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R10 900,00
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Introduction
The Service Desk Analyst course will provide delegates with skills and knowledge to interact with customers while gaining a career enhancing qualification. In addition, delegates will be taught about the four key concepts from the SDA standard namely, professionalism and roles, analyst skills, process supported technologies and enabling tools.
Audience profile
Service desk and support analysts with at least 9 months experience in an IT service and support environment. Job roles include:
- Support Analyst
- Service Desk Analyst
- First-line Analyst
- Second-line Analyst
- Client Support Technician/Consultant
- Desktop Support Analyst
- Customer Support Officer
- Technical Support Analyst
- Service Centre Analyst
Pre-requisites
There are no formal prerequisites for this course.
Course objectives
What are the key things you will learn?
- The roles and responsibilities of a service desk professional
- How to develop and employ the essential skills required for a service desk and support analyst
- How to summarize and follow service desk processes
- How to identify and describe service desk tools and technologies
Course content
Lesson 1: Roles and Responsibilities |
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Lesson 2: Relationship Management |
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Lesson 3: Effective Communication Skills |
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Lesson 4: Effective Rapport |
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Lesson 5: Quality Assurance Activities |
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Lesson 6: Effective Process Management |
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Lesson 7: IT Service Management |
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Lesson 8: Problem Solving |
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Lesson 9: Service Desk Technologies |
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Lesson 10: Tools and Techniques |
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Associated certifications and exam
This course will prepare delegates to take the Service Desk Analyst MC-SDAE: Examination
Successfully passing this exam will result in the attainment of the Service Desk Institute Analyst Certification.
Exam Format:
60 questions, multiple choice examination
Closed Book
Duration:
Maximum 60 minutes for all candidates using English as their first language
Pass Score:
39 marks required to pass (out of 60 available) – 65%
On successful completion of this course, students will receive a Torque IT letter of attendance.
Service Desk Institute, SDI® and the SDI logo® are registered trademarks of Customers International Ltd.
SDI Overview
The Service Desk Institute (SDI) has been connecting service desk professionals across the world since 1988 and is the leading global community for everyone working in the service desk industry.
With a passion for providing industry best practice and sharing knowledge, SDI has dedicated the last 30+ years to guiding, inspiring and connecting ITSM and service desk communities. A respected, trusted and independent advisor to the service desk industry, SDI has inspired thousands of organisations and professionals around the world to embark on their own journeys of service improvement and to be the best they can possibly be.
The Service Desk Institute’s internationally recognized Standards for service desk and IT support professionals set out clear definitions for the key service desk roles and form the basis of SDI’s Service Desk Analyst (SDA) and Service Desk Manager (SDM) qualifications.
The qualifications verify candidates’ understanding of service desk requirements and skills and are designed to positively impact the effectiveness of the critically important IT support functions that keep today’s organisations’ technology running.
Service Desk Institute, SDI® and the SDI logo® are registered trademarks of Customers International Ltd.