Web-Based Training Series
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Research has shown that there is a direct correlation between call quality and the practice of maintaining a continuous cycle of agent monitoring, coaching, and re-training. When quality monitoring programs are well designed and institutionalized, they yield great benefits for customers, enterprises, contact centers and agents. Put simply, the more invested in monitoring and coaching -- and the Call Center Quality Assurance professionals that perform these critical activities -- the better the service provided to customers. The Call Center Quality Assurance Training and Certification Series is designed specifically for the specialized training needs of QA analysts and those supervisory professionals and leaders that influence service quality. In seven targeted sessions, participants will learn best practices in satisfaction auditing, agent monitoring, monitoring form design and calibration, QA tools and technologies, and effective coaching techniques. Group Training Don't miss a rare opportunity for your entire QA team to be trained in best practices. Connect to the RCCSP Professional Education Alliances' presentation of Call Center Quality Assurance Web-Based Certification Series for the price of a single connection. For one low price, all your in-house quality assurance professionals can hone their skills and learn innovative ways to raise your center's quality of service. Taught live by leading experts members of the Professional Education Alliance, and delivered in-house in a virtual classroom at your location, the Call Center Quality Assurance Training Series brings the best the US has to offer in quality assurance techniques directly to leading call centers worldwide. This US management seminar series will be delivered in English. . Series Schedule
Building a Quality Monitoring
Form (Parts I & II):
Quality monitoring forms enable supervisors to measure an agent's performance on actual calls against your performance standards. Having an effective monitoring form can make the difference between having data that allows you to objectively evaluate agent skills and data that is irrelevant and subjective. In addition, a good evaluation form lets agents know what is expected of them throughout the call. In this session you'll learn how to create an objective monitoring form that allows supervisors and quality analysts to evaluate behaviors necessary for a successful customer interaction. This session also provides a process model for applying weighting and scoring so you can effectively promote those most critical behaviors. Seminar attendees will learn to:
. Best Practices in Calibration and Scoring
Measuring quality through monitoring is an ongoing commitment that requires a calibration plan, a process, and the setting of realistic, attainable calibration percentage goals. It is through the calibration process that you take the necessary steps to standardize your evaluation scores across all your monitoring groups. This session with help you develop a calibration program that includes all the right people and gives structure to your calibration meetings. You will learn to set realistic standard deviation goals that will move you toward better calibration among supervisors, quality analysts and others involved in monitoring and providing agents with call feedback. Seminar attendees will learn to:
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Fundamentals of Coaching:
Call center supervisors have multiple opportunities in a variety of settings and situations to communicate with staff about their performance. In this session you'll learn about recommended practices for doing side-by-side coaching for improved performance, including tips on providing both positive and negative feedback. You'll also learn about techniques to use in counseling and formal review sessions. Perfect for call center supervisors or team leaders, this session outlines the step-by-step approach to coach problems employees as well as reward good performers. Seminar attendees will learn to:
Making the Most of Quality
Monitoring Tools:
This call may be monitored to ensure quality – is one of the most familiar phrases associated with call centers today. Indeed, most business are monitoring calls to ensure the correct message is being delivered. And the majority of centers utilize some sort of automated monitoring system to facilitate the process. In this session, you’ll learn about the latest features of quality monitoring systems, as well as benefits of using one and the likely ROI to be realized. Hear the most common mistakes made when implementing a monitoring system, as well as ideas for ensuring the process will be met with employee acceptance. Seminar attendees will learn to:
. .Performing a Call Center Satisfaction Audit
While internal performance measures demonstrate how efficiently a call center is using its resources, it’s important to focus on external measures of performance to determine how effectively the call center is using resources to meet customer demands. In this session, we’ll discuss ways to do satisfaction studies with different types of customers. You’ll learn ways to survey them about the call center operation specifically instead of the center being just one of many questions on the company’s overall customer satisfaction questionnaire. The session will outline the steps of planning a successful customer survey project, including what questions to ask and how to analyze and act on results. Seminar attendees will learn to:
. Voice of the Customer: Developing a Systematic Listening & Feedback System
A call center agent will interact with more customers in a singe week than most employees will touch in their entire career. Who better to listen to, assimilate and report the customer's input than the agents? Acting upon the needs and desires of customers is a factor critical to competitive success. The challenge for front-line representatives is to gather from each customer, not just facts concerning the issue of the moment, but also product likes and dislikes, suggestions for improvement, and opportunities to become more competitive. Collecting, aggregating, and reporting customer feedback in useful forms can turn customer data into a gold mine of information to be shared with departments throughout the enterprise. This session will explore proven techniques and methodologies for maximizing one of the call center's most important contributions: actionable information. Seminar attendees will learn to:
Who Should Attend Managers, supervisors, QA specialists and coaches who are responsible for service quality assurance goals and activities in the call center. The material in this seminar is at an intermediate level. How to Attend Access to all seminars in the Quality Assurance Series is provided via an Internet connection and a separate audio (telephone) connection. Two days prior to each seminar, the Resource Center will email access instructions for the web portion and the telephone number to call. An unlimited number of your in-house employees may participate around a single web/audio connection. Certification The optional Mastery Certification in Quality Assurance certification consists of two parts: attendance in all sessions of the QA Series and a certification exam. The exam is web-based, open-book, and must be proctored. Candidates are to be given 2 hours to complete the 40-question exam and must achieve at least 80 percent accuracy in order to obtain certification. Certification exams administrations may be purchased for $25 each. The 2-hour certification session at your location must be proctored by an independent leader from your organization. The Mastery Certification in Quality Assurance certifications exams are independently scored. Candidates will be advised of their exam scores within two week following the completion of the exam. Course Instructors The Quality Assurance Series sessions will be led by faculty of the RCCSP Professional Education Alliance, a horizontal alliance of US call center training providers. Location A training room at your facility, with an Internet connection, projection unit, projection screen, telephone line and audio amplification capability. What’s Included The registration/connection fee includes a single Internet and single telephone connection for each web-based seminar and a course manual master for internal duplication and internal distribution only. Registration Fees The fee for this seminar is $1,925 USD for the entire series for an unlimited number of your company's employees around a single connection. Mastery Certification exams for QA Series attendees may be purchased separately at $25 per exam administration. Payment in advance is required for attendance of the seminar series and exam administration. To register, click on the "Book Now" button or call (708) 246-0320.
Private Online Certification Can't make these dates? Why not schedule a private in-house seminar series on the dates of your choosing? Any number of your employees may attend each of the seminars around a single web connection (such as in your training room). The cost of a private seminar series, for a single connection, is $4200. To schedule dates for your private series, please call (708) 246-0320.
Payment is due prior to the seminar. Cancellation Policy. Registrants may cancel up to fourteen days in advance of the seminar start date for a full refund, less administrative fees of $500 USD. Or, you may transfer your registration to another member of your company at no additional charge. Registrants cancelling within fourteen days of the seminar will receive credit, less administrative fees of $500 USD, toward any other Resource Center seminar. In the unlikely event that a seminar must be cancelled, you will be notified at least one week prior to the seminar date. |
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