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Erica Marois
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Date Published: September 07, 2017 - Last Updated September 25, 2018
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Contact center training isn't easy. Juggling high turnover, small budgets, and new hire onboarding can make creating effective agent curriculum a challenge. Fear not! If you've recently experienced budget cuts, our friends at #ICMIchat are here to help. Watch this quick video for ten budget friendly tips, or head over to Storify for a full chat recap.
Bonus: we asked #ICMIchat participants to share their favorite low or no cost training tools, and we've curated a list of their answers below. What would you add to the mix? Share your favorite training tips and tools in the comments below.
Ideas for low-cost training resources:
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Create in-house PowerPoint and supporting material (via @Patrick_SaaS)
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For a low budget LMS, Sensei is a great plugin for wordpress. (Via @jtwatkin)
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Slack is a great tool. I post a scenario on Wed and trainers respond. I debrief and moderate. Great learning is happening. (Via @sherikendall)
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Google Docs - all the way. (Via @jennysuedempsey)
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Use previous call tickets. Create a virtual library of symptom/solution references. (Via @dmmacdougall)
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Utilize ICMI resources! (Via @HappyCXStories)
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Leverage tenured agents. They love to give feedback & help design trainings. I always asked them to share what they wish they knew when they were new. (Via @debimongan)
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Read expert blogs and trade publications. Utilize free vendor whitepapers. (Via @NewVoiceMedia)
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We use @lessonly, @NewVoiceMedia, @EducationFolder, and anything that puts information at the agent’s fingertips. #ICMIchat (Via @ @KUPHAN0812)
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I've gotten super into OneNote the last couple of months and the people love it. (Via @evenwatson)
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Twitter. (Chats like #ICMIchat) Via @BGelbendorf)