Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship Apprenticeship

Course information

Customer Service is the human element of any business delivering products or services to customers. Whilst a strong, recognisable brand and having unique selling points is important, it’s professional staff delivering on brand promises that brings the organisation’s values, policies and procedures to life, bringing customers back time and time again… Happy customers leads to successful business!

If you enjoy variety, like people and would enjoy the challenge of dealing with different situations every day, then a Customer Service Practitioner apprenticeship would be a perfect choice for you… not only will you ‘earn while you learn’ in a vibrant, customer-facing environment in the real world, but you will gain professional skills and an internationally recognised qualification to support your future…

Whether new to the role or seeking to develop your practice, a Customer Service Practitioner apprenticeship, supported by tutors who have recent industry experience, can take you in any direction – business to business, business to customer, retail, sales or hospitality. If you enjoy interacting with people then ‘the world really is your oyster!’

What You Will Learn

A variety of skills to help you in the workplace, such as:

Influencing skills
organisation and time management
Dealing with conflict and challenge
Self-development and self-awareness
Understanding your organisation
Effective communication skills teamwork
Customer experience
In addition to this core apprenticeship, we also offer additional qualifications to allow you to develop a particular specialism in the business world that will help your organisation. These can include short courses* in:

Finance
Learning and development
Social media
Digital marketing
Health and safety
Marketing
Web design
e-Commerce
HR

Entry Requirements

Customer Service Practitioners are hugely influential in the delivery of a good customer experience and their satisfaction with an organisation. You will need English and maths GCSEs at grade 3, plus any criteria specific to you employer. Customer interactions may cover a wide range of situations and can include; face-to-face, telephone, post, email, text and social media.

Progression

The Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship, there will may also be a new Customer Service Apprenticehip available at the time you complete this course (these new programmes are still being developed in partnership with industry and awarding bodies).

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