Customer Service Skills Certification Course

Last updated July 16, 2025

Course Length

2h 42m

Last Updated

July 16, 2025

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Customer Service Skills Certification Course

Last updated July 16, 2025

Table of Contents

Module 1: Context for Customer Service in Higher Education
Service Excellence in Higher Education
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Who Are We Serving
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Components of Service
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Creating a Culture of Service: Introduction
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Organizational Culture and a Culture of Service Excellence
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The Cycle of Service and Moments of Truth
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Everyone is a Customer!
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Creating a Culture of Service: Conclusion
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Service Competencies: Introduction
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Putting It All Together
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Service Competencies: Conclusion
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Module 2: Strategies for Customer Service
Service Consistency: Introduction
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The Five Steps of Service
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Creating Consistency Through Scripting
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Service Consistency: Conclusion
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Service Efficiency: Introduction
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Managing Efficiency
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Strategies to Be More Efficient
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Service Efficiency: Conclusion
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Managing Stress: Introduction
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Supporting Front-line Staff
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Managing Stress: Conclusion
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Module 3: The Tough Stuff
Active Listening and the Conversation Cycle: Introduction
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The Conversation Cycle
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Active Listening and the Conversation Cycle: Conclusion
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Challenging Conversations: Introduction
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How to Say No
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Reactions to No
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Choosing Your Words
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Challenging Conversations: Conclusion
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De-Escalating Difficult Clients: Introduction
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Reasons for Challenging Interactions
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Taking the HEAT: De-Escalation in Practice
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Setting the Stage for De-Escalation
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De-Escalation: Conclusion
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When to Defer: Introduction
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When to Escalate
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Escalation Strategies
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When to Defer: Conclusion
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Certification Exam
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Elevate service excellence on your campus with the only higher education-focused certification in customer service skills.

Overview

Earn the only customer service certification built for higher education. In just four weeks, this blended course will equip you with practical tools to improve service culture, support front-line teams, and handle challenging interactions with empathy and professionalism. With guided reflection and peer discussion, you’ll apply what you learn directly to your campus role—no matter your department or title. 

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Heath Boice-Pardee

Head of Practice in Service Excellence, Academic Impressions

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Eileen Soisson

Independent Consultant & Director of Wall Fellows, Coastal Carolina University

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