Customer Service - Short Certificate | Chattahoochee Valley Community College

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Service OrientationActive ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingComplex Problem SolvingTime ManagementWriting

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementSales and MarketingMathematics

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityProblem SensitivityWritten ExpressionNear VisionWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive Reasoning

Tasks

Confer with customers by telephone or in person to provide information about products or services, t
Keep records of customer interactions or transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, o
Check to ensure that appropriate changes were made to resolve customers' problems.

Technology

Network conferencing softwareDocument management softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareHuman resources softwareData base user interface and query software

Tools

Autodialing systemsAutomatic call distribution ACD systemCalling line identification equipmentCash registersDesktop computersDialed number identification systems DNISGlobal positioning system GPS receiversMulti-line telephone systemsOn hold playersPersonal digital assistants PDAPredictive dialersScannersVoice broadcasting systemsWireless telephone headsetsWireless telephone systems

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportIndependenceAchievementRecognitionWorking Conditions

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium43-4051.00	Customer Service Representatives	title_inference	$42,830 median$62,730 top	-5.46%	-15,370

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

No program pathways.

What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Short-Term Certificate)

Account lookups and identity verification — perform per company script across the standard contact channels.
Customer-facing tone and pacing — deliver consistently within the first month under QA review.
Knowledge-base articles for common questions — read, paraphrase, and apply during a call without dead air.
Ticketing-system data entry — log calls accurately to the company's CRM schema.
Hold-and-transfer procedures — execute correctly when an issue exceeds tier-1 scope.
Common script paths (returns, billing questions, password resets) — follow to resolution on familiar issues.
Compliance disclosures (recording notice, do-not-call) — deliver verbatim per regulatory requirements.
Personal-info handling (PHI, PCI) — apply the company's privacy posture in every interaction.
Tone-of-voice corrections from QA — incorporate within one coaching cycle.
Schedule adherence (login, breaks, ACW) — meet within the team's stated targets.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

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Scholarships

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