Live online public course with Justin Tippett
Introduction to Contact Centre ManagementWednesday 23 and Thursday 24 June 2027
The complete picture of running a contact centre, built on the global best practices that apply to every centre, whatever its size or sector.
Two live 3.5-hour sessions with Justin Tippett, plus the course workbook and certificate. Book one ticket or several for your team.
- 4.8/5 from verified reviews
- Led by Justin Tippett
- Workbook and certificate included
- Endorsed by ACXPA
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What’s in it for you
What you’ll be able to do
Many managers inherit a contact centre without ever being shown the universal rules that drive high-performing operations: how work arrives, how staffing becomes service, and which KPIs actually matter.
This course gives you that playbook in seven hours, so you can stop firefighting and run your centre with confidence.
- Clear targets and the right KPIs
- Less firefighting, more control
- A stronger voice with executives
Understand how centres really work
The role your centre plays in the business, and the jargon every leader needs.
Use the right KPIs
What each metric means, how they affect each other and what to watch for.
Plan the workload
Model staffing needs and apply simple workload maths, including Erlang.
Measure quality properly
Assess quality at agent and centre level, beyond just the numbers.
Lead people better
How human behaviour drives performance, and how to lead with empathy.
Put AI to work
Where AI can lift efficiency, quality and compliance in your centre.
The course
Seven modules, the complete picture
Introduction to Contact Centre Management runs over two live 3.5-hour sessions: seven practical modules that cover every core discipline of running a centre.
It’s the roadmap every manager wishes they’d had on day one, whether you lead a team of five or a multi-site operation.
- 2 × 3.5 hoursTwo live sessions, 7 hours
- Live onlineVia Zoom, join from anywhere
- Workbook includedPlus post-course support
- CertificateFor everyone who completes
What’s covered: seven modules
From the foundations to AI, each module builds knowledge you can use the next day.
Contact Centre Foundations
The evolving role of contact centres, CX versus customer service, and the jargon every leader needs.
- The role of the modern contact centre
- CX versus customer service
- Key terms and acronyms
Team Leader Roles & Responsibilities
The core functions of Team Leaders and Managers, and how to focus on what matters.
- What great leaders spend time on
- Impact on team performance
- Priorities in a busy centre
KPIs & Metrics
The key metrics, how each influences the others, and what to watch when assessing results.
- Service level and response time
- How metrics interact
- Reading team and centre results
Calculating Workload
Model staffing needs, optimise rosters and apply simple workload calculations.
- Workload and staffing basics
- Rostering to demand
- An introduction to Erlang
Measuring Quality
Approaches to measuring quality at agent and centre level, beyond the numbers.
- Agent and centre quality
- Assessing customer experience
- Linking quality to coaching
Human Behaviour
How behaviour influences performance and customer interactions, and how to lead with insight.
- What drives performance
- Leading with empathy
- Influencing and relationships
Using AI
How AI can be used in the contact centre to drive efficiency, quality and compliance.
- Practical AI use cases
- Productivity for you and your team
- How AI is changing the industry
Training a whole team? Talk to us about a private course
Justin Tippett
Founder and CEO of ACXPA, founder of CX Skills
- 30+years leading and advising contact centres
- 4.8/5from verified course reviews
- 2industry benchmarks co-created: the Rankings and the CX Standards
Meet your trainer
Learn from someone who has lived it for 30+ years
Justin Tippett has lived and breathed contact centres for more than three decades, from his early days on the phones to leading major operations across Australia and New Zealand.
Today he leads ACXPA, the professional association for customer experience and contact centre professionals, and is one of the most recognised voices in the sector. This is the one course he delivers personally, so you learn the fundamentals from the person who helped set the benchmarks.
- Founder and CEO of ACXPA
- Co-creator of the Australian Call Centre Rankings
- Co-creator of the global Contact Centre CX Standards
- Chair of the Contact Centre Roundtables
- Host of The Customer Verdict podcast
- Judge of international industry awards
In the media: Justin has been featured on ABC, Channel 7, Channel 9 and 3AW, and on podcasts including Fear & Greed, commenting on customer service and contact centre trends.
If you’re looking for a contact centre subject matter expert, brilliant communicator, and all-round top bloke, look no further than Justin.
You could clearly see the passion and joy Justin had for what he was teaching and it was clear to see his experience.
Justin was confident, to the point, and full of very useful information and insight.
Who it’s for
Who is Introduction to Contact Centre Management for?
Anyone responsible for a contact centre, whether you lead a team of five or a multi-site operation. No prerequisites are needed.
Managers by experience
Leaders who learned on the job but never had formal training.
New contact centre managers
A structured foundation to manage well from day one.
Existing managers
Proven frameworks that cut through daily firefighting.
Team Leaders stepping up
Building the capability for Operations or Centre Manager roles.
Business leaders
Executives accountable for the contact centre channel.
Supervisors and 2ICs
Understanding the numbers and decisions behind the operation.
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What participants say
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Pricing
Pricing and payment options
Seven hours of live training with Justin Tippett, the course workbook and a certificate, for $797 per person ex GST. Book one ticket or your whole team, and pay by card or invoice at checkout.
Places are limited to keep the sessions interactive, so book early to secure your place.
- Save 15% when you book 3 or more tickets in one transaction
- ACXPA members pay $597.75 per person, a 25% saving (see below)
- Card or invoice: choose how to pay at checkout
- Workbook and certificate for everyone who completes
- Training a whole team? Private courses run live online or onsite for groups of 5 or more
- Minimum numbers apply: if these dates can’t go ahead, we’ll tell you early and you can move dates or get a full refund
Official ACXPA training partner
Want to save $199.25 on this course? ACXPA members pay $597.75, not $797, plus a year of benchmarks, tools and live expert support
- 50+hours of live expert access a year
- 65+tools, templates and resources
- 18calculators
- 25%off CX Skills live public courses
ACXPA members save 25% on this course and every CX Skills live public course.
ACXPA membership is a practitioner-built toolkit for anyone who runs a contact centre: WFM planning tools, diagnostics, rankings reports and live expert access every fortnight, for a full year.
What your managers get, all year round
- WFM Hub: nine planning tools, including Erlang staffing and service level simulators
- Diagnostics: the Contact Centre Maturity Tool and a Customer Service Health Check
- Call centre rankings reports tracking 48+ metrics
- Open Mic every fortnight and monthly Call Centre Roundtables
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