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Build confidence and skills for handling telephone calls more professionally, whether taking incoming enquiries or making outbound calls on behalf of an organisation.
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Guided Learning Hours (16)
Number of Modules 11

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Guided learning hours are the recommended time for completing this course, including study materials, assessments, and tutor-supported learning.The Telephone Skills Diploma is a professional development programme designed to help learners handle telephone calls with confidence and professionalism. This course is accredited by ImperialCert and iAP, two recognised accrediting bodies that give learners confidence in the quality of their qualification.
This Telephone Skills Training course focuses on the core skills of professional telephone communication, including making a strong first impression, using appropriate greetings and phrases, taking accurate messages, managing holds and transfers, and following voicemail etiquette. It also covers effective listening and questioning techniques for handling both incoming and outbound business calls. It is designed for individuals responsible for answering incoming calls or making outbound calls on behalf of their organisation, including receptionists, customer service staff and office-based employees. Completing the course helps learners represent their organisation professionally and handle every call with greater confidence.
Beyond building immediate call-handling skills, this Diploma in Telephone Communication Skills also supports a wider path of academic and professional progression. Learners who complete the course are well placed to progress to further customer service or communication skills courses, apply their skills toward a recognised customer service qualification, or build steadily towards a full business administration qualification over time.
Studying this Telephone Skills qualification offers learners far more than a certificate. It builds genuine confidence in managing every kind of call, strengthens listening, questioning and problem-solving abilities, and equips learners with skills that employers in customer-facing roles value highly. With lifetime access and professionally narrated e-learning modules, the course also gives learners the flexibility to study at their own pace while developing skills they can apply in the workplace straight away.
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Course Highlights
Learn the fundamentals of professional telephone communication to work more efficiently
Handle incoming and outbound calls the way employers expect in a customer-facing role
Practise using appropriate greetings, phrases and call-handling techniques
Finish with a recognised certificate accredited by ImperialCert and iAP
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Learning Outcomes
Understand how to make a strong first impression on the telephone
Apply appropriate greetings and phrases when making and receiving calls
Demonstrate effective listening and questioning techniques during calls
Handle difficult or challenging calls with confidence and composure
Entry Requirements
Learners must be aged 16 or over to enrol on this course
A good understanding of English language, literacy, numeracy and ICT is required
No prior experience is required to begin this course
No formal qualifications are needed to enrol on this course
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Skills Gained
This course is designed to take you from the basics of telephone communication through to practical, real-world call-handling skills, so you finish able to manage calls professionally in any workplace setting.
Structure clear, professional telephone conversations from greeting to close
Apply effective listening and questioning techniques during live calls
Record accurate messages and manage holds, transfers and voicemail correctly
Handle difficult callers calmly while maintaining a professional tone
Course Curriculum
11 Modules
22 Lectures
16 Guided Learning Hours
ImperialCert & IAP
ImperialCert is the programme quality assurance division of Imperial Learning Ltd, responsible for reviewing and endorsing education and training programmes against applicable quality standards. It evaluates areas such as programme structure, learning materials, assessment methods, delivery approaches and provider systems, providing learners and stakeholders with confidence that programmes have been independently reviewed and designed to support a high-quality learning experience.
International Awards for Professionals (iAP) is an independent UK-based education and training quality assurance organisation that provides accreditation and course endorsement services to education and training providers worldwide. It reviews programme quality, including course content, learning outcomes, assessment methods and delivery standards, helping providers demonstrate their commitment to effective learning and high-quality education.

Course Advantages
Learners benefit from additional support services that make study more manageable and rewarding.
Learn at your own pace with lifetime course access
Study through professionally narrated e-learning modules
Gain both theoretical knowledge and practical, real-world call-handling skills
Receive excellent customer service and administrative support throughout your studies
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Method of Assessment
Assessment Format
Includes a mock exam to help you prepare
A final online multiple-choice assessment marked automatically at the end of the course
Instant results, so you know straight away whether you have passed
Assessed through coursework, not timed written exams
Certification
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded the Telephone Skills Diploma, accredited by ImperialCert and iAP (International Awards for Professionals).
Career Progression
Once you complete the Telephone Skills Diploma, you can apply your skills across a wide range of customer-facing and administrative roles.
Call Centre Team Leader
$38,100 Approx./pa
Customer Service Advisor
$31,750 Approx./pa
Receptionist
$27,940 Approx./pa
Academic Progression
Successful completion can provide a pathway to further study and career development in customer service and business communication.
Progress to further customer service or communication skills courses
Apply your skills toward a recognised customer service qualification
Build toward a full business administration qualification over time
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