I'm going back to study with the Market Research Society (MRS)...
I am very pleased to say that in January 2019 I will be studying for my MRS Advanced Certificate in Market Research and Social Practice (https://www.mrs.org.uk/learningCPD/advan_cert).
For those of you who don't know, this is the Market Research Society's (MRS) degree-level professional qualification in Market Research. Despite being a researcher with some established industry experience, I am keen to get a industry qualification under my belt as I know it will help me think more critically about research. I want to get a solid understanding of how to conduct watertight research, how to problem solve effectively on projects and how to satisfy my clients' needs further.

The syllabus in structured into 3 key sections:
- The Research Context
- Developing a Research Project
- Analysing Data and Using Research Findings
The assessment is in two parts:
- A piece of coursework whereby candidates prepare a brief and proposal for a research project
- A written exam at the end lasting 2 hours 30 minutes
I am going to be studying with the Research Academy (https://research-academy.co.uk/), who offer a great standard of teaching with industry professionals, as well as offering online tuition via weekly online tutorials. I am very grateful of this type teaching, which is really helpful in aiding a good work-life balance and fitting everything in around my research work and the madness of family life.

I am really looking forward to this, and I will be posting more updates in the future about how I get on.
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