Having kids doesn’t mean that you have to put your education or career on hold. In fact, that special time in the early years when you’re home with your children can be a great time to learn or work from home (only if you want to of course). I loved using my maternity leave(s) to brush up on new skills while I was teaching and while Izzy was a baby I started a new career and online business. I have always loved learning and continue to want to learn new skills. While we’re in self-isolation, shielding Danny, I’ve been looking at courses that could help further my career in the future. Here are five great home study courses if you’re interested in starting or furthering a career in social media:
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Blogging for Business Online Course
If you are a complete beginner to running an online business and blogging then I would recommend that you start with a Blogging for Business Online Course.
The Blogging for Business Online Course will introduce you to blogging. It will explain what a blog is, what software you need to create one, how to use that software, and how to use your blog to promote your brand and attract new business.
Approximate Study Time: 20 Hours (Self-Study)
2. Social Media Strategy for Business Online Course
If you already have an online business and blog then it would be an advantage to brush up on your social media strategy. This course is also a great one for bloggers to add to their CV, as you may move on to want to handle social media accounts for other clients after successfully managing your own.
The Social Media Strategies Online Course is aimed at business people who want to create an effective social media strategy for their business. Social Media as a form of marketing is here to stay. Done well, it can be a fantastic, low-cost method of marketing your business – you can reach a large number of targeted people instantly and control your message. This course will help you create a strategy for your social media marketing to ensure you don’t waste time and money.
Approximate Study Time: 20 Hours (Self-Study)
3. Social Media Marketing Level 3
If you’re planning to launch a career in Social Media Marketing, taking the Social Media Marketing Level 3 course can be a great way to get your first official social media qualification.
The Social Media Marketing – Level 3 Course is designed to give an introduction to how popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and the like, can help to achieve your business marketing goals. Companies predominantly use social media marketing to reach out to existing and potential customers and potential employees, as well as journalists and bloggers who can help their cause. This course will cover the different methods of social media marketing and how they can be of huge benefit to your business.
Approximate Self Study Time: 80 Hours (Self-Study)
At the end of this course, successful learners will receive a Level 3 NCFE certificate of achievement for Social Media Marketing.
4. CIW Social Media Strategy Specialist Course
If you want to hone your personal social media skills for use in the corporate world, this course will be for you.
The CIW Social Media Strategy Specialist Course focuses on the use of social media in business and teaches students how to create social media campaigns, and how you can analyse and present data in order to address organisational issues and make appropriate business decisions.
This course will also cover the foundations of social media technologies, communication methods and how to engage consumers using various tools.
The course is part of the new CIW Web and Mobile Design Professional Series and prepares you to take the CIW ID0-623 exam (additional fee).
Approximate Study Time: 120 Hours (Self-Study)
5. Introduction to Search Engine Optimisation Online Course
One skill that many bloggers and online business owners want to develop is Search Engine Optimisation. Designed for personal development, rather than for accreditation the skills from this course will no doubt help improve your website’s ranking once implemented and these skills will be transferable if you eventually move into a marketing role.
The Introduction to Search Engine Optimisation Online Course will help students to identify relevant keywords and structure your website and content to present these in the best possible way. You will learn about search engine optimization techniques that you can implement yourself or use to talk to your website designer in their language to ensure that your website is built or maintained using relevant structure and keywords. The course will give you practical, step by step tips that you can see working in reality.
Approximate Study Time: 20 Hours (Self-Study)
The main social media courses are all available from a cost of £99 (and are payable in instalments). They require from approximately 20 hours of self study, so many are manageable if you’d like to improve a skill during self-isolation, whether to improve your own social media skills or to add courses to your CV for applying for social media careers in the future. If you have an interest in another area, there are many more courses to choose from.
What would you like to learn during isolation?
