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MRS offers a range of flexible online training courses enabling individuals to learn at their own pace. These courses can be taken individually, or as part of a bespoke or blended solution.
Designed for those new to or with little experience of market research, the online Foundation Course in Market Research provides a clear understanding of how to design and plan effective research projects.
This is an invaluable online course for support staff, those commissioning research for the first time, new entrants, undergraduate/postgraduate students, field workers and those looking to better understand the market. It can also lead to an MRS qualification - the MRS Certificate in Market Research.
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If you want to thrive as a market researcher, particularly in the age of big data, your statistical skills need to be up to scratch. We’ve teamed up with leading independent publisher Kogan Page to create Statistics for Research, a new interactive training course that is conducted solely online.
Perfect as a refresher, or as an introduction for those new to working with statistics, the course uses a uses a combination of video content and collaborative activities to explain critical techniques like sampling, weighting and dispersion.
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MRS delivers a wide range of online business skills training contextualised for the research sector. These essentials courses can be studied in learners’ own time and include the titles listed.
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Hundreds of specifically targeted research jobs await your application.
How does online training work?
MRS online training comprises an area for the user, the Personal Profile and two inter-linked areas: a Learning Centre and a Resource Centre.
See below for details of a FREE trial for Business Skills Courses
Personal Profile
Learning Centre
Resource Centre
Foundation Course in Market Research and Questionnaire Design: Registrants must log onto the course within 14 days of receipt of their access key and complete the course within 120 days. The average length of time to complete the course is around 30 hours.
Business Skills: Registrants must log onto the course within 14 days of receipt of their access key and complete the course within 60 days. The average length of time to complete the course is 3-4 hours.
Alternatively, you can 'try before you buy' with this FREE module from one of our Business Skills topics which will give you a good idea of how it works. Just follow this link: www.mrslearning.org.uk/MRSDEMO
Contact us
If you require further information or assistance registering a place on a course contact:
Foundation Course: Mel Coghlan, melissa.coghlan@mrs.org.uk, or telephone +44 (0)20 7566 1805
All other online courses: Lauren Taylor, lauren.taylor@mrs.org.uk, or telephone +44 (0)20 7566 1873
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