Focus Awards Limited · RQF Level 2
Focus Awards Level 2 Diploma In Customer Service (RQF)
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 2
- Total credits45
- Guided learning269 hours
- Units in this qualification39
Awarded by Focus Awards Limited · on the Ofqual register
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
The Focus Awards Level 2 Diploma in Customer Service (RQF) is aimed at those learners who currently deal with customers on a daily basis and recognise that employment in the customer service sector involves a diverse range of functions, tasks, and activities that are constantly developing and changing. The Focus Awards Level 2 Diploma in Customer Service (RQF) will help to develop customer service knowledge and equip learners to understand how to deal with day-to-day interactions with customers sensitively, respectfully, effectively and with a focus on quality.
These are the units Focus Awards Limited registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Bespoke SoftwareReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Input information accurately using bespoke software applications
- Combine information effectively using bespoke software applications
- Use appropriate structures to organise information within bespoke software applications
- Retrieve information efficiently from bespoke software applications
- Use the functions of the software effectively to process information
- Use the functions of the software effectively to present information
Buddy a colleague to develop their skillsReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to buddy a colleague to develop their skills
- Plan to buddy a colleague to develop their skills
- Support a buddy colleague carrying out work activities
Carry out customer service handoversReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the purpose and importance of customer service handovers
- Understand the different types of customer service handovers and when they are appropriate
- Understand the information that needs to be included in a customer service handover
- Plan customer service handovers, ensuring all relevant information is gathered and documented
- Communicate effectively with colleagues and customers during the handover process
- Transfer customer information and responsibilities smoothly and efficiently
- Confirm that the customer is satisfied with the handover process
Carry out direct sales activities in a contact centreReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Gather information needed for direct sales activities in a contact centre
- Carry out and record direct sales to customers through a contact centre
- Comply with regulations and legislation during direct sales in a contact centre
- Understand how to conduct sales activities in a contact centre
Communicate verbally with customersReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to communicate verbally with customers, including the different methods and techniques available
- Use appropriate customer service language to communicate effectively with customers
Communicate with customers in writingReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the different methods of written communication used in customer service
- Understand the importance of using appropriate language and tone when communicating with customers in writing
- Plan written communications to customers, considering their needs and the purpose of the communication
- Draft clear, concise, and accurate written communications to customers
- Review and revise written communications to ensure they meet customer needs and organisational standards
- Use appropriate channels to send written communications to customers
Contribute to the organisation of an eventReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key elements involved in event organisation, including planning, logistics, and resource management.
- Carry out pre-event actions, such as venue preparation, marketing, and participant registration.
- Set up an event, ensuring all necessary equipment and facilities are in place.
- Carry out post-event actions, such as dismantling equipment, clearing the venue, and gathering feedback.
- Carry out post-event actions, such as dismantling equipment, clearing the venue, and gathering feedback.
Deal with incidents through a contact centreReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Deal with incidents effectively through a contact centre.
- Follow established procedures for incident management.
- Escalate incidents appropriately.
- Use contact centre communications systems to deploy incident management resources.
- Utilise communication systems to contact relevant personnel.
- Allocate resources effectively to manage incidents.
- Understand how to deal with incidents in a contact centre environment.
- Understand the importance of clear and concise communication during incidents.
- Understand the need to maintain accurate records of incidents.
Deal with incoming telephone calls from customersReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the procedures for effectively dealing with incoming customer telephone calls.
- Establish the purpose of incoming customer calls efficiently and accurately.
- Deal with customer questions and requests in a professional and helpful manner.
Deliver customer serviceReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of effective customer service delivery.
- Understand the processes involved in delivering customer service.
- Understand the importance of meeting customer expectations.
- Understand the relationship between customer service and brand awareness.
- Understand how customer service impacts brand reputation.
- Prepare to interact with customers in a professional manner.
- Prepare to provide accurate and helpful information to customers.
- Prepare to handle customer enquiries and complaints effectively.
- Contribute to improvements in customer service delivery.
- Suggest ways to enhance the customer experience.
- Support the implementation of customer service improvements.
Deliver customer service to challenging customersReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key principles of delivering effective customer service to challenging customers
- Deal with challenging customers in a professional and appropriate manner
Deliver customer service whilst working on customers’ premisesReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to deliver customer service effectively whilst working on customers’ premises
- Deliver customer service to meet customer needs whilst working on customers’ premises
- Deliver customer service in a professional manner whilst working on customers’ premises
Develop customer relationshipsReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of developing positive customer relationships
- Understand the factors that contribute to successful customer relationships
- Understand different techniques for building rapport with customers
- Develop relationships with customers through effective communication and interaction
- Maintain positive relationships with customers by addressing their needs and concerns
- Adapt communication style to suit individual customer preferences and requirements
Develop working relationships with colleaguesReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of effective team working and collaboration.
- Understand the importance of communication and cooperation within a team.
- Maintain effective working relationships with colleagues.
- Communicate clearly and respectfully with colleagues.
- Support colleagues in their roles.
- Collaborate with colleagues to resolve problems.
- Contribute to problem-solving discussions.
- Implement agreed solutions with colleagues.
Employee rights and responsibilitiesReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role of organisations and industries in relation to employee rights and responsibilities
- Understand employers’ expectations and employees’ rights and obligations within the workplace
Exceed customer expectationsReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of exceeding customer expectations in a business environment
- Understand methods for identifying customer needs and expectations
- Apply techniques to exceed customer expectations in practical situations
- Evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken to exceed customer expectations
Gather, analyse and interpret customer feedbackReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the methods used to gather customer feedback
- Understand the techniques used to analyse customer feedback data
- Understand how to interpret customer feedback to identify areas for improvement
- Plan the collection of customer feedback, considering appropriate methods and target audiences
- Gather customer feedback using planned methods
- Analyse collected customer feedback data to identify trends and patterns
- Interpret analysed customer feedback to recommend specific improvements to products, services, or processes
Handling objections and closing salesReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to handle sales objections effectively and professionally
- Understand how to close the sale and finalise the transaction
- Handle objections from customers during the sales process
- Close the sale and complete the transaction successfully
Health and Safety Procedures in the WorkplaceReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the established health and safety procedures that are in place in the workplace
- Carry out assigned tasks in accordance with health and safety regulations and procedures in the workplace
Make telephone calls to customersReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to make effective telephone calls to customers.
- Plan telephone calls to customers to ensure efficiency and positive outcomes.
- Make telephone calls to customers in a professional and helpful manner.
Manage diary systemsReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of managing diary systems effectively in a customer service environment
- Manage diary systems accurately and efficiently to support customer service operations
Manage personal performance and developmentReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Manage personal performance in a customer service environment
- Manage their own time and workload effectively to meet customer service demands
- Identify their own development needs to improve customer service skills
- Fulfil a personal development plan to enhance their contribution to customer service
Meeting customers’ after sales needsReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate customer after sales needs thoroughly.
- Identify the specific requirements of customers after a sale.
- Gather information to understand customer issues.
- Handle customers’ after sales needs effectively.
- Provide appropriate solutions to customer problems.
- Communicate clearly and empathetically with customers.
- Review the after sales process to identify areas for improvement.
- Analyse customer feedback to enhance the after sales experience.
- Suggest changes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the after sales process.
Negotiate in a business environmentReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles underpinning negotiation in a business environment
- Prepare effectively for business negotiations, including identifying objectives
- Prepare effectively for business negotiations, including understanding the other party's position
- Carry out business negotiations in a professional and ethical manner
- Carry out business negotiations to achieve desired outcomes
Principles of customer serviceReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the fundamental principles of customer service and its importance to organisations
- Understand how legal requirements, such as data protection and consumer rights, relate to customer service
- Understand how ethical considerations impact customer service practices
- Understand how to deliver effective customer service that meets customer needs and expectations
- Understand the importance of clear and effective communication in customer service
- Understand the methods for managing customer service information, including data storage and retrieval
- Understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality and security of customer information
Principles of equality and diversity in the workplaceReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the implications of equality legislation in the workplace
- Understand organisational standards for equality and diversity in the workplace
- Understand organisational expectations for equality and diversity in the workplace
- Understand the context of equality and diversity in the workplace
Process information about customersReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the procedures for processing customer information within the organisation
- Understand the legal and organisational requirements for data protection when processing customer information
- Accurately record customer information according to organisational procedures
- Store customer information securely in compliance with data protection regulations
- Retrieve customer information efficiently when required
Processing sales ordersReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the steps involved in processing sales orders, from receipt to dispatch
- Understand the importance of accuracy and timeliness in sales order processing
- Understand the procedures for handling discrepancies or issues with sales orders
- Accurately record sales order details in the appropriate systems
- Process sales orders efficiently and in accordance with organisational procedures
- Monitor the progress of sales orders and identify any potential delays
- Communicate with customers regarding the status of their sales orders
- Take appropriate action to resolve any issues or delays in sales order processing
Promote additional products and/or services to customersReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of promoting additional products and/or services to customers.
- Promote additional products and/or services to customers in a suitable manner.
Provide post-transaction customer serviceReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of providing post-transaction customer service.
- Provide effective post-transaction customer service to meet customer needs.
Provide reception servicesReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a receptionist
- Understand the importance of creating a positive first impression for visitors
- Understand the different types of reception services that may be required
- Provide a reception service that meets the needs of visitors and staff
- Greet visitors in a professional and courteous manner
- Manage telephone calls and enquiries effectively
- Handle incoming and outgoing mail and deliveries
- Maintain a clean and organised reception area
Resolve customer service problemsReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the processes involved in the resolution of customer service problems
- Resolve customer service problems effectively and efficiently
- Manage unresolved customer service problems in a professional and appropriate manner, escalating where necessary
Resolve customers’ complaintsReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of monitoring customer complaints within an organisation
- Understand procedures for resolving customer complaints effectively and efficiently
- Implement procedures for dealing with customer complaints in a professional manner
- Evaluate the effectiveness of complaint resolution strategies
Support customer service improvementsReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how to support customer service improvements within an organisation
- Identify the potential for improvements to customer service based on customer feedback
- Identify the potential for improvements to customer service based on organisational needs
- Support the implementation of improvements to customer service in a practical way
Support customers through real-time online customer serviceReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of providing effective customer service through real-time online channels
- Understand the different types of real-time online customer service tools and technologies
- Understand the importance of maintaining a professional and empathetic approach when supporting customers online
- Identify customer needs and expectations through online communication
- Use real-time online tools to provide accurate and timely support to customers
- Resolve customer queries and issues effectively through online communication
- Escalate complex issues to the appropriate channels when necessary
- Maintain a record of online customer interactions in accordance with organisational procedures
Support customers using self-service equipmentReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of supporting customers using self-service equipment
- Understand the common challenges customers face when using self-service equipment
- Understand the importance of clear and concise instructions for self-service equipment
- Identify the specific help needed by customers using self-service equipment through observation and questioning
- Help customers to use self-service equipment by providing clear instructions and guidance
- Troubleshoot common problems encountered by customers using self-service equipment
- Escalate complex issues to appropriate support channels
Understand customersReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the different types of customers an organisation may encounter.
- Understand the value of customers to an organisation.
- Understand the importance of customer loyalty.
Understand employer organisationsReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different types of organisational structures.
- Understand the roles and responsibilities within an organisation.
- Understand how different departments within an organisation interact.
- Understand the internal and external organisational environment.
- Understand the impact of external factors on an organisation.
- Understand the importance of adapting to changes in the organisational environment.
Use social media to deliver customer serviceReal unit · Focus Awards Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the role of social media in a business environment.
- Deal with customers using social media platforms effectively.
- Use social media to provide customer service.
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One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Learners will develop skills to accurately input, combine, organise, and retrieve information using bespoke software applications. The unit includes verifying data accuracy, correcting errors, and using software functions to process and present information effectively.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Focus Awards Level 2 Diploma In Customer Service (RQF)
39 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Focus Awards Limited.
- Bespoke Software
- Buddy a colleague to develop their skills
- Carry out customer service handovers
- Carry out direct sales activities in a contact centre
- Communicate verbally with customers
- Communicate with customers in writing
and 33 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
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Most courses stop at remembering
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- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
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The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
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