Advertising Resource Recommendation Skills Training

Learning Outcomes

• Evaluate advertising resource options against predefined criteria such as reach, cost, and relevance.
• Analyze the suitability of different media channels (print, digital, broadcast) for specific advertising assignments.
• Recommend advertising resources based on a cost-benefit analysis and alignment with campaign objectives.
• Apply ethical and legal considerations when selecting and recommending advertising resources.
• Demonstrate the ability to document and present resource recommendations to stakeholders.
• Implement a systematic process for reviewing and updating resource recommendations based on performance data.

Target Audience

This course is designed for advertising coordinators, marketing assistants, media planners, and small business owners responsible for sourcing and recommending advertising resources for campaigns or assignments.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals component allows learners to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios, developing hands-on skills in resource planning, budgeting, and optimization. Through supervised exercises, learners will create media plans, allocate budgets, and present resource recommendations, reinforcing the course outcomes.

Practical Activities

• Media Plan Development — Learners work in groups to develop a media plan for a given product, selecting channels, allocating budget, and justifying decisions. (12h)
• Budget Allocation Simulation — Using a simulation tool, learners allocate a fixed budget across media and creative resources, adjusting based on performance data. (8h)
• Creative Brief and Review — Learners write a creative brief for a campaign and then review sample creative work, providing constructive feedback. (8h)
• Final Resource Plan Presentation — Learners develop a complete resource plan for an integrated campaign and present it to the class for evaluation. (8h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.