Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner

Customer service skills can be used in all job sectors and can be applied to many different roles. It is what an organisation does to meet customer expectations and to improve the customer experience. Good customer service is vitally important for all businesses, large or small. 

It creates customers who are loyal, because the service provided meets their needs.

• Whether you are new to customer service or already employed and wanting to upskill and take part in recognised continuous professional development our customer service apprenticeships will enable you to develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours. We offer customer service apprenticeships at level 2 and level 3. They provide a blended learning approach that includes a programme of on-the-job and off-the-job training personalised to the individual.
• At the end of your apprenticeship there is an End Point Assessment carried out by City & Guilds to showcase your development and achievements.

Entry requirements

• Apprentices will be required to have or achieve level 1 English and Maths and to have taken level 2 English and Maths tests prior to completion of their Apprenticeship.

Course Content

• Apprentices need to complete 20% off-the-job training during the on-programme phase of their apprenticeship. Specific rules govern this and it must take place in the apprentice’s contracted hours. Throughout you will be taught and assessed by the following knowledge, skills and behaviours.

Knowledge

• Knowing your customers
• Understanding the organisation
• Meeting regulations and legislation
• Your role and responsibilities
• Customer experience
• Product and service knowledge
• Systems and resources

Skills

• Interpersonal skills
• Communication
• Influencing skills
• Personal organisation
• Dealing with customer conflict and challenge

Behaviour

• Developing self
• Being open to feedback
• Team working
• Equality – treating all customers as individuals
• Presentation – dress code and professional language
• ‘Right first time’

The Assessment Process

• For each of the three assessment methods, all pass criteria (100%) must be achieved to progress and complete the apprenticeship programme must also achieve a distinction in each assessment method.

Apprentice Showcase

• An interview which assesses the apprentice’s competence, self-reflection, judgement and understanding of their apprenticeship.
• A showcase portfolio compiled by the apprentice provides the structure for this conversation.

Practical Observation

• The practical observation will be pre-planned and scheduled to when the apprentice will be in their normal place of work and will be carried out by the Independent Assessor.
• The observation should enable the apprentice to evidence their skills, knowledge and behaviour.

Professional Discussion

• The professional discussion will be a structured discussion between the apprentice and the Independent Assessor, following the observation, to establish the apprentice’s understanding and application of knowledge, skills and behaviours.