BTEC International Level 3 Business

Unit 14: Investigating Customer Service — assessment criteria

Learners will study how excellent customer service contributes to business success. The unit gives learners the opportunity to develop their customer service skills.

Internal60 GLH12 criteria3 learning aims
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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

6 criteria
A.P1Describe the different approaches to customer service delivery in contrasting businesses.
A.P2Examine ways that customer service in a selected business can meet the expectations and satisfaction of customers and adhere to relevant current legislation and regulations.
B.P3Research methods a business can use to make improvements to the customer service provision.
C.P4Demonstrate communication and interpersonal skills appropriate to meet customer needs in different situations.
C.P5Review own customer service skills, identifying gaps where improvements could be made.
C.P6Present a clear, effective development plan for own customer service skills.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Analyse how legislation and regulation impacts on customer service provision in a selected business. improve customer service in a business
B.M2Analyse different methods of monitoring customer service for a product or service in a selected business. in different situations, using appropriate behaviours to meet expectations
C.M3Assess how the development plan has improved the performance of customer service skills.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the importance for a selected business of providing excellent customer service and adhering to relevant current legislation and regulations.
B.D2Evaluate the benefits of improvements to customer service performance for the business, the customer, and the employee.
C.D3Demonstrate initiative in making high-quality justified recommendations to develop own communication and interpersonal skills to meet customer needs.

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.

EvaluateDescribeExamineAnalyseResearchDemonstrateReviewPresentAssess
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. Explore how effective customer service contributes to business success
  • B.
  • C. Demonstrate customer service skills in different situations, using appropriate behaviours

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