The Smarter Way to Grow Your Marketing Team
Hire a driven junior marketer or upskill someone already in your team with built-in expert training. Increase output, reduce strain, and grow long-term capability without the usual hiring risk.
Is your marketing team feeling the pressure?
Right now, hiring isn’t straightforward. Higher costs, more commitment, and more risk if it goes wrong.
But the work still needs doing.
If you’re…
- Spreading marketing across the team with no real ownership?
- Stuck in execution instead of focusing on strategy?
- Hesitant to hire because of the risk, cost, or commitment?
- Relying on agencies without building anything in-house?
- Sitting on team members who could do more with the right development?
Then a marketing apprenticeship gives you a lower-risk way to grow.
Bring in a junior marketer or upskill someone already in your team, while building real, long-term capability.
The Benefits of Marketing Apprenticeships
⚡ Add capacity fast
🎯 Build capability while you work
📈 Get useful output sooner
🌱 Develop people who stick
💡 Bring in fresh thinking
Just Some Success Stories
Apprenticeship programmes have transformed the hiring process for junior marketing staff for me, offering undeniable benefits such as increased productivity, cost-effectiveness, and fresh perspectives. The apprentices’ willingness to learn injects new life into the team and improves management and marketing skills. Partnering with companies like The Marketing Trainer enhances the success of apprentices, making it a game-changing strategy for businesses.
Recruiting the right marketing support felt overwhelming and time-consuming, especially in an area outside our expertise. Working with The Marketing Trainer removed that uncertainty completely. Our apprentice has since transformed our marketing — growing social media, creating campaigns that generate real client enquiries, and becoming a confident, proactive member of the team. The structured training and ongoing support have clearly strengthened both their development and the overall impact they bring to our business.
The Marketing Trainer has supported our business by offering apprenticeships in digital marketing and customer care. This has been a great way to scale our business whilst being able to offer opportunities to students who want to learn and succeed in what they are doing within our business. Mitch is an enthusiastic teacher, an excellent communicator, a consummate professional in his field, and importantly was excellent at supporting our apprentices and the businesses’ needs.
Over the course of his apprenticeship, Davide has grown into a highly reliable and strategic analyst whose work delivers real value. From streamlining key data processes to leading impactful reporting projects, his attention to detail and analytical thinking have stood out. His confidence, collaboration, and ability to turn data into clear, actionable insight have made him a genuine asset to the team.
Before our apprentice joined, our communications lacked consistency and direction. She quickly brought structure, creativity, and focus — strengthening our social media, improving messaging, and even supporting a fundraising campaign that raised over £8,500. Her confidence and professionalism have grown hugely, and she’s become an integral part of the team, bringing fresh ideas and real impact to our work.
Before taking on an apprentice, we were drowning in work. What we’ve gained isn’t just marketing support, it’s real capability. The impact on our visibility and bookings was immediate, and the support from The Marketing Trainer made the whole process easy.
Hannah’s attitude and willingness to get stuck in helped double our team’s creative capacity at a critical time. We’re delivering campaigns faster, with better quality, and freeing up time for more strategic work.
We struggled to find the right hire without taking on risk. The apprenticeship gave us someone who could contribute quickly, support across multiple areas, and grow into a long-term asset. It’s changed how we approach hiring completely.
Our courses
Multi-Channel Marketer
Build marketing capability while the work gets done.
This 12-month apprenticeship develops core marketing, AI, and automation skills alongside real business activity, with a Level 3 CIM qualification included.
Perfect for upskilling existing staff or adding capacity without committing to a full hire.
Market Research Executive
Stop guessing. Start making data-led decisions.
This apprenticeship builds practical research and analysis skills over 12 months, with real business application.
Use it to upskill your team or add research capability without the cost of hiring specialists.
Download our Employer Prospectus
Get the full picture before you decide; funding explained, programme structure, what apprentices actually do day-to-day, and real employer results. A practical guide to whether a marketing apprenticeship is the right move for your business.
Funding & Costs — Made Simple
Most employers pay very little, if at all, towards apprenticeship training.
SMEs (typically under £3m payroll):
Training is usually 95–100% government funded, with only a small employer contribution in some cases.
Larger organisations:
You may already have an Apprenticeship Levy pot that can cover the full cost of training.
Funding rules can vary slightly depending on your situation, but don’t worry, we’ll walk you through it clearly.
👉 Book a quick call with our team, and we’ll explain exactly how funding works for your business.
This isn’t teaching from scratch. It’s much closer to managing a junior marketer.
You provide direction, feedback, and real work. We handle the structured training.
In most cases, the time commitment is lighter than expected. You’re shaping someone as part of your team, not running a course.
Check out our calculator if you’re unsure.
Got questions? We’ll talk you through it.
CIM Qualifications — A Real Advantage
CIM training that improves performance, not just CVs
We embed Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) qualifications into every programme, with a 98% distinction rate.
That means better work, sooner.
✅ Higher-quality output
✅ More structured thinking
✅ Less hand-holding over time
You’re not just developing someone. You’re raising the standard of your marketing.
Build marketing capacity without the hiring risk
Not sure whether to hire or upskill? We’ll talk it through and show you what works for your setup.
📞 Call us: 03301 338666
📧 info@themarketingtrainer.co.uk