This will be a long review but I believe it is worth reading. If you'd rather skip to the point, my recommendation is to AVOID this organisation at all costs. Run as far and as fast as you can! For some context, I completed the Diploma in Event Management (Festivals) via distance learning. I started this course when they had offices in Australia and was told the course was accredited. When I was well underway with my studies, I called the office in Australia but was unable to get in touch with anyone. I eventually emailed and was told that they had closed their Australian operations but hadn't advised me (although they were still advertising their presence here). This didn't bode well so I started doing a little research into them. Turns out they weren't accredited in Australia at all. They were "accredited" by an organisation called the Institute of Commercial Management based in Ireland, however when I looked into them their website was not working, and I was unable to find contact details for them anywhere. Further research lead me to find that the companies were indeed connected but not necessarily in an ethical way (ie I think they may have been owned by the same people). I was given a lot of conflicting and incorrect information during the course. For example, in one copy of the user guide I received, it states that a Distinction is awarded for a mark of 70% and over yet in another copy of the user guide I received, it states that a Distinction is awarded for a mark of 85% and over. For Australian students, there is no recognition of a High Distinction at all. The courseware was extremely insufficient - I only received a copy of PowerPoint slides on a USB. There were no student forums, their online learning portal only contained the same copy of the PowerPoint slides I received on a USB, and there was no contact from the school at all. If I hadn't had extensive experience working in festivals and events there is no way I would have been able to complete the course. I was advised before I started the course that there were work placement opportunities however this turned out to be completely untrue. When I enquired about this after I had started my course, it was like pulling teeth trying to get them to honour their commitment. Eventually I was offered an opportunity in Brisbane. For those of you who haven't been to Australia, that's a plane flight away from Sydney where I live (or a 12 hour drive if I don't stop for bathroom breaks). Obviously this was completely unacceptable but I decided to contact the company anyway simply because I was trying to get to the bottom of all this 'dodgy' behaviour from the school. It turns out that the company the work placement was through had never even heard of Fitzwilliam Institute and told me they had most likely got their information from a university job board as that was the only place they had posted about the opportunity. I worked really hard to complete my Diploma but if I had to do it all again, I would do the course at a reputable school and avoid Fitzwilliam Institute. read more

To be avoided. I completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing with the Fitzwilliam Institute Group, Dublin, Ireland in 2017. I did the online distance learning course. Regarding the course, It was very much outdated, poorly put together, spelling and grammatical mistakes were rampant throughout the entire course. Moreover, the course mostly linked to 3rd party websites, some of which were no longer public due to how outdated this course was. The course teaches you about Bebo. Bebo stopped trading many years ago. This company is more about you researching =, searching online than being provided with any relevant information about the real contemporary world of Digital Marketing. This course lacks credibility and under no circumstances will leave you enriched with additional knowledge. I personally felt I could have lectured this course much better, with relevant contemporary methods, strategies and engaging content, including the necessary tools in digital marketing. This course is also very vague lacking clear instructions for assignments. Moreover, it gives me a strong impression that the people working for this company have very little knowledge of Digital Marketing. I did write a letter to Fitzwilliam Institute to outline some of my concerns; they provided access to the newer ''same course'' that was still lacking. Nothing learned. Fitzwilliam Institute does not address modern contemporary Digital Marketing, SEO, SEM, PPC or Social Media; there is no mention of Social Listening. I am very disappointed I did this course. If I have seen the course content before paying, I would never have enrolled. Moreover, few employers recognised Fitzwilliam Institute and seen very little value to them when mentioned. I received a distinction, having received over 94% in the PGDip. The level of quality of this course is lacking and well below the standard that would be expected at any other credible institution. This would never bee accepted at DCU, Trinity or UCD. I was asked to provide a testimonial at the end of the course but declined as it would only be negative, and likely not published on their website. Regarding the last comment before my feedback, I disagree completely; this course was so simple. If you want to learn Digital Marketing go elsewhere. read more