Book exam. Get qualification. Impress employers.
You'll also become a DMA Student Member, getting everything you need to jump out from the crowd and get noticed
If you're studying an IDM accredited course at university or college, you can book to sit the 2-hour online exam to achieve this certificate, and if you pass, you'll gain a professional qualification that'll make you stand out to employers.
You can take the exam on either 17 May, 7 June, or 22 November 2023.
The exam reflects the content covered in your course, so no extra study is needed. To book the exam, please select one of the options below.
Once booked, we'll also give you 12 months of free DMA Student Membership (usually £45), providing you with everything you need to jump out from the crowd and shine as a job applicant by:
Being a Student Member of the Data and Marketing Association (DMA) will help you forge ahead with a career in the UK's thriving data and marketing industry, showing employers you're committed to your professional development.
Upon booking the exam, you will receive your own online Learning Hub, where both the Certificate exam and your DMA Student Membership will be hosted. Please look out for emails about this once you have purchased the exam.
Watch our short video about the benefits of taking the exam here
Please register and pay for the exam using one of the options below. Deadline to register for the 17 May exam is 3 May 2023. Deadline to register for the 7 June exam is 24 May 2023. Deadline to register for the 22 November exam is 8 November 2023. Please note that the prices below do not include VAT. The total cost of the exam, including VAT, is £125 (VAT is added at the checkout).
DMA Student Member?
If you're a DMA Student Member already, the exam will cost £80. To book, please email the IDM team on ask@theidm.com, stating the university you are at, the course you are studying, and that you're a DMA Student Member and you'd like to book onto the exam for the IDM Certificate in Digital and Data Driven Marketing.
To discuss your options, please get in touch with one of our learning and development team:
The IDM Certificate in Digital and Data Driven Marketing exam is taking place online at IDM accredited study centres on the dates shown above. You are given two hours to complete the exam and we will send you the timing details nearer the time.
The IDM Certificate in Digital and Data Driven Marketing exam can only be taken by students studying an IDM accredited module at college or university.
To qualify to take the Certificate exam, you must complete an IDM accredited marketing module at your university/college. You will then be eligible to sit the exam which is written, marked and awarded by the IDM.
Students who are taking an IDM accredited university module. The accredited centres are listed above.
You must register for this year's exam two week's before the scheduled date.
The exam will take place on 24 November 2022, 17 May 2023, 7 June 2023 and 22 November 2023 . Please refer to the above list to find out on which date the exam will take place at your university/college.
The exam will take place online via your own account on the IDM's Online Learning Platform. You will get access to your account once you've booked and paid for the exam.
£125 inc. VAT.
Of course, you will be able to use the honorific Cert DDM after your name.
You will need to achieve a result of at least 60% to pass the exam.
A re-sit date will be available and we will advise you of the date should you not pass the exam. The cost to re-sit the exam is £50+VAT. The re-sit must be taken the same year.
If you cancel more than 14 days prior to the examination: 20% cancellation charge, less than 14 days: 100% cancellation charge
If you are ill or have a bereavement, which means you are unable to sit the exam, you must inform the IDM as soon as possible on 020 3805 9713 or email qualifications@theidm.com.
To discuss your options, please get in touch with one of our learning and development team: