BTEC International Level 2 Business

Unit 27: Working in a Contact Centre — assessment criteria

Learners will explore working in a contact centre, the customer service skills required and how performance is managed within this work environment.

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

7 criteria
A.P1Explain how technology supports the efficient operation of contact centres
A.P2Assess the benefits of using technology to the managers and customers of a selected contact centre
B.P3Demonstrate the skills and qualities required to effectively respond to different customer enquiries within a contact centre
B.P4Demonstrate the skills and qualities required to effectively respond to different customer complaints/problems within a contact centre
C.P5Describe how the performance of a contact centre can be monitored
C.P6Explain ways to develop the skills of employees in a contact centre
C.P7Assess the importance of using data to monitor employee and contact centre performance

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Evaluate the use of technology to support the efficient operation of a selected contact centre
B.M2Evaluate the effectiveness of own skills and qualities in delivering a high level of service and responding to customer complaints, justifying areas for improvement
C.M3Evaluate how a selected contact centre manages and improves its performance

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Learner Assessment Submission and Declaration
B.D2Task 2:
C.D3Learner Assessment Submission and Declaration

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

ExplainAssessDemonstrateDescribeEvaluateLearnerTask
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Investigate the nature of contact centre work
  • B. Demonstrate the skills and qualities required to effectively deliver a high level of service
  • C. Understand how performance is managed in a contact centre

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