BSBCUS403A- Cert IV Frontline Management Course Unit BSBCUS403A

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Cert IV Frontline Management - Course Unit BSBCUS403A

Implement customer service standards

(information sourced from NTIS website http://www.ntis.gov.au/)

Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to contribute to quality customer service standards, and to support personnel to implement customer service standards and systems within the organisation. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.

Application Of Unit

This unit applies to frontline managers, including team leaders and supervisors, who have responsibility for seeing that a customer service system and customer service standards are implemented. It is expected that someone undertaking this unit would have a detailed knowledge of, and experience in, customer service systems and procedures.

Unit Sector

No sector assigned

Performance criteria

Element

Performance criteria

Contribute to quality customer service standards

1.1	Access, interpret, apply and monitor *customer* service standards in the workplace in accordance with *organisational standards, policies and procedures*
1.2	Make contributions to the development, refinement and improvement of customer service standards, policies and processes

Implement customer service systems

2.1	Encourage all personnel to consistently implement customer service systems
2.2	Review customer feedback in consultation with appropriate personnel and analyse when improving work practices
2.3	Identify *customer service problems* and make adjustments to ensure continued service quality
2.4	Communicate adjustments in service delivery to all those involved, within appropriate timeframes
2.5	Coordinate and manage delivery of services and products to ensure they effectively and efficiently meet agreed quality standards

Implement team customer service standards

3.1	Plan and implement team and work activities to meet customer needs and expectations, and to minimise inconvenience
3.2	Identify resources required to undertake team tasks while meeting required customer service levels

Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

communication skills to explain the system and standards to the work team
language, literacy and numeracy skills to understand and interpret customer service standards to others, and to modify these standards as required
problem-solving skills and lateral thinking skills to address problems and to ensure service standards are met.

Required knowledge

detailed product or service knowledge
models of customer service
relevant organisational procedures and standards for customer service relationships.

Range statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.


*Customers* may include:		customers with routine or special requests internal and external customers people from a range of social, cultural or ethnic backgrounds people who may be unwell, drug affected or emotionally distressed people with varying physical and mental abilities regular and new customers
*Organisational standards, policies and procedures* may include:		continuous quality improvement cycle - plan/do/check/act procedural manuals product and service manuals, labels, instructions quality systems, standards and guidelines requirements for staff appearance and presentation
*Customer service problems* may include:		breakages or faults damaged stock delays in delivery of products or services missing parts or components poor service provision of poor advice or information

Evidence guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.


Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit		Evidence of the following is essential: identification of customer service system and standards with information about monitoring and support required to ensure compliance with standards recommendations about how the standards can be improved or adapted to better meet the needs of the organisation and the customers knowledge of customer service models.
Context of and specific resources for assessment		Assessment must ensure: access to workplace documents.
Method of assessment		The following assessment methods are appropriate for this unit: analysis of responses to case studies and scenarios assessment of written reports direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate observation of presentations oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of relevant organisational procedures and standards for customer service relationships evaluation of documentation reviewing customer feedback review of documentation identifying customer service problems review of team and work activities plan.
Guidance information for assessment		Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example: BSBCUS401A Coordinate implementation of customer service strategies BSBCUS402A Address customer needs.