Customer Service Essentials

Course code ELRT 1200

Credit 1.0

Length 25.0 hours

Course outline View

Students learn the basic concepts and current trends in the customer service industry. Special areas of emphasis include problem-solving, development of a customer service strategy, creating customer service systems, coping with challenging customers, customer retention, and measuring satisfaction.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • What is Customer Service?
  • Challenges of Customer Service
  • Problem Solving
  • Strategy for formulating a plan for success
  • Empowerment
  • Communications in customer service
  • Coping with challenging customers
  • Motivation
  • Leadership in customer service
  • Customer retention and measurement of satisfaction
  • Technology and customer service
  • Excellence in customer service

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.