Live online · 2 × 3.5 hours · with Marc Carriere

How to be a Great Call Centre Team Leader

Most Team Leaders land the role because they were the strongest agents. This course gives them a clear operating system for the job.

Time management that protects coaching time, coachable call structures, monitoring and scoring, and feedback that lifts capability, with 14 tools and templates to keep.

  • Led by mentor Marc Carriere
  • 14 tools and templates included
  • For new, existing or emerging leaders
  • Certificate included

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What’s in it for your team

What your Team Leaders will do differently

New Team Leaders are suddenly responsible for people, performance and KPIs, usually with little training on how to coach, prioritise and lead.

This course gives them the structure, tools and confidence to lead engaged teams that consistently hit their targets.

  • Protected time for coaching
  • Consistent standards across the team
  • Faster speed to competency
Smiling Team Leader with a headset in front of his team

Lead with purpose

A clear framework for why you and your team want to succeed.

Manage their time

Structure and accountability that protect time to lead.

Build coachable calls

Simple call structures that make coaching easier.

Monitor and score

A customisable scoring tool for praise and improvement.

Give better feedback

Constructive feedback that genuinely lifts performance.

Plan development

Skills audits and coaching plans with measurable outcomes.

The course

Eight modules, two focused sessions

How to be a Great Call Centre Team Leader runs over two live 3.5-hour sessions in the same week, designed and delivered by mentor Marc Carriere.

It works for inbound or outbound, sales or service, in any size of centre, and every participant keeps a toolkit of 14 editable resources.

  • 2 × 3.5 hoursTwo live sessions, 7 hours
  • Live onlineOr onsite for private groups
  • 14 toolsEditable templates to keep
  • CertificateFor everyone who completes

What’s covered: eight modules

Four modules in each session, from purpose and time management to coaching plans.

Session 1

Foundations of great leadership

Purpose, traits and the daily structure great Team Leaders rely on.

  • Preparing your framework for success
  • Amazing Team Leader traits
  • Effective time management
  • Coachable call structures
Session 2

Coaching for performance

Monitor, score and give feedback, then plan each person’s development.

  • Call monitoring and scoring
  • Providing effective feedback
  • Skills audits
  • Coaching plans
Included for every participant

A toolkit of 14 resources to keep

Every participant leaves with practical, editable tools that help Team Leaders hit, or beat, their monthly targets and KPIs.

7 Pillars Workbook

The companion workbook for becoming an amazing Team Leader.

Templates and tools

Editable files for coaching, leadership routines and KPI focus.

Scoring tool

A customisable call scoring tool for praise and targeted improvement.

Choose how to take part

Book a ticket on a public course, or run it privately for your Team Leaders.

Public course

Join a scheduled live online class

  • 2 × 3.5-hour live online sessions
  • Learn alongside Team Leaders from other organisations
  • Book one ticket or several
  • Save 15% when you book 3 or more
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Private team course

Your Team Leaders only, online or onsite

  • Scheduled around your operations
  • Tailored to your framework and KPIs
  • Live online or onsite
  • Minimum 5 participants
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Marc Carriere

Marc Carriere

Call centre Team Leader coach and mentor

  • 35+years across Australia, North America and more
  • 100sof leaders trained, coached and mentored
  • 4.8/5average course rating

Meet your trainer

Learn from a Team Leader specialist

Marc Carriere has trained, coached and mentored hundreds of leaders around the world. He is known for making leadership practical, so Team Leaders build real-world skills they can apply immediately.

He has owned and run a call centre himself, and brings the systems, rhythms and toolkits that create confident coaching Team Leaders and lift KPIs.

  • ACXPA Verified Trainer
  • Has owned and run a call centre himself
  • Worked in Australia, Canada, the UK, the USA and more
  • Writes practical articles and videos for leaders

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★★★★★
Marc is friendly and full of knowledge. He really tailored the program to what I needed and had some fabulous advice.
Kym PooleTeam Leader, Customer Support, City of Greater Bendigo
★★★★★
Marc was a very engaging facilitator and opened the floor to some impactful discussions on each topic.
Stephanie PetridisSenior Customer Support Manager, REA Group
★★★★★
From the outset of communicating with Marc to book the course, he was friendly, professional, and very accommodating to our needs…
Leigh SpiresCall Centre Assistant Manager, National Storage

Getting sign-off?

Everything your manager needs, in one PDF

Download a three-page fact sheet with the outcomes, modules, format, price and options, ready to forward or attach to an approval.

How to be a Great Call Centre Team Leader fact sheet

2 × 3.5 hours with Marc Carriere, $897 per person. Public or private, online or onsite.

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Prefer to talk it through?

Not sure it suits your team? Get in touch and we’ll help you choose.

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Upcoming live public courses

Book your tickets for How to be a Great Team Leader

Public courses run live online over two 3.5-hour sessions in the same week, so your Team Leaders can join from anywhere. Pay by card or request an invoice at checkout.

Each public course needs a minimum number of participants to run. If a date can’t go ahead, we’ll let you know as early as possible and you can move to another date or get a full refund.

  • Live with Marc CarriereExpert-led and interactive
  • 14 tools to keepIncluding the 7 Pillars Workbook
  • 15% off 3 or moreBooked in one transaction
  • 25% off for membersACXPA member pricing
Next available8Dec2026

Tuesday 8 and Thursday 10 December 2026

  • Session 1 Tue 8 Dec · 1:00–4:30pm AEDT
  • Session 2 Thu 10 Dec · 1:00–4:30pm AEDT

Online via Zoom · Bookings close Mon 7 Dec, 6:30pm

$897per person, ex GSTBook tickets15% off 3 or more tickets 4.9/5 · 374 reviews

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Who it’s for

Who is this course for?

Anyone who leads, coaches or supports people in a contact centre or phone-based team, whatever you call the role.

Future Team Leaders

Agents preparing to step into leadership.

New Team Leaders

Best-practice skills, tools and resources from the start.

Existing Team Leaders

Taking their team to the next level.

Long-term Team Leaders

A reset for leaders who have been in the role for years.

Supervisors and 2ICs

A clear operating system for leading the team.

Managers of small teams

Leaders who coach and manage directly.

Looking for other team leader training? Browse all team leader courses

Backed by ACXPA

Want training built for the work Team Leaders do every shift?

CX Skills is the official training partner of ACXPA. Alongside your course, ACXPA gives Team Leaders the coaching tools, WFM calculators and peer support to put their new skills to work every day.

  • Coaching tools: the Outlier Detection Wizard, plus the Team Leader Coaching Guide and Goal Tracker with Business Membership
  • WFM Hub calculators for staffing, service levels, intervals and shrinkage
  • Many CX Skills courses are ACXPA certified

ACXPA membership

Want to save $224.25 on this course?ACXPA members pay $672.75, not $897, plus a year of coaching tools, WFM calculators and live expert support

Whether or not your Team Leaders book a course, ACXPA membership gives each of them their own login to a practitioner-built, vendor-neutral platform of coaching tools, WFM calculators, templates and training, plus live access to experienced practitioners every fortnight.

  • 50+hours of live expert access a year
  • 65+tools, templates and resources
  • 18calculators
  • 25%off CX Skills live public courses

Plus member tools built for the work Team Leaders actually do

Coaching & Performance Hub

With Business Membership: a Team Leader Coaching Guide for 14 common scenarios, a Goal Tracker, and GROW and SMART templates for consistent coaching conversations.

WFM Hub

Nine planning tools, including Erlang staffing and service level simulators, an Interval Planner and a Shrinkage Calculator.

Agent Performance Matrix

New: plots every agent on quality versus productivity, so the whole team’s coaching priorities are obvious in one view.

Outlier Detection Wizard

Pinpoints top and bottom performers across multiple metrics, so coaching effort lands where it matters most.

Ready-to-deliver training

Facilitator packs (HEAT, Active Listening, Complaints) as PowerPoint decks with speaker notes and scenario activities, ready to run with your team.

Learning library

17 self-paced courses with certificates, Member Bytes videos, one-minute refreshers and industry quizzes.

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: one person on this $897 course saves $224.

Reviews

What participants say

Verified reviews from Team Leaders and managers who’ve trained with Marc.

4.9

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FAQs

How to be a Great Call Centre Team Leader FAQs

Delivery, pricing, content and who the course suits.

Still have questions? Get in touch
Who should attend?
Anyone who leads, coaches or supports people in a contact centre: future, new and experienced Team Leaders, supervisors and 2ICs, and managers of small teams.
Does it suit our type of centre?
Yes. The skills apply to inbound and outbound, sales and service, public and private sector, and centres of any size.
How is the course delivered?
Public courses run live online via Zoom over 2 × 3.5-hour sessions in the same week. Private courses run live online or onsite (travel costs apply).
Are there public dates?
Yes. Public courses run live online, so you can book one ticket or several on any of the upcoming dates. We also run it privately for teams of 5 or more, online or onsite.
What’s included?
Two live 3.5-hour sessions with Marc, 14 editable tools and templates including the 7 Pillars Workbook, and a certificate of completion.
How much does it cost?
Public tickets are $897 per person (ex GST). Save 15% when you book three or more tickets in the same transaction, and ACXPA members save 25% on public courses. Private courses (minimum 5 participants) are quoted.
How does it compare with Contact Centre Coaching PRO?
This course covers the whole Team Leader role, from time management to coaching plans. Coaching PRO goes deeper on coaching conversations, aligned with the ACXPA Global Contact Centre CX Standards.
Will the course definitely go ahead?
Public courses need a minimum number of participants to run, so we reserve the right to reschedule or cancel a date if too few people book. If that happens, we’ll let you know as early as possible and you can move to another date or get a full refund.
What do participants need?
A computer with a stable internet connection, Zoom, and a headset and camera for the best experience. You’ll receive your join link before the course starts.
How do I book?
For a public course, choose a date in the upcoming dates and book online by card or invoice. For private training, talk to us or call +61 3 9008 7287.

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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Prefer the phone? Call +61 3 9008 7287 (Mon–Fri, 8:30–17:30 Melbourne time) or email hello@cxskills.com.au.

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