browsers and devices
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.
Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 3 credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
The Evidence Evaluator
Assessor
Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
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Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
- Analyse Marketing Research Data
- Analyse, interpret and synthesise data and research findings to inform social marketing strategies
- Create, manage and modify web pages using content management systems (CMS)
- Develop persuasive copy for use in marketing communications
- Plan and manage social media collaboration activities
- Write and create content for multiple digital platforms
Where this can lead
Associate Search Engine Marketing Specialist
Your journey starts here, learning the foundations of a critical digital marketing channel. The path ahead offers numerous opportunities for specialisation, leadership, and significant impact, both within our organisation and across the wider industry. We're excited to see where you take it.
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Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
This unit enables learners to organise, evaluate, analyse, and report data effectively. Learners will develop the ability to assess data reliability and validity, identify trends, and present findings clearly using appropriate reporting methods.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for AIM Qualifications Level 3 Diploma in Digital Marketing
25 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by AIM Qualifications.
- Analyse and report data
- Brand development
- Content Management System Website Creation
- Content marketing
- Delivering e-commerce solutions
- Develop own professionalism
and 19 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.