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Customer Service Operator

Working as a Customer Service Operator you are a skilled customer service/check-in staff member with the responsibility of leading small teams in either the domestic or international terminals of an airport.

Summary of Training

  • Apply aircraft safety procedures
  • Apply aviation work health and safety procedures
  • Implement regulations and policies during aviation safety and service operations
  • Manage human factors and situation awareness in an aviation operational environment
  • Work effectively in the aviation industry
  • Contribute to the achievement of on-time performance standards
  • Maintain security awareness and vigilance in an aviation workplace
  • Process workplace documentation
  • Apply awareness of dangerous goods and hazardous material requirements
  • Apply quality systems
  • Undertake emergency response action to a security threat
  • Advise on major services and attractions at aviation destinations
  • Provide quality customer service
  • Check in aircraft passengers
  • Manage a check-in queue
  • Contribute to team effectiveness
  • Book tourism products and process documentation
  • Use a computerised reservations or operations system
  • Source airfares and issue tickets for domestic flights
  • Advise on and construct fares for customers

Please note that this Job & Training Description provides an example of the selection of non-core units. Alternative combinations of units may be selected and in some cases prerequisite units may need to be completed. For advice contact Apprenticeship Network providers or an approved Registered Training Organisation.

Job Pathways

This occupation fits generally with these groupings

Industry Group
Automotive, Transport & Maritime

Work Type
Conventional & Organising
Persuading & Enterprising

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Commencements Change

The change in Australian Apprenticeships commencements in this overall industry in the past two years. Commencements in 22/23: 193

Source: VOCSTATS, extracted on 18/10/2023. AATIS analysis.

Graduate Employment

Australian Apprentice graduates from this overall industry in employment (in any industry).

Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Graduate Wage

Average wage of Australian Apprentice graduates from this overall industry employed full-time after training.

Source: NCVER National Student Outcomes Survey, 2020, unpublished. AATIS analysis.

Industry Growth

Predicted growth in employment in this overall industry over the next 5 years.

Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Industry Size

The number of employees in this overall industry compared with other Australian industries.

Source: National Skills Commission, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Industry Wage

Average wage of employees in this overall industry.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022. AATIS analysis.

Availability Information

Customer Service Operator - AVI30319
NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT
Full Time

(Nominal Duration)

24 mths 24 mths 24 mths 24 mths 24 mths 24 mths
Part Time
Commencements 25 10 90 5 20 0 0 0
ASbA
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Commencements

Commencement data source: National Apprentices and Trainees collection, VOCSTATS, extracted 18/10/2023, rounded estimates for April 2022 to March 2023. This data is for general information purposes only.

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