Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Customer Service

Skill Level

All

Total Hours (TQT)

171 hours

Mandatory Units

3

Optional Units

8

Language

English

Overview

The purpose of this qualification is to enable you to evidence the key skills, knowledge and competence that employers would expect of someone operating in a senior role with Customer Service as a primary focus. It is appropriate for you if you want to evidence the skills, knowledge and competence in such a customer service role

Who is the course for?

The purpose of the qualification is to confirm that you are competent in a specific job role such as:

Alternatively, this qualification supports progression to further learning. You could progress to other qualifications suitable to your level of experience, such as:

What are the entry requirements to access the course?

There are no formal entry requirements to access this course; however, you will need access to a PC/Laptop/Mac and internet access. You will also be required to be motivated and able to set aside time to complete your work.

Do I have to sit exams?

As this is a vocational qualification there are no final exams for you to sit. You will be continually assessed using a variety of tasks intended to show and use the skillset that you have.

How is this course delivered?

This course is delivered remotely utilising our materials and the use of zoom / teams / Skype, etc.  All written work will be submitted and assesed via our portfolio system.

What is the duration of the course?

The duration of the course is approximately 171 hours TQT.  This includes tutoring and individual learning; however, as we take into account your previous work and academic history this could be less.

What will I learn from the course?

The primary purpose of this qualification is to confirm that you are competent in a specific job role. It will enable you to undertake a learning programme to confirm competence in a specific customer service job role. It targets the key skills, knowledge and competence that employers would expect of someone operating in a role with Customer Service as a primary focus

Course Format

This qualification comprises of three mandatory units and an extensive choice of option units.  You can work with LCP to find the best- fit from the optional units offered in the qualification to suit you and your career.

Mandatory Units:

4 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand how to champion customer service

  • Be able to identify the scope for improvements to customer service

  • Be able to champion customer service

7 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the management of customer service operations

  • Be able to plan customer service operations

  • Be able to manage customer service operations

  • Be able to prepare staff for the delivery of customer service
  • Be able to measure customer service performance

3 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Be able to identify personal and professional development requirements

  • Be able to fulfil a personal and professional development plan

  • Be able to maintain the relevance of a personal and professional development plan

 

Choose a minimum of 4 units with a minimum combined credit value of 20 from the following options:

Group B Optional Units:

3 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the use of a service partnership in customer service delivery

  • Understand ways of building relationships within a customer service partnership

  • Be able to deliver customer service within a customer service partnership

5 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand how to gather, analyse and interpret customer feedback

  • Be able to plan the collection of customer feedback on customer service issues

  • Be able to gather customer feedback

  • Be able to analyse and interpret customer feedback to recommend improvements

5 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the development of a customer service social media strategy

  • Be able to develop a customer service social media strategy
  • Be able to promote the benefits of social media networking to customer service

4 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand how to review the quality of customer service

  • Be able to plan the measurement of customer service

  • Be able to evaluate the quality of customer service

5 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the use of social media for customer service

  • Be able to identify the scope for improvements to customer service through the use of social media

  • Be able to develop customer service provision through social media networks

4 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the monitoring and resolution of customers problems

  • Be able to deal with customers problems

5 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand how to monitor the quality of customer service interactions
  • Be able to prepare to monitor the quality of customer service interactions
  • Be able to monitor the quality of customer service interactions

4 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the management of a customer service award programme
  • Be able to plan a customer service award programme
  • Be able to manage a customer service award programme

4 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the monitoring and resolution of customers complaints
  • Be able to deal with customers complaints

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand how to build effective relationships with customers
  • Be able to determine the scope for building effective relationships with customers
  • Be able to develop effective relationships with customers
  • Be able to review and improve relationships with customers

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the development of a customer service strategy
  • Be able to develop a customer service strategy

5 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand how knowledge resources are used to support customer service delivery

  • Be able to create and maintain a customer service knowledge base
  • Be able to develop customer service resource materials

4 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand how to manage the use of technology to improve customer service

  • Be able to identify opportunities for customer service improvement through the use of technology

  • Be able to implement changes in technology to improve customer service

Choose a minimum of 1 units up to a credit value of 16 from the following options:

Group C Optional Units:

4 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the management of team performance

  • Be able to allocate and assure the quality of work

  • Be able to manage communications within a team

5 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand responsibilities and liabilities in relation to health and safety legislation
  • Understand how to assess, monitor and minimise health and safety risks in own area of responsibility
  • Be able to review health and safety policy in own area of responsibility
  • Be able to communicate health and safety policy in own area of responsibility
  • Be able to monitor health and safety in own area of responsibility

5 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Understand techniques and tools that support the design of business processes
  • Be able to develop business processes
  • Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of business processes

4 Credit unit at Level 2

  • Understand the organisation of business travel or accommodation for others

  • Be able to research business travel or accommodation options for others

  • Be able to make business travel or accommodation arrangements for others

 

4 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand how to handle objections and negotiate with the customer

  • Be able to prepare for objections and negotiation with the customer

  • Be able to handle objections
  • Be able to negotiate with the customer
  • Be able to close the sale following negotiation

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to ensure the effective management of incidents through a contact centre
  • Be able to contribute to the development of organisational strategy for incident management through a contact centre
  • Understand the management of incidents reported to a contact centre

4 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Input and combine information using bespoke software

  • Create and modify appropriate structures to organise and retrieve information efficiently
  • Exploit the functions of the software effectively to process and present information

4 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the management of underperformance in the workplace
  • Be able to manage individuals’ performance in the workplace

4 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Be able to identify opportunities for innovation
  • Be able to generate and test ideas for innovation and improvement
  • Be able to implement innovative ideas and improvements

3 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the impact of different models of buyer behaviour on the sales cycle
  • Be able to respond to the buyer at each stage of the decision making process

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Be able to manage incidents through a contact centre
  • Be able to provide support to colleagues on incident management in a contact centre
  • Understand how to manage incidents reported to a contact centre

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the management of business risk
  • Be able to address business risk
  • Be able to mitigate business risk

3 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the principles of learning and development
  • Be able to support individuals’ learning and development
  • Be able to evaluate individuals learning and development

4 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the uses of sales-related information
  • Understand how to use tools and methods to analyse sales-related information
  • Be able to obtain sales-related information about customers, markets and competitors
  • Be able to use tools and methods to analyse sales-related information

4 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the principles supporting environmental sustainability in a business environment
  • Be able to implement best practice in environmental sustainability in a business environment

7 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the management of a project
  • Be able to plan a project
  • Be able to manage a project
  • Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of a project

3 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the organisational aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
  • Understand the personal aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
  • Be able to support equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace

4 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the implementation of operational change
  • Be able to plan for operational change
  • Be able to manage operational change
  • Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of operational change

7 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Be able to contribute to the development of organisational sales strategy in a contact centre
  • Be able to develop procedures and guidelines to be used for direct sales through a contact centre
  • Be able to review sales planning, analysis and reporting techniques for direct sales through a contact centre
  • Understand the principles underpinning direct sales activities in a contact centre

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