Advanced Diploma of Marketing and Communication

The Advanced Diploma of Marketing and Communication is a two-year vocational qualification that sits above the Diploma level and below a bachelor degree. It's built for people who want hands-on marketing skills rather than a three-year academic degree. You'll study how to research markets, write and execute campaign plans, manage a brand's reputation, run digital channels, and coordinate communication across an organisation. Assessment is practical, campaign briefs, client-style projects, presentations, not just exams.

Australian vocational qualifications are structured around units of competency, each carrying credit points. You complete a set number of core and elective units, usually delivered over four or five study periods across the two years. There's no honours year here, that's a separate pathway after a bachelor degree. What you do get is a capstone-style project or simulated workplace task that pulls the units together, plus work-integrated learning where you apply your skills in a real or modelled business setting. Providers in this space often build in industry placements or live client briefs, so check the official course page for the exact arrangement at Berkeley Business Institute.

You'll finish with skills in market research, consumer behaviour, campaign development, media planning, copywriting for digital and traditional channels, and stakeholder communication. You'll also learn to read analytics and report on performance. These are the same tasks junior marketing coordinators do every day, so the qualification is deliberately job-facing. If you're already working in marketing and want a formal credential, or you're starting out and want to get into the industry faster than a degree allows, this is the kind of course that fits.

English requirements for international applicants are typically IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall for this level of study. TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced and the provider's own English programmes are accepted as equivalents. Note that the Department of Home Affairs sets a separate English threshold for the Student visa itself, so you need to meet both. While studying, a student visa generally allows 48 hours of work per fortnight during term. After graduating, the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream may be available depending on your circumstances, confirm your eligibility with the Department of Home Affairs.

Tuition is published on the CRICOS register under course code 105038B. Always confirm current fees, intake dates, unit lists and English requirements directly with Berkeley Business Institute or on the official CRICOS page before you apply.

• Marketing coordinator, supporting campaign delivery across digital and traditional channels for agencies, retailers, and service businesses.
• Digital marketing assistant, running social media, email, and search activity, and reporting on results.
• Communications officer, drafting internal and external messaging for corporations, not-for-profits, and government bodies.
• Brand assistant, helping manage brand assets, guidelines, and consistency across touchpoints.
• Events and promotions coordinator, planning and executing promotional activities and customer events.
• Market research assistant, collecting and interpreting consumer and competitor data to inform campaigns.

Australian industries that hire for these roles include advertising and media agencies, retail and e-commerce, tourism and hospitality, financial services, health and community organisations, and the public sector. Many graduates start in assistant or coordinator positions and move into specialist or management roles with experience.