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Complaint and Escalation Management for Service Leaders

Every organisation receives complaints, and how it handles the difficult ones that escalate shapes its reputation more than routine service ever does. This programme equips service leaders to build a complaint handling system, manage escalations calmly and turn upset customers into loyal ones. It focuses on the leader's role in setting policy, empowering staff and learning from complaints rather than burying them.

What you will be able to do

  • Design a complaint handling process with clear stages and ownership.
  • Set service standards and empower frontline staff to resolve issues.
  • Manage escalated and high emotion complaints professionally.
  • Apply fair resolution and remedy principles consistently.
  • Use complaint data to identify and fix root causes.
  • Protect staff wellbeing while maintaining service standards.

Course outline

  1. 01The value of good complaint handling
  2. 02Designing a complaint handling process
  3. 03Empowering frontline staff to resolve
  4. 04Managing escalations and high emotion cases
  5. 05Fair resolution and remedies
  6. 06Learning from complaint data
  7. 07Supporting and protecting staff
  8. 08Building a complaint friendly culture

Who should attend

Customer service managers, contact centre and branch leaders, quality managers and supervisors responsible for handling complaints and escalations across a team.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Cairo3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Accra3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Durban3R13,000
28 to 30 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000
14 to 16 Dec 2026Online3US$900
21 to 23 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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