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Public Sector Customer Service PRO
Our most comprehensive public sector training, for teams who want the framework fully embedded, with maximum practice across a broad range of community enquiries.
PRO is private training for your organisation, delivered live online over three sessions or onsite at your workplace.
- ACXPA certified course
- Live, expert-led training
- Certificate included
Trusted by government organisationsFederal, state and local government: councils, departments, courts, regulators and emergency services across Australia have trusted CX Skills to train their people. See who we’ve trained
What’s in it for you
Immediate impact, and habits that last
Every session gives staff techniques to use on their next enquiry, and the three-session format lets them practise and come back to refine.
For leaders, it creates one consistent approach across teams that makes coaching and onboarding easier long after the training.
- One consistent approach across teams
- Confident handling of complex enquiries
- Clear decisions, even when the answer is “no”
What good looks like
Expectations, fairness and clarity that build trust.
The framework
One structure for every call.
Better questions
Uncover the right details quickly and respectfully.
Sensitive situations
De-escalation and boundary setting.
Complex enquiries
Multi-step enquiries across processes and teams.
Advanced practice
Scenarios that vary emotion, complexity and policy.
The course
Three sessions that embed the framework
Public Sector Customer Service PRO runs over three live 3-hour sessions. Each session builds on the last, from core skills to applying the framework and mastering complex enquiries.
It gives teams the most practice time, with scenarios that vary emotion, complexity and policy requirements.
It’s built for teams who want confidence and consistency across a broad range of community-facing enquiries.
- 3 × 3 hoursLive online or onsite
- Online or onsiteZoom, Teams or your premises
- Private onlyJust your team, on your dates
- PracticalScenarios from your own enquiries
What’s covered: nine modules over three sessions
Session 1 builds core skills, Session 2 applies the framework, and Session 3 refines it through practice.
What Good Public Sector Service Looks Like
Expectations, fairness and how staff shape trust.
- Rising expectations
- Fairness and clarity
- The right mindset
The Public Sector Conversation Framework
The heart of the course: a structured, repeatable model for every call.
- Each step of the framework
- Clear, calm and consistent
- First guided practice
Clarity, Tone & Professional Language
Explain processes clearly and respectfully.
- Plain English
- Tone control
- Less confusion
Effective Questioning & Information Gathering
Uncover the right details quickly and respectfully.
- Structured questioning
- Clarifying and confirming
- Less rework
Managing Difficult, Emotional or Sensitive Situations
Stay calm when emotions escalate or policy limits options.
- De-escalation
- Boundary setting
- Keeping on track
Explaining Decisions, Policy & Next Steps
Explain outcomes without fuelling frustration.
- When the answer is “no”
- Clear reasoning
- Next steps
Handling High-Complexity or Multi-Step Enquiries
Layered enquiries across processes and teams.
- Structure
- Clarity
- Managing expectations
Advanced Scenarios & Guided Practice
Scenarios that vary emotion, complexity and policy.
- Realistic scenarios
- Policy requirements
- Guided coaching
End-to-End Simulations
Complete interactions from start to finish, with trainer feedback.
- Confidence
- Consistency
- Habits for every day
Two ways to run PRO
PRO is private training for your team. Choose the format that suits your rosters and locations.
Live online
3 × 3-hour sessions
- Via Zoom or Teams
- Spaced learning that sticks
- Ideal for spread-out teams
- No travel or venue costs
Onsite
A full day at your workplace
- Everyone in the room
- High energy, fast rollout
- Hands-on coaching
- Travel costs may apply
Only one or two people?
Try a public course
- Essentials: 1 × 3 hours, $335
- Foundations: 2 × 3 hours, $495
- Live online via Zoom
- Book one ticket or several
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Compare public sector courses
Compare the three public sector courses
All three courses teach the same framework. Essentials and Foundations also run as public courses, if you only have one or two people to train.
| Compare | Public or privatePublic Sector Customer ServiceEssentials | Public or privatePublic Sector Customer ServiceFoundations | This coursePublic Sector Customer ServicePRO |
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| Length | 1 × 3-hour sessionlive online or onsite | 2 × 3-hour sessionslive online or onsite | 3 × 3-hour sessionslive online or onsite |
| Price | $335per person, ex GST | $495per person, ex GST | $665per person, ex GST |
| Availability | Public or private | Public or private | Private only |
| Best for | New starters, or anyone who needs a clear, repeatable framework. | Anyone who wants skills to stick through practice. | Teams handling complex, high-stakes enquiries. |
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| Link | View Essentials | View Foundations | You’re on this page |
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Everything your manager needs, in one PDF
Download a two-page fact sheet for Public Sector Customer Service PRO: outcomes, modules, format, price and options, plus how it compares with our other public sector courses.
Course fact sheet (PDF)
Outcomes, modules, format, price and how to book, ready to forward or attach to an approval.
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Talk to usWho it’s for
Who is public sector customer service training for?
Anyone who supports the community through services, information or regulation, from new starters to experienced officers.
Customer service officers
Phone, email and in-person enquiries across departments and services.
Front counter staff
The first point of contact for visitors, clients and residents.
Contact centre agents
Inbound calls, follow-ups and multichannel enquiries.
Administration teams
Internal and external enquiries handled with clarity and care.
Complaints and escalations
Staff managing sensitive or emotional situations calmly.
Regulatory and compliance
Officers explaining decisions, rules and processes clearly.
Looking for the full range of public sector training? See all public sector courses
Standards and real results
Want training built on the standards used to rank council call centres?
CX Skills is the official training partner of ACXPA, which publishes the Australian Call Centre Rankings for councils. Every quarter, ACXPA mystery shops selected councils on real resident enquiries and scores every call against 48+ metrics.
Our public sector courses are built on the same ACXPA Global Contact Centre CX Standards, so your team learns the behaviours council service is actually measured on.
Overall CX combines how easy it is to reach the council with the skill of the person who answers. Our training focuses on the skill side: the part your team controls on every call.
How the ratings work
- OutstandingAbove 91%
- Exceeds76% to 90%
- Meets61% to 75%
- Below45% to 60%
- PoorBelow 45%
Each council’s overall score sets its colour band on the board.
- Built on the standards ACXPA uses to score council calls
- Want your own council’s score? ACXPA benchmarking mystery shops your council every month
- ACXPA members save 25% on every live public course
Data accurate as of September 2026
Ratings are based on the ACXPA Global Contact Centre CX Standards.
ACXPA for councils
Want a year-round support layer for your council service team?
ACXPA gives council teams sector insights, maturity audits, frameworks, learning and peer support across contact centre, customer service and complaints teams.
It’s independent, practitioner-led and vendor-free, and Business Membership starts from $497 for five people.
- 50+hours of live expert access a year
- 65+tools, templates and resources
- 18calculators
- 25%off CX Skills live public courses
Council sector insights
High-level council sector CX insights and sample results from a selection of councils, from ACXPA’s independent mystery shopping.
Want your own council’s results? ACXPA’s benchmarking services score your council against the sector average.
Complaints Handling Toolkit
A complete set of service recovery and complaints assets: frameworks, decision guides and escalation tools.
More consistent, defensible outcomes in high-risk resident interactions, with fewer escalation loops.
Live peer and expert access
Monthly CX and Call Centre Roundtables with experienced leaders, plus a fortnightly Open Mic with ACXPA’s founder.
Members also get the session library and replays, so nobody misses out because of the roster.
Plus member tools council teams can use straight away
Maturity audits
CX, Call Centre and Customer Service maturity audits that show where the friction sits and what to fix first.
Customer Service Health Check
A diagnostic that assesses your customer service across 17 dimensions.
Customer Response Templates
480 customer response variants: 40 situations, three tones and four outcomes.
H.E.A.T. Model Cheat Sheet
A quick de-escalation reference for emotionally charged resident enquiries.
Self-paced training
Structured courses staff complete around operations, with certificates to track capability.
Eight specialist hubs
Customer service, CX, complaints, coaching, onboarding, call centres, WFM and benchmarking.
An ACXPA Individual Membership is $197 ex GST a year, and Business Membership starts at $497 for a team of five, under $100 per person.
Every member gets 25% off CX Skills live public courses: five people on one $495 Foundations course save $619, more than the membership costs.
Reviews
What participants say
Verified reviews from government employees who’ve completed our training.
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On Google · 39 reviews
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FAQs
Public Sector Customer Service PRO FAQs
Format, pricing, content and who the course suits.
Who is PRO for?
Can I book one ticket on PRO?
What’s covered?
How much does it cost?
Online or onsite?
Can it be tailored for our team?
Do participants receive a certificate?
Is the course ACXPA certified?
Is there a lower-cost or self-paced option?
An ACXPA membership is another option: members save 25% on live public courses and get 12 months of tools, templates and live sessions.
Can I get something to share with my manager?
How do I book?
Talk to us
Questions about training your team?
Book a call to talk it through, or send us a message and we’ll get back to you.
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