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Phone Customer Service Training
Practical phone customer service training that makes an immediate difference to every call. Your team learns to build rapport fast, stay in control of the call and resolve more at the first contact.
Choose Essentials, Foundations or PRO. Book a ticket on a live online public course, or train your whole team privately, online or onsite.
- 4.9/5 from verified reviews
- ACXPA certified courses
- Built from 50,000+ assessed calls
- Certificate included
Trusted by leading organisationsHundreds of businesses, from local councils to national brands, have chosen CX Skills to upskill their teams. See who we’ve trained
What’s in it for your team
What your team will do differently on the phone
Your phone team is often the first impression customers get. A clumsy call costs you time, repeat contacts and goodwill.
Our training changes behaviours fast, so the difference shows in the very next calls, and in the results you report on.
- Fewer long calls, transfers and repeat contacts
- Higher customer satisfaction and first contact resolution
- More confident staff who stay in control of every call
Build rapport fast
Open every call warmly and professionally, and make a strong first impression.
Stay in control of the call
A clear call structure that keeps conversations focused, efficient and on track.
Find the real need
Questioning and listening techniques that uncover what the customer actually needs.
Calm difficult callers
De-escalate frustrated customers with confidence and protect your team’s wellbeing.
Resolve more first time
Fewer long calls, transfers and repeat contacts, and more issues resolved at first contact.
Lift customer satisfaction
Consistent, professional calls that improve CSAT and strengthen your brand.
Choose your course
Ready-made phone training, built from decades on the phones
We’ve spent decades running and improving contact centres, and assessed more than 50,000 calls. These courses turn what actually works into one proven framework your team can use straight away.
Pick the depth that suits your team. Each course is ready to run for immediate impact, and we can tailor any of them for you.
Phone Customer Service Essentials
1 × 3-hour sessionlive online or onsite
$315per person, ex GST
Best for: new starters, or a fast refresh for experienced staff.
- Rapport and first impressions
- A clear structure for every call
- Questioning and active listening
- Professional, positive language
Phone Customer Service Foundations
2 × 3-hour sessionsor a half day onsite
$485per person, ex GST
Best for: teams who want skills to stick through practice.
- Everything in Essentials
- More role plays with live coaching
- Handling difficult customers
- Fewer repeat contacts
Phone Customer Service PRO
3 × 3-hour sessionsor a full day onsite
$645per person, ex GST
Best for: teams who want to master phone service.
- Everything in Foundations
- Advanced call control
- De-escalation and service recovery
- Consistent, measurable call quality
Three ways to train
Book a ticket for one person, bring the training to your whole team, or learn at your own pace.
Public course
Join a scheduled live online class
- Essentials or Foundations
- Fixed dates, easy to plan ahead
- Book one ticket or several
- Save 15% when you book 3 or more
Private team training
Your team only, as-is or tailored
- Essentials, Foundations or PRO
- Or tailored around your products
- Live online or onsite, on your dates
- Minimum 5 participants
Self-paced online
Short video lessons, any time
- From $9.15 per person a month
- 400+ practical lessons and quizzes
- Manager dashboards, custom pathways
- Certificates for every course
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Getting sign-off?
Compare all three courses, in one PDF
Download a two-page course guide that compares Essentials, Foundations and PRO: length, price, availability and what each level covers, ready to forward or attach to an approval.
Phone customer service course guide
All three levels side by side, with the modules in each and how to book.
Download the PDFUpcoming live public courses
Book a public phone customer service course
Essentials and Foundations run live online via Zoom. Book one ticket or several, and pay by card or request an invoice at checkout.
- 8Oct2026Customer Service Phone EssentialsThu 8 Oct · 9:30am–12:30pm AEDT · 3 hours · Online via ZoomGive your team a proven structure for every customer call in this 3-hour live online course with Simon Blair, on Thursday 8 October 2026.$315ex GSTView course
- 27Oct2026Phone Customer Service FoundationsTue 27 Oct · 9:30am–12:30pm AEDT · 2 × 3 hours · Online via ZoomThe October 2026 Customer Service Foundations training course teaches premium phone customer service skills delivered via 2 x 3-hour sessions.$485ex GSTView course
- 10Nov2026Customer Service Phone EssentialsTue 10 Nov · 1:30–4:30pm AEDT · 3 hours · Online via ZoomGive your team a proven structure for every customer call in this 3-hour live online course with Simon Blair, on Tuesday 10 November 2026.$315ex GSTView course
- 1Dec2026Phone Customer Service FoundationsTue 1 Dec · 9:30am–12:30pm AEDT · 2 × 3 hours · Online via ZoomThe December 2026 Customer Service Foundations training course teaches premium phone customer service skills delivered via 2 x 3-hour sessions.$485ex GSTView course
- 10Dec2026Customer Service Phone EssentialsThu 10 Dec · 9:30am–12:30pm AEDT · 3 hours · Online via ZoomGive your team a proven structure for every customer call in this 3-hour live online course with Simon Blair, on Thursday 10 December 2026.$315ex GSTView course
- 14Jan2027Customer Service Phone EssentialsThu 14 Jan · 1:30–4:30pm AEDT · 3 hours · Online via ZoomGive your team a proven structure for every customer call in this 3-hour live online course with Simon Blair, on Thursday 14 January 2027.$315ex GSTView course
- 18Mar2027Customer Service Phone EssentialsThu 18 Mar · 9:30am–12:30pm AEDT · 3 hours · Online via ZoomGive your team a proven structure for every customer call in this 3-hour live online course with Simon Blair, on Thursday 18 March 2027.$315ex GSTView course
Who it’s for
Who is phone customer service training for?
Anyone who speaks with customers on the phone, from new starters to experienced staff who want sharper skills.
Customer service teams
Phone-based support and account management in any industry.
Reception and office staff
Managing incoming calls for businesses, practices and service desks.
Call centre agents
Inbound enquiries, complaints and support calls in contact centres of any size.
Small business teams
Anyone taking customer calls who wants to sound more professional.
Healthcare and professional services
Patient and client calls that need care, clarity and discretion.
Retail and ecommerce support
Product enquiries, orders and complaints handled by phone.
Looking for all our customer service training? Browse all customer service courses
ACXPA certified
Phone training built on the standards used to rank customer service
CX Skills is the official training partner of ACXPA, which sets the standards used to assess customer service and publishes the Australian Call Centre Rankings.
Our phone customer service courses are ACXPA certified, so your team learns the behaviours that phone service is actually measured on.
- ACXPA certified phone customer service courses
- Built on the standards used to assess customer service
- ACXPA members save 25% on every live public course
ACXPA membership
Save on training, and keep the skills growing all year
A course builds the skills; ACXPA membership keeps them growing, whether you join on your own or with your team. Each member gets their own login to a practitioner-built, vendor-neutral platform of tools, 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
Live expert access, every fortnight
Our Open Mic is a relaxed, off-the-record Zoom every second Tuesday with ACXPA’s founder and CEO.
No agenda, no slides: bring a question, share what you’re working through, or just listen.
CX and Call Centre Roundtables
Monthly live panels with CX and contact centre leaders on the problems customer-facing teams face every day.
Every session is kept in a searchable library, with an AI assistant that answers your questions.
Eight specialist hubs
Customer service, CX, complaints handling, coaching, training and onboarding, call centres, WFM and benchmarking.
Each hub has its own tools, templates and training, ready when you need them.
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 $485 Foundations course save $606, more than the membership costs.
Why CX Skills
Why our phone training gets better results
We’re not a traditional training company. Our trainers come from operations, have worked the phones and led teams, so every technique is one that works on real calls.
100% phone-focused
Every technique, tip and activity is built around phone conversations, not generic customer service.
Built from real calls
We’ve assessed over 50,000 phone calls, so the training focuses on what actually drives better outcomes.
Practical sessions
Role plays, live demonstrations and coaching keep people involved and using what they learn.
Trainers who’ve done it
Usually delivered by Simon Blair, one of Australia’s most experienced customer service trainers.
Measurable results
Skills that lift call quality, customer satisfaction and first contact resolution, and are easy to track.
Industry standards
ACXPA certified, and built on the standards used to assess customer service.
Reviews
What participants say about our phone training
Verified reviews from people who’ve completed our phone customer service courses.
FAQs
Phone customer service training FAQs
Course options, delivery, pricing and who the training suits.
Who is phone customer service training for?
Essentials vs Foundations vs PRO: what changes?
- Essentials: 1 × 3-hour session covering the fundamentals.
- Foundations: 2 × 3-hour sessions with more role play, coaching and feedback.
- PRO: 3 × 3-hour live online sessions or a full day onsite, adding advanced call control, de-escalation and service recovery. PRO is private only.
How much does phone customer service training cost?
What’s the difference between public and private courses?
Will a public course definitely go ahead?
Is the training delivered online or in person?
Can the training be customised for our business?
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Are the courses ACXPA certified?
Is there a self-paced option?
How do I book?
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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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