Contact Centre Operations qualifications and training courses

Last Updated: 04 Aug 2022

Available at all levels, for new entrants and experienced team leaders alike, these qualifications develop a wide range of professional skills and knowledge needed for progression in contact centre operations, no matter which industry the learner is working in.

This qualification is part of the apprenticeship framework.

Anyone working within a contact centre - from those just starting out to those heading for the highest levels of management.

Available to deliver in the following:

England
Wales – please check QiW website for available funding
Scotland
Northern Ireland

Interested in delivering this qualification?

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

You can choose the qualification that demonstrates the specialist knowledge and skills you have developed, such as:

sales
communication
customer Support
IT.

You will learn on the job in the work environment.

Assessment will also take place in the workplace and will include a portfolio of evidence to meet the criteria of the qualification.

Which level is right for me?

Level 1
You have little or no experience of working in a contact centre and want to develop some basic skills and knowledge, as well as get an understanding of the industry.

Level 2
You are working in a contact centre and have some relevant knowledge and skills, usually from a role where you've been supervised.

Level 3
You are working in a contact centre and have a great deal of technical skills and knowledge. You work with minimum supervision and have a good record of safety, fault correction and ensuring work meets the required standard.

Level 4
You are an experienced contact centre worker, either working as or hoping to progress to a supervisor or manager.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

These qualifications can help you to progress in a wide range of customer service roles, including:

Customer Service Advisor
Team Leader
Customer Services Manager.

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

You will need suitably qualified staff to carry out training and assessment, and suitable facilities to carry out the required training to enable learners to achieve industry standards. You can train internal members of staff or recruit specially.
To find all the resource requirements for assessment and delivery, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.

Level 2

Level 2 will suit you if you are working in a contact centre and have some relevant knowledge and skills, usually from a role where you've been supervised.

This comprises mandatory and optional units, including:

Comply with health and safety procedures in a contact centre
Improve personal effectiveness at work in a contact centre
Use systems and technology during customer contact in a contact centre
Deliver customer service through a contact centre.

For a full list of units, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

These qualifications can help you to progress in a wide range of customer service roles, including:

Customer Service Advisor
Team Leader
Customer Services Manager.

Level 2 Certificate in Contact centre operations (3412-03)

Last Registration Date: 31 Aug 2026 Supportive services: Learning Assistant

Level 2 Certificate in Contact Centre Operations

Accreditation No: 600/1135/X This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Credit based qualification This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: 28 Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 93 - 172 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 280 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/08/2028 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £107.00 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Level 3

Level 3 is ideal if you are working in a contact centre and have a great deal of technical skills and knowledge. You work with minimum supervision and have a good record of safety, fault correction and ensuring work meets the required standard.

This comprises mandatory and optional units, including:

Comply with health and safety procedures in a contact centre
Develop personal and organisational effectiveness in a contact centre
Carry out direct sales activities in a contact centre
Deal with incidents through a contact centre.

For a full list of units, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.

What Careers Can This Lead To?

These qualifications can help you to progress in a wide range of customer service roles, including:

Customer Service Advisor
Team Leader
Customer Services Manager.

Level 3 Diploma in Contact centre operations (3412-04)

Last Registration Date: 31 Aug 2026 Supportive services: Learning Assistant

Level 3 Diploma in Contact Centre Operations

Accreditation No: 600/1136/1 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: Credit based qualification This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: 42 Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: 86 - 237 This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: 420 The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/08/2029 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £160.00 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Additional information for centres

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Here you can find all documents related to this suite of qualifications.

By clicking on the section headings below, you can access a variety of documents such as the qualification handbooks and assessment materials, Statements of Purpose, and recognition letters from industry and employers.

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Interested in delivering this qualification?

Find out more about how to become an approved City & Guilds centre or fill out our online customer application form.

Contact Centre Operations (3412)