More than 17,000 people in over 70 countries have launched their careers by taking the IPA Foundation Certificate and putting the world’s number one professional advertising qualification on their CV.
Anyone with less than a year’s experience in an advertising, marketing or communications role. From recent graduates in their first year to people entering the industry from another profession.
View the full Foundation Certificate syllabus.
For more information, download the qualification brochure.
Please select your chosen exam date from the ‘Intakes’ drop down on this page and proceed to checkout.
Once booked, you can access and start your online learning via the IPA website. To access, please head to your personal IPA portal via the profile icon and click on ‘Training’. Or, visit your personal Training page.
If you are based outside of the UK, please visit the Foundation Certificate (global) booking page.
We operate a 14-day cancellation policy. Please view the policies for further details:
For more information, please email learning@ipa.co.uk.
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