Professional/ShortCourse Strategic Digital Marketing Skills Bootcamp
Page last updated 17 June 2025
Introduction
Our exciting Skills Bootcamp is designed for individuals looking to boost their digital marketing skills with their current employer, develop their knowledge, and enhance their career opportunities.
Funded by the West of England Combined Authority, our 10-week Bootcamp will give you the skills and knowledge you require to become a competent digital marketer. Each week will focus on a specific area of digital marketing to develop your fundamental knowledge and then build your skills through interactive activities.
As you move through the training you will develop your own portfolio of work to transfer your learning into practice and achieve the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI) Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing.
Alongside technical digital marketing skills, you will also be supported to implement a personal development plan with your employer, to bring your new skills into the workplace for immediate impact.
Gain the DMI Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing qualification
As part of your learning, you will be registered onto the DMI Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing qualification. This accreditation will boost your CV and showcase your newly developed skills to your employer.
Entry requirements
Who is it for?
Our Skills Bootcamp is specifically aimed at individuals who are looking to develop their career in digital marketing through their current employer.
The structure of our sessions, means it is suitable for both learners who are either completely new to digital marketing activity, but are looking to start to undertake this as part of the current or new role, and individuals currently working in a marketing capacity looking to develop their skills around digital marketing.
Structure
Content
Our Skills Bootcamp is structured through a mixture of live tutor-led interactive sessions, practical insights, visits, and self-study resources. Alongside this, learners will be supported by an industry mentor who has extensive experience of working within the sector.
Across the ten weeks this Skills Bootcamp will cover:
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To see our programme brochure (PDF) for full details, please contact us at bootcamps@uwe.ac.uk
Learning and Teaching
Additional support
As part of your bootcamp learning, you will not only be guided through the required content to understand the fundamentals of digital marketing and pass your DMI exam but will be support by our Cohort Mentor & Coach to consider how you can maximize the impact of your new skills and reach your future career aspirations.
Features
Professional accreditation
On successful completion of the Skills Bootcamp, you will receive:
- A digital badge from UWE Bristol demonstrating your attendance and learning through the taught sessions and portfolio tasks
- The DMI Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing, through successful completion of the 2 hours exam (pass mark is 60%)
The DMI Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing is an industry relevant qualification which will help showcase your newly developed skills to your current and future employers.
As a student member of the DMI, you will get access to an extensive toolkit of resources, e-books, podcasts, lessons and much more, all of which can greatly support your learning and career beyond this training.
Prices and dates
Supplementary fee information
January 2026 cohort
Application deadline: 9 January 2026
Live sessions will take place in-person at Frenchay Campus on the following dates:
- Session 1 Wednesday 21 January 2026
- Session 2 Wednesday 28 January 2026
- Session 3 Wednesday 4 February 2026
- Session 4 Wednesday 11 February 2026
- Session 5 Wednesday 18 February 2026
- Session 6 Wednesday 25 February 2026
- Session 7 Wednesday 4 March 2026
- Session 8 Wednesday 11 March 2026
- Session 9 Wednesday 18 March 2026
- Session 10 Wednesday 25 March 2026
Alongside these sessions, learners will be required to undertake self-study activity and engage with their industry mentor.
Bootcamp fees
This Skills Bootcamp has limited spaces available for SME employees.
90% government-funded for SME employersThis Skills Bootcamp is heavily subsidised, with the government covering 90% of the total cost for eligible learners applying through their SME employer.
The full course fee is £3,231.40, but SME employers pay just 10% only £323.14 per learner.
Please note: This Bootcamp is currently open only to applicants sponsored by SME employers. If you're an independent learner, self-employed, or part of a large organisation, please complete the Expression of Interest form in the How to Apply section so we can notify you about future availability.
The Skills Bootcamps Programme is funded and managed by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, and delivered by The University of the West of England, Bristol.
How to apply
Please complete our expression of interest form via the Apply Now button and one of the team will be in touch to progress your application.
For further information
- Email: bootcamps@uwe.ac.uk
- Telephone: Please email or use the enquiry form to contact us.