About MMC Learning

Introduction/Background

Founded in 1993, MMC Learning is a marketing/management training and educational helpdesk specialist based at and part of Manchester Metropolitan University Business School.

MMC Learning are leaders in delivering transparent marketing training solutions through e-learning and have been making a difference within this field, delivering e-learning and blended marketing courses to business professionals worldwide, for fourteen years. Our online marketing courses are being used globally throughout universities, SMEs and large organisations such as Edexcel, IBM and the British Council.

MMC Learning are:

• Leaders in delivering marketing training online
• An online accredited study centre for the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
• Part of the MyKnowledgeMap group of companies who specialise in the provision of advanced learning systems and e-learning for qualifications

Marketing/Management Skills for Life

At MMC Learning, we specialise in the delivery of accredited marketing courses online. Our CIM accredited qualifications—the Introductory Certificate in Marketing, Professional Certificate/Diploma in Marketing and Professional Development in E-Marketing Award—enable learners to initiate and develop a firm understanding of the principles of marketing and put key marketing concepts, frameworks and techniques into practice. Soon, our expertise in the delivery of online qualifications will be extended to the field of management, where a range of essential management materials developed in consultation with the Chartered Management Institute will be readily available to learners, online, for moment-of-need support.

At present, our marketing, internet marketing and management knowledge bank contains over 600 online learning tutorials with further supporting resources, featuring world marketing experts Rosabeth Moss-Kanter, Kenichi Ohmae, Philip Kotler, Peter Doyle and Theodore Levitt plus leading international marketing managers, from Concorde to Coca-Cola and Microsoft to Manchester United.

Marketing Academy

We also offer a complete marketing training solution: the MMC Marketing Academy, which combines our best of breed CIM e-learning materials with a wealth of tools and resources, learning progress reports, training plans and skills diagnostics, in one easy-to-access central online portal. This solution can be deployed to hundreds of users, no matter how dispersed, and facilitates just-in-time support for vast numbers.

As part of the MyKnowledgeMap group of companies, our expertise in this area is unrivalled—the MKM group are the UK’s leading supplier of online infrastructures for National Skills Academies and have developed Academy systems for various Sector Skills Councils, and leading professional development organisations, including the Chartered Management Institute and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Dedicated Educational Helpdesk Support Services

As well as delivering online marketing qualifications, we also provide an all-encompassing educational helpdesk service to support organisations delivering e-learning projects and enhance the learning experience for end-users.

The MMC Learning Helpdesk provides essential guidance and support for those getting to grips with new courses, qualifications or technical products and is currently being used by learners at Tesco completing a new Foundation Degree in Retailing. Tutors and learners at Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of the Arts London have also been using the service to offer essential support and guidance for those completing new and innovative e-learning courses.

Our helpdesk service has also supported the implementation of a Passport and Upskilling Platform for a National Skills Academy system developed for Cogent, the Sector Skills Council for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Petroleum and Polymers. This helpdesk offers an immediate response, covers out-of-office hours, including evenings and weekends, and provides total support for users.