Advanced Certificate: Entry requirements

Candidates for the Advanced Certificate would normally have one or more of the following:

One year or more of relevant experience in market or social research
The MRS Foundation Course Certificate
MRS/City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Market & Social Research
Satisfactory nomination by employer
Satisfactory nomination by course tutor, in cases where the Advanced Certificate is being taken alongside an undergraduate degree or CIM Certificate
2 A Levels (or equivalent)

Additionally, MRS recommends:

Mathematics and English GCSE, at Grade C or above (or equivalent)

Advanced Certificate: Language requirements

The language used in all assessment components is normally English.

Candidates whose first language is Welsh or Irish (Gaelige)

Candidates who are following courses/programmes of learning in Wales or Northern Ireland can elect to complete the assessed components in Welsh or Irish (Gaelige). Centres wishing to offer access to assessment in either Welsh or Irish (Gaelige) are required to inform the MRS Qualifications Manager of this requirement when submitting an application for centre approval or, subsequently, when submitting a course notification form.

Candidates whose first language is not English, Welsh or Irish (Gaelige)

It is the responsibility of the centre to ensure that all candidates have an appropriate level of language competence in English to allow them to undertake and complete the assessed components of the qualification.

For candidates whose first language is not English, Welsh or Irish (Gaelige) a measure of English language competence can be provided through the following internationally-recognised English language certificates:

Cambridge Proficiency in English (Grade C or above)
Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English (Grade B or above)
IELTS (6.0 or above)

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