Handling Complaints
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Cost
This course will provide participants with the crucial skills and confidence to improve their handling of customer complaints with the goal of reaching a satisfactory solution that increases customer and tenant satisfaction and loyalty.
The course is centred on Complaints Policy and Procedures with particular reference to recent leglisative changes in landlord and tenant obligations.
The core objective is to prevent complaints escalating and having transparent processes for all parties involved in disputes.
Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences and join in discussion.
Sample policy and procedure documents will be provided.
Delivered by:

Chartered Institute of Housing
Dublin 2,
Ireland
Email: roi@cih.org
Telephone: (01) 656 4160
Web site: http://www.cih.org/republicofireland
Details:
Duration
1 day (4 x 1 day seminars in total)
Who Is It For? This is a one day course designed for any front line officer who has responsibility for handling complaints. It will be particularly beneficial to: •Housing Officers •Neighbourhood Officers •Tenancy Enforcement Officers •ASB case Officers
Course Content Introduction to Customer Complaint Handling •Understand why customers complain •Identify the benefits of handling complaints effectively •Preventing housing related ‘service niggles’ becoming full blown complaints •Taking responsibility at an early stage •Recording and monitoring stages of complaint handling Managing Customer Complaints •Managing the issue and not the customer •Handle aggressive or abusive customer behaviour •Understand the impact of ‘red rag’ words and phrases •Customer conflict techniques to suit a range of situations •Master your own emotions when dealing with customer complaints •Having clear policies and procedures Effective Communication Skills •The art of building customer rapport •Use positive body language (if dealing with customers face to face) •Tone pitch and pace (if dealing with customers over the telephone) •Learn communication styles to respond accurately to both introverted and extroverted customers Generating Customer Loyalty •Identify key listening techniques •Asking open and closed questions •How to respond effectively to your customer needs
Lunch provided
Yes
Parking available
Limited