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MarKom training is the ideal introduction to marketing, sales and communication. All the necessary skills are taught in a compact format. The certificate examination then tests your basic knowledge in the areas of business, law, marketing, sales, distribution and communication. This gives you a good basis for further professional examinations in marketing, sales or communication.

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MarKom: Your entry into the communications industry

The MarKom association is responsible for the quality of basic training in marketing, communication and sales. MarKom basic training provides basic knowledge in marketing, sales, distribution, communication, economics (business administration) and law and concludes with the MarKom certificate. The certificate opens the doors to all marketing disciplines and thus offers various development opportunities. It also facilitates entry into further training courses with a federally recognized qualification (professional examinations (BP) with a federal certificate).

The MarKom certificate examination has existed since 2007 and until 2018 was an admission requirement for various professional examinations in this field, such as PR specialist with a federal certificate or marketing specialist with a federal certificate. The sponsoring body, the MarKom association, is made up of representatives from the following associations FAIR Fédération des Agents Indepéndants et Représentants, KS Kommunikation Schweiz, KV Schweiz, pr suisse Schweizerischer Public Relations Verband SPRV, SDV Schweizer Dialogmarketing Verband, Swiss Marketing SMC and Verkauf Schweiz.

Graduates of the MarKom examination are entitled to use the title "MarKom Assistant". They work in marketing, PR, communications or sales departments of companies of all sizes and in all sectors, where they generally perform a clerical or assistant function.

Communication and outgoing people with good organizational and language skills who want to gain a foothold in marketing, communication or sales and would like to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills in the foreseeable future are in the right place with MarKom training.


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Sie können bei Nichtbestehen der MarKom Zertifikatsprüfung MZP die Prüfung sooft wiederholen, wie Sie wollen. Allerdings müssen Sie alle Prüfungsteile, auch die, die Sie bereits bestanden haben, erneut bestehen sowie die gesamte Prüfungsgebühr entrichten. Für die Wiederholung der Prüfung gelten dieselben Bedingungen wie für die erste Prüfung.

As a MarCom assistant, you can complete the following advanced courses:

  • Professional examination for a federal certificate as:
    • PR specialist
    • Sales specialist
    • Marketing specialist
    • Communications specialist
    • Copywriter
  • Certificate courses on in-depth topics in marketing

Until 2018, passing the MarKom certificate examination was a prerequisite for participation in the federal professional examinations (BP) in the fields of marketing, sales, PR, copywriting and communication. From the 2019 examination year, participants in the professional examinations will no longer necessarily need the certificate. However, it is still an excellent preparation for further courses or for a solid entry into the marketing communications sector.

The MarKom certificate examination is not a federally recognized training course, but an examination founded by the industry associations pr suisse Schweizerischer Public Relations Verband (SPRV), Schweizer Werbung (SW), Verkauf Schweiz /VS), Swiss Marketing (SMC), Schweizer Direktmarketing Verband (SDV), Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Marketing (GfM) and FAIR Fédération des Agents Indépendants et Réprésentants, which is valid for five years. Until the 2018 examination year, it was a prerequisite for admission to the five professional examinations with a federal certificate in these areas. But even today, the MarKom certificate still enjoys a good reputation throughout the country.

There are training providers who offer the MarKom training as an online course. For example, the e-learning is structured as 180 lessons including 6 online meetings as a supervised course or as complete self-study. The advantages of training as an online course are obvious:

  • Flexible, as it is independent of time and place, including free choice of learning environment and time
  • Needs-based offer with individual lessons
  • Methodical and didactic approach
  • Learning content available at any time
  • Learning objective check
  • Individual division of the learning units
  • Exchange with specialist lecturers and learning group
  • Minimal organizational and logistical effort for supervised variants
  • Online exam training
  • Efficient acquisition of basic knowledge in the MarCom area
  • Can also be completed as an intensive MarKom course in just three months

Laut Prüfungsordnung ist es für die Teilnahme an der MarKom Prüfung nicht Voraussetzung, dass Sie einen Vorbereitungskurs besuchen, jedoch wird dies sehr empfohlen. In einem Vorbereitungskurs bekommen Sie nicht nur alles notwendige Wissen vermittelt, um die Prüfung zu bestehen, sondern können auch Fragen stellen, diskutieren und sich auf die Prüfungssituation vorbereiten. Sie nehmen an Testübungen teil und können gezielt praktische Übungen zu Bereichen wiederholden, in denen Sie Defizite aufweisen. Da die Zertifikatsprüfung sehr umfassend ist, sollten Sie den Besuch eines vorangehenden Lehrgangs unter allen Umständen ins Auge fassen.

Um sich zur MarKom Zertifikatsprüfung anmelden zu können, müssen Sie am Tag der Prüfung mindestens 18 Jahre alt sein und die Prüfungsgebühren fristgerecht überwiesen haben. Nach der Anmeldung ist es obligatorisch, dass Sie das Online-Übungstool bearbeiten, um an der Prüfung teilnehmen zu können. Nähere Informationen dazu erhalten Sie direkt von den Schulen.

With the MarKom certificate you can perform the following tasks:

  • Support superiors in the marketing department with all the work that arises
  • Procuring and researching information and offers for marketing campaigns and creating sub-concepts in marketing planning
  • Coordinate and monitor marketing activities
  • Dealing with correspondence from the marketing department
  • Meeting organization
  • Collaboration on presentations

The learning content in a MarKom course is as follows:

  • Business knowledge: Business administration, economics, accounting, working techniques
  • Law
  • Digital applications
  • Marketing
  • Communication: Public relations and marketing communication
  • Sales and distribution

With the MarKom exam, you can lay the foundation for entering your desired profession in the field of marketing or communication. You will learn:

  • Know marketing instruments
  • how marketing concepts are created
  • more on topics such as market research, market segments and marketing objectives
  • Insight into the areas of sales and distribution, marketing communication and public relations


As a MarCom assistant with a federally recognized certificate, you can start your career in the field of marketing and communication.

Jede Schule bietet unterschiedliche Kursmodelle an, die sich etwa über vier bis sechs Monate erstrecken. Bei einigen Schulen können Sie auch Intensivkurse besuchen, die Ihnen das notwendige Wissen innerhalb weniger Wochen vermitteln. Sollten Sie über eine KV-Grundbildung verfügen, so können Sie bei einigen Schulen die MarKom Prüfungsvorbereitung auch zeitlich reduzieren.

Die MarKom Zertifikatsprüfung MZP bereitet Sie unter anderem auch auf die Berufsprüfungen Marketingfachmann / Marketingfachfrau, Verkaufsfachfrau / Verkaufsfachmann, Kommunikationsplaner / Kommunikationsplanerin, Texter / Texterin sowie PR Fachmann / PR Fachfrau vor. Das bedeutet, dass die geprüften Fächer auch in all diesen Bereichen zu finden sind und Ihr Grundwissen in den Fächern Marketing, PR, Verkauf und Distribution und Marketingkommunikation prüfen. Darüber hinaus wir Ihr Grundwissen in BWL (Betriebswirtschaftslehre), VWL (Volkswirtschaftslehre) und Recht geprüft. Exakte Inhalte zu den einzelnen Prüfungsteilen entnehmen Sie bitte der Wegleitung zur Prüfung, die Ihnen gerne von den einzelnen Schulen zugesandt wird.


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