Fundamentals of complaint handling

Get the skills and confidence to effectively handle customer complaints and engage with complainants.

Who should attend

Frontline staff, supervisors and managers in public, community or private sector organisations who handle customer complaints.

Duration

  • Pre-workshop online learning (1 hour)
  • Half-day workshop (4 hours)

Overview

This training covers complaint handling basics, including:

  • the value of complaints
  • best-practice approaches to complaint handling
  • effective communication techniques for engaging with complainants.

Participants get access to the NSW Ombudsman Learnbook online learning platform. This includes a detailed manual and other resources.

Structure

The workshop is in two parts:

1. Pre-workshop self-directed online module about the theoretical foundations of effective complaint handling. This includes:

a. self-reflection tasks

b. an online discussion forum with the facilitator and other participants.

2. Workshop led by the facilitator. This covers case studies and other real-world examples related to your professional experience.

Learning outcomes

As a learner in this training, you will:

  • explore the value of effectively managing complaints in your organisation
  • get an understanding of why people complain
  • examine different types of complaints and complainant behaviours
  • learn to identify, record and manage a range of complaints
  • learn to apply workplace complaint-handling policies
  • learn to manage your physical and emotional wellbeing in the face of complaints.

Fee

$550 +GST per person

We offer discounts for community service staff and those agencies with obligations under CSCRAMA. If you would like to request a discount, including a discount due to financial hardship, please contact us at training@ombo.nsw.gov.au.

Need to book training for your team?

We offer this workshop in-house (online or in-person). We can also tailor it to meet your organisation's specific learning needs.

Contact our Training and Engagement Unit or call (02) 9286 0900.

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