Move your marketing career forward
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Whether you’re looking to start your career, strengthen your skills, or pivot into a new area of marketing, Flexible Learning is designed for you. We offer over 50 part-time marketing courses and 15 programs, all designed and taught by instructors who are actively working in the industry. That means you’re learning current, practical skills you can apply right away.
Flexible Learning removes many of the traditional barriers to professional education and gives you control over how and when you learn, so you can continue working while you study:
- Courses start in January, April and September
- Pay-by-course means no long-term commitment
- Classes offered online or in-person in Burnaby or downtown Vancouver
- Learn at your own pace – start with just one course
Our goal is to make lifelong learning accessible, relevant, and rewarding for professionals at every stage of their career.
Start with one course and build from there
You don’t need to commit to a full program to get started. Many professionals begin by taking one or two targeted courses to build specific skills, gain confidence, work towards a promotion, or explore a new career direction.
Starting this way allows you to develop practical, job-ready skills in areas such as:
- Digital, analytics, content strategy, and social media
- Marketing, communications, and public relations
- Events, tourism, and sustainability
- Fundraising and nonprofit
- Sales and new business development
Over time, if you decide you want to earn a BCIT marketing credential, you can build towards one, but there is no requirement to do so when you start.
Not sure where to begin? Start with one of these courses:
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F = Fall , W = Winter, S = Spring/Summer, DTC = Downtown Vancouver, BBY = Burnaby
Explore our marketing programs
If you’re looking for a more structured learning path, our programs lead to BCIT credentials that are recognized and valued by employers. Follow a program from start to finish, and use it as a guide to select your courses.
We offer two types of part-time credentials: associate certificates and certificates.
Associate certificates are designed for learners who want to accelerate their careers by building deep expertise in a specific area in a shorter period of time. They are ideal for those looking to move quickly into a new role, add a focused specialization, or respond to a specific skill gap.
Certificates offer that same depth, along with a broader learning experience through a wider range of marketing and general business electives. Certificates include 15 courses, while associate certificates range from 5 to 9, depending on the program.
- Digital Marketing Strategy – Associate Certificate
- Digital Marketing Foundations – Associate Certificate*
- Marketing Management – Certificate
- Marketing Communications – Associate Certificate* or Certificate
- Event Marketing – Associate Certificate or Certificate
- Nonprofit Management – Associate Certificate*
- Tourism and Hospitality – Associate Certificate*
- Fundraising Management – Associate Certificate*
- Professional Sales – Associate Certificate or Certificate
- Public Relations – Associate Certificate*
- Entrepreneurship – Associate Certificate*
- Customer Relationship Marketing – Associate Certificate*
*Can be completed entirely online
Contact us
Student Inquiries: Candace Marrington – Program Assistant
Email: Candace_Marrington@bcit.ca
Career and Program Related Inquiries: Tracey Renzullo – Flexible Learning Program Head
Email: Tracey_Renzullo@bcit.ca