LIVERPOOL, England, June 13 /PRNewswire/ --

- ATTN: Liverpool / North West Editors:

The European Social Fund (ESF) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) are continuing to offer up to 60% of funding for training to any SME in the Greater Merseyside area. Funding is for Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral and St Helens. This includes professional marketing qualifications offered by Oxford College of Marketing, specialists in marketing education and training. As one of the UK's top providers of Chartered Institute of Marketing courses, which have just been redesigned to meet the challenges of today's marketer, Oxford College of Marketing offers both part-time options, where study takes place over intensive weekends at Liverpool Hope University College and distance learning packages to suit individual needs all supported by a unique virtual learning system and personal tutors.

Oxford College of Marketing has recently appointed Diane Cotton as Regional Manager for their Liverpool centre. Diane has a wealth of experience both in marketing and tutoring. This appointment has been made in recognition of the explosion of business opportunities in the Liverpool area during the 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations. Diane is holding a series of Open Evenings at Liverpool Hope University during the summer to discuss course options and funding, so why not book an appointment today!

Notes to Editors

About Oxford College of Marketing

Oxford College of Marketing is one of the largest CIM accredited Marketing Colleges in the UK. With study centres in London, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Reading, Brighton, Gatwick and Sheffield, and of course Oxford, the College has been running qualification Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) courses since 1997, with superb student results. The College offers CIM Introductory, Certificate, Professional Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma qualifications through a number of study options, as well as short and one-day marketing courses and tailored in-house training programmes.

About the Chartered Institute of Marketing

The Chartered Institute of Marketing offers three levels of professional qualification at study centres in 130 countries. The CIM Professional Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma are internationally recognised qualifications that can help marketers at both an operational and strategic level. About 27,500 people sit CIM qualifications every year, 15,000 of which are overseas students.

For further information call +44(0)1865-515255, email diane@oxfordcollegeofmarketing.ac.uk or visit http://www.oxfordcollegeofmarketing.ac.uk

To find out if your company is eligible for ESF funding (The Skillworks programme), please contact Sysco on +44(0)151-236-1748 or email Nancy Sutton at: Nancy.Sutton@sysco.uk.com

For further information call +44(0)1865-515255, email diane@oxfordcollegeofmarketing.ac.uk or visit http://www.oxfordcollegeofmarketing.ac.uk; To find out if your company is eligible for ESF funding (The Skillworks programme), please contact Sysco on +44(0)151-236-1748 or email Nancy Sutton at: Nancy.Sutton@sysco.uk.com