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Key Info

  • Course Duration: 1 Year
  • Accreditation: Council on Higher Education (CHE)
  • Access: On Campus
  • Start Date: 16 February 2026
  • Cost: Enquire for Price

Career Options:

  • Copywriter
  • Content Creator
  • Author
  • Content Manager
  • Brand Manager
Acquire tomorrow’s skills

Learn the tools of the trade and how good copywriting cuts through the noise in today’s oversaturated media.

Learn from top talent

This Advanced Diploma is built and taught by multi-award winning copywriters whose work has been recognised across the globe.

Think outside the box

This Advanced Diploma is ideal for tomorrow’s creative copywriters, communicators and content creators.

Elevate your career

Be recognised with an industry centric Red & Yellow Advanced Diploma, giving you a blend of theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills.

Red & Yellow courses are made to future-proof your career

Our courses are designed to accelerate opportunities and give a boost to your CV. Top businesses across industries recognise Red & Yellow graduates as having the practical skills and the theoretical background to hit the ground running with confidence and creative flair.

Benefits:

Our courses are both current and relevant to the South African context.

Applicable, practical assignments:

  • So that you can apply what you’re learning to your everyday work life, and your specific business challenges.

Discussion Forums and Chat sessions:

  • Helping you develop your professional network.
  • Hosted by your coach, lecturer, or subject specialist.
  • Ideal opportunities to discuss the content and get answers to all your questions.

Personalized feedback:

  • Tailored to your individual strengths, and opportunities for personal improvement.

A dedicated team:

  • Acting as your “virtual” support crew whose only focus is to help get you over the finish line.

Included in your course:

  • An industry-sought-after Certificate of Completion from Red & Yellow
  • Original, relevant, and constantly updated content
  • An interactive online learning experience that includes videos, live chat sessions, forum discussions, and more

Meet your team:

This course was created by, and benefits from, our full-time lecturers’ years of experience in the field – both in lecturing and in industry. They know how to nurture talent and bring out the best in students, resulting in many award-wins over the years.

Carmen Schaefer

Carmen Schaefer

Head of Academics

  • 20 years in education

  • Academic Team leader at Red & Yellow

  • Authors the annual employability report

Craig Strydom

Craig Strydom

Senior Lecturer

  • Global communications expert

  • Award-winning copywriter

  • ‘Sugar Man’ co-author

Where Commercial Logic meets Creative Magic

Creative thinking is still the most powerful skill of the future, but only if it’s paired with commercial savvy and the ability to adapt. That’s why we equip future thinkers, doers, and makers with the real-world, future-proof skills they need to thrive. Whether you're climbing the ladder or building something of your own, we’ll help you learn how business works – and how to make it work for you.

Brands we work with

ABSA
PRIMEDIA
MTN
Company 4
TFG

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