Why study with IOIC?
Advance your practice
Build the skills, knowledge and confidence to deliver at a higher level and take the next step in your career.
Earn recognised credentials
Each qualification earns you a academic credit and an IOIC membership grade with the designatory letters that signal your professional standing.
Build your network
Study alongside IC peers, building connections and opportunities that last well beyond the qualification itself
One pathway. Three qualifications.
Studying for an IOIC qualification will advance your skills and knowledge, build your confidence and develop your practice. You will also build a network of IC peers to learn with and from, creating connections and opportunities that last well beyond the qualification itself. From those just starting out to strategic leaders formalising their experience, there is a pathway designed for where you are.
IOIC Foundation Diploma
Earns you Associate member (AIIC)
For those early in their IC career who want a structured, formal foundation in internal communication practice. Build the knowledge and confidence to deliver at a high standard from day one.
Who it is for
Internal communication professionals in the early stages of their career who want a formal, recognised qualification to underpin their practice. Also well suited to those moving into IC from another discipline who want to build their knowledge and credibility quickly.
What you will cover
The fundamentals of IC practice, aligned to the IOIC Profession Map at level one. Strategy, channels, audiences, measurement, writing and the practical skills that make the difference between communication that lands and communication that does not.
The details
- Duration: Typically 12 months
- Entry: No prior qualification required
- Delivery: Part-time, online
- Accreditation: Academic Level 4, Solent University
On completion you will be eligible for Associate membership of IOIC and can use the AIIC designatory letters after your name.
Next intake: xxx·. Find out more about the Foundation Diploma >>
IOIC Advanced Diploma
Earns you Associate member (AIIC)
For those early in their IC career who want a structured, formal foundation in internal communication practice. Build the knowledge and confidence to deliver at a high standard from day one.
Who it is for
Internal communication professionals in the early stages of their career who want a formal, recognised qualification to underpin their practice. Also well suited to those moving into IC from another discipline who want to build their knowledge and credibility quickly.
What you will cover
The fundamentals of IC practice, aligned to the IOIC Profession Map at level one. Strategy, channels, audiences, measurement, writing and the practical skills that make the difference between communication that lands and communication that does not.
The details
- Duration: Typically 12 months
- Entry: No prior qualification required
- Delivery: Part-time, online
- Accreditation: Academic Level 4, Solent University
On completion you will be eligible for Associate membership of IOIC and can use the AIIC designatory letters after your name.
Next intake: xxx·. Find out more about the Foundation Diploma >>
IOIC Advanced Diploma
Earns you Member (MIIC)
For practising internal communication professionals ready to deepen their strategic capability and gain formal recognition at practitioner level. The qualification that takes you from doing to leading.
Next intake: xxx·. Find out more about the Advanced Diploma >>
MA in Internal Communication Management
Earns you Certifed Member (CIIC)
The highest academic qualification in the profession. For senior IC professionals developing strategic leadership capability and the credentials to match. Delivered in partnership with Solent University.
Next intake: xxx·. Find out more about the MA in Internal Communication Management >>