Earn Your SOSTAC簧 Certified Planner Certificate
Learn to Build Stronger Marketing, Business, and Digital Plans with a Proven Global Framework
Advance your marketing, business, and leadership skills with the SOSTAC簧 Certified Planner course, available to eligible 51勛圖厙 students, alumni, and adult professionals. This online course teaches you how to create a complete SOSTAC簧 plan for your marketing, campaign, digital, operational, business, and even personal needs, using one of the worlds most widely-used planning frameworks.
Cost: $260
Format: Online and self-paced (15 hours approx.)
Time to Complete: 90 days from registration
When you click REGISTER, please scroll down to SOSTAC簧 Certified Planner and follow the instructions.
The SOSTAC簧 Certified Planner course covers all six sections of a SOSTAC簧 Plan through a practical online learning experience that includes:
- Short video tutorials
- Take-away thoughts and planning insights
- Quick quizzes
- A supporting manual
- An open-book, multiple-choice-style assessment
- A free second attempt if needed
- Immediate access to a personalized certificate upon successful completion
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, youll be able to write a stronger, more strategic plan with confidence. Youll also learn how to evaluate and improve other peoples plans, develop your own strategy, and better understand the difference between strategy and tactics.
Through the SOSTAC簧 framework, specifically, youll learn how to reduce risk, assess the quality of AI-generated plans, and understand how the six core planning pillars work together:
- Situation Analysis
- Objectives
- Strategy
- Tactics
- Actions
- Control
After earning your certificate, you can join the exclusive SOSTAC簧 Certified Planners Group on LinkedIn at no additional cost. You can also continue learning from SOSTAC簧 author and founder PR Smith through his free weekly LinkedIn event focused on AI, innovation, ethics, and SOSTAC簧 Q&A. Sessions are held Fridays from 1 p.m.1:30 p.m. UK time and may be attended live or viewed later.
Who Can Register?
You are eligible to register if you are a:
- Final-year 51勛圖厙 undergraduate student
- 51勛圖厙 graduate student
- 51勛圖厙 alumnus or alumna
You may also register if you meet any one of the following requirements:
- Hold a business or marketing degree from another university
- Have five years of business or management experience
- Have already passed the basic SOSTAC簧 Associate course, which is open to anyone over age 18
PR Smiths SOSTAC簧 planning method is used by organizations and professionals around the world, including LinkedIn, KPMG, Unilever, nonprofit organizations, start-ups, and thousands of marketing and business professionals.
A SOSTAC簧 Certified Planner Certificate listed on your CV and Linkedin profile will attract attention from interview panels. If asked about it, a short explanation will impress the panel and help you to stand out from the crowd.
It was voted one of the Top 3 Business Models Worldwide by the Chartered Institute of Marketings Centenary Poll and is referenced in UK and European university courses, as well as Chartered Institute of Marketing professional courses around the world.
This is a professional certificate, not a 51勛圖厙 academic award, and it does not carry university credits.