City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma Customer Service

The City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Customer Service is ideal if you are already working in a customer facing role and are looking to expand your career prospects within your current workplace. The work-based nature of the course means that you can undertake the customer service training required to get ahead at work, and gain a nationally recognised qualification, without having to attend College.

Over the course of the qualification you will gain greater technical and managerial skills, as well as the ability to supervise others and apply the principles of customer service to the wider strategy of your department or organisation. Depending on your job role, the units you choose to undertake lead to gaining skills in areas such as managing team performance, developing customer relationships and promoting additional services to customers.

Key Facts

Attendance: As this qualification is work-based no college attendance is required. Instead all tuition, support and assessment will be provided in the workplace, online and via email and telephone contact. Support is provided by one of the College’s work-based learning assessors.
Duration: 14-18 months
Start date: Any time during the year.
Location: The majority of assessments can take place remotely. In some circumstances on-site assessments are needed. The assessment team can talk to you about the possibility of work place visits during your pre-course discussion.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal academic entry requirements to undertake this qualification however the passion to learn new skills along with employment in a suitable customer service position with the ability to influence customer service provision within the role is necessary.

Please note: As our courses include online learning components, students are required to have access to a PC or laptop with a reliable internet connection.

Course Content

Our customer service courses are made up both mandatory and optional units.

Mandatory units

Organise and deliver customer service
Understand the customer service environment
Understand customers and customer retention
Principles of business
Manage personal and professional development
Resolve customers’ problems

A range of optional units can then be chosen from such as the example below:

Promote additional products and/or services to customers
Develop customer relationships
Champion customer service
Use social media to deliver customer service
Buddy a colleague to develop their skills
Negotiate in a business environment
Manage team performance

Assessment

Course assessment consists of completing online examinations, creating a portfolio, and passing work-based practical assessments.

Course Fees

Course fees can either be paid in full before the beginning of the course or on an annual basis. A loan scheme is also available to UK citizens who live in the UK to help spread the cost of the course into manageable payments, details can be found below.

	Full Fee	Annual
UK	£2,975	£1,985 at the start of the programme £990 at the start of year 2
Overseas	£3,975	£2,650 at the start of the programme £1,325 at the start of year 2

Awarding Body Fees*: £207
* these are payable by all students or employers and are recharged at cost and subject to change.

CAW Loans2Learn
The CAW Loans2Learn scheme is a personal loan that can help you to spread the cost of the course into manageable payments over a period of up to 5 years. The loan can be used to fully or partially cover the course fees (but does not cover any awarding body fees, such as enrolment and examination fees). More information can be found here.

LOAN CALCULATOR
The current rate of interest for a CAW Loans2Learn is 9%. Click on the calculator icon to calculate your monthly repayment options based on different repayment term lengths.

Sources of financial help can be found on our student finance page. Before making any financial decision it is recommended that you seek advice from an independent source, for example the Money Advice Service.

If you have not achieved your qualification by the planned end date detailed in your individual learning plan, continued support and course access is available by paying monthly direct debit payments, or applying for a supplementary or increased loan, until certification is achieved.

These are current figures and may be subject to change. The differences in course fees reflect the level of funding that is available as a result of government policies and priorities. These may be as a result of age, employment status, previous education achievements, or location for example, and are outside the control of CAW Business School (The College of Animal Welfare Ltd).

What Next?

Gaining a formal qualification in customer service puts you in an excellent position professionally, as the skills learnt through work-based customer service training can be applied to a wide range of industries.

This qualification will demonstrate to employers your practical skills and abilities, which will stand you in good stead when applying for future customer service roles, particularly in supervisory positions. In time, opportunities to progress into a management role within retail of a related industry may become available to you.

On completion of this course many students go onto undertake a higher level qualification, or complete formal training in a related subject, such as business administration or leadership and management, in order to expand on their existing skillset.

Testimonials

What our Business School students say:

“I have enjoyed learning new skills and applying some of these to my current job”
“The tutors are very helpful and supportive and provide me with regular reviews on my progress”
“The course fits around my everyday work making this easy to complete”
“The tutors are extremely helpful and always manage to find time to provide support and answer any queries”

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