Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship

EMPIRE HIRE GROUP LIMITED

DUNSTABLE (LU6 2JX)

Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 30 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 June 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Customer Service Apprentice. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills while working within a fast-paced equipment hire business.

 

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Customer service practitioner (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 08.00 - 17.30.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Duration

1 year

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

As part of your role, you will be the first point of contact for customers, supporting them with enquiries, processing bookings, and helping to ensure excellent service is delivered at all times.

During your apprenticeship, you will:

  • Respond to inbound calls, emails, and customer enquiries
  • Process hire bookings, orders, and documentation
  • Support customers with queries and resolve issues where appropriate
  • Escalate more complex queries to senior team members
  • Maintain accurate customer records and databases
  • Use internal systems to manage contracts and customer information
  • Liaise with internal teams including operations and scheduling
  • Build strong relationships with customers
  • Support the team in delivering high levels of customer satisfaction

Where you'll work

ICKNIELD WAY FARM
TRING ROAD
DUNSTABLE
LU6 2JX

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

OAKLANDS COLLEGE

Training course

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Use a range of questioning skills, including listening and responding in a way that builds rapport, determines customer needs and expectations and achieves positive engagement and delivery.
  • Depending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills, along with summarising language during face-to-face communications; and/or
  • Depending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate communication skills, along with reinforcement techniques (to confirm understanding) during non-facing customer interactions.
  • Depending on your job role and work environment: Use an appropriate ‘tone of voice’ in all communications, including written and digital, that reflect the organisation’s brand.
  • Provide clear explanations and offer options in order to help customers make choices that are mutually beneficial to both the customer and your organisation.
  • Be able to organise yourself, prioritise your own workload/activity and work to meet deadlines.
  • Demonstrate patience and calmness.
  • Show you understand the customer’s point of view.
  • Use appropriate sign-posting or resolution to meet your customers needs and manage expectations.
  • Maintain informative communication during service recovery.

Training schedule

You will complete a Customer Service Practitioner Level 2 Apprenticeship, which includes:

  • On-the-job training within the business
  • Coaching and mentoring from experienced colleagues
  • Structured learning covering customer service skills, communication, and systems

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Level 4-9)
  • Maths (grade Level 4-9)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

We are a specialist company providing powered access equipment and related site access solutions to customers across a wide range of industries. Our services include the hire, delivery, inspection, maintenance, and repair of access equipment such as scissor lifts, boom lifts, and other working-at-height machinery. We work closely with our customers to ensure equipment is supplied safely, on time, and in full compliance with health and safety regulations.

https://www.empirehiregroup.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

  • A full-time role may be offered upon successful completion
  • Progression into more advanced customer service or specialist roles
  • Opportunities to continue developing within the business

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

OAKLANDS COLLEGE

Will Ellis

will.ellis@oaklands.ac.uk

07789 633867

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000036149.

Apply now

Closes in 19 days (Tuesday 30 June 2026 at 11:59pm)