How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 10 Weeks and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Intermediate Level certification.

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What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

Certified Direct Service and Community Liaison Expert in São Tomé and Príncipe

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Strategic Context of Certified Direct Service and Community Liaison Expert

Certified Direct Service and Community Liaison Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
Customer service and experience principles
The value of customer-centricity
Customer expectations and satisfaction
The customer experience (CX) discipline
Roles, standards and professional conduct
Service in the omnichannel era
Linking CX to business performance
Ethics and fair customer treatment
Service culture and brand promise
Career pathways and professional development

Pricing and Value

Pricing, price architecture and discounting
Value proposition and differentiation
Marketing measurement and attribution
Analytical techniques and bias
Structural and strategic approaches
Preparing financial statements
Working with conflict and change
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Interpreting financial statements
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Budget vs actual and variance
Family intervention planning
Cost and profitability analysis
Forecasting and planning
Data visualisation for finance

Route to Market

Route to market and channel design
Segmentation, targeting and the useful segment
Pricing, price architecture and discounting
Territory and quota planning
CRM and sales technology
Sales analytics and metrics
Forecasting and pipeline health
Performance management in sales
Building high-performing sales teams
Customer data and CRM
Market research and intelligence
Data privacy, consent and compliance
Make-versus-buy decisions
Sourcing portfolios (Kraljic)
Global sourcing and trade

Selling by Diagnosis

Consultative selling and understanding the buyer
The sales pipeline and forecasting discipline
Value proposition and differentiation
Decision support and insight
Managing complex accounts
Communicating financial results
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Coaching and skill development
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Performance and dispute management
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Peer support and consultation
Performance scorecards and reviews
Sustaining ethical, effective practice

Customer Journey and Recovery

Customer journey mapping and service design
Complaint handling and service recovery
Customer retention, loyalty and lifetime value
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Record-keeping and data protection
Client feedback and satisfaction
Evidence-based improvement
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Designing and facilitating groups
Psychoeducation and workshops
Brand, reputation and communications
Commercial ethics and responsible selling
Market research and customer insight methods
Campaign planning and the content calendar
Digital channels and performance marketing economics

Measurement and Responsible Practice

Marketing measurement and attribution
Commercial ethics and responsible selling
Customer retention, loyalty and lifetime value
Communication and conflict patterns
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Designing an intervention or programme
Professional case study and presentation
Evidence-based practice
Treatment planning and review
Managing complexity and comorbidity
Workplace and organisational contexts
Change talk and readiness
Negotiation and closing commercial deals
Key account management and account planning
Tenders, proposals and the bid decision

Segmentation and Proposition

Segmentation, targeting and the useful segment
Value proposition and differentiation
Brand, reputation and communications
Negotiation and closing
Pipeline and opportunity management
Account planning and whitespace
Goal setting and action planning
Launching a product into a market
Managing distributors and channel partners
CRM, sales operations and data discipline
Service standards, levels and measuring service
Voice of the customer and acting on feedback
Expanding into regional and export markets
The sales process and methodology
Habit change and behaviour design

Commercial Finance

Feasibility, cost and quality analysis
Budgeting and resource management
Financial, management and cost accounting distinguished
The finance operating model and business partnering
Financial statements and the accounting equation
Stakeholders and users of financial information
Ethics and professional standards in finance
The finance function and digital transformation
Building a finance career and professional development
Financial strategy and capital allocation
Financial risk: credit, market, liquidity, operational
Time and cost control
Managing schedule and budget performance
Marketing planning and budgeting
Value-based and dynamic pricing

Distribution and Supply

Procurement and contract management
Go-to-market and channel strategy
Omnichannel and channel management
Touchpoint and channel design
Operational efficiency and channel management
Banking products, services and delivery channels
Supply market analysis
Supply analysis, gaps and scenario planning
Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
Procurement and supply chain: scope and value
The procurement cycle and operating models
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Digital procurement and the future of the profession
Sustainable procurement principles and standards
Fair trade and responsible supply

Communication

Presenting and demonstrating
Project data, reporting and analytics
Integrated marketing communications
Dashboards and performance reporting
Professional presentation and pitching
Reporting to leadership
Media and public communication
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Communicating technical information to diverse audiences
Data quality, analysis and reporting
Professional report writing and presentation
Metrics and reporting
Professional portfolio and presentation
Voice, communication and delivery
Board reporting and investor relations

Leadership and Teams

Value management and business value
Leading project teams
Team development and effectiveness
Strengths, flow and engagement
Coaching and developing team members
Managing virtual and cross-cultural teams
Building high-performing project teams
Key account management strategy
Renewals and churn management
Field sales and territory management
Tender and bid management
Team leadership in field and project settings
Meaning, purpose and values
Outcome and process measures
Implementation planning and risk management

Performance and Targets

Social performance and outreach
Investment principles and objectives
Performance management systems and cycles
Aligning learning to performance
Corporate objectives and shareholder value
Performance measurement and KPI dashboards
Continuous feedback and performance conversations
Evidence-based practice and research literacy
Policy, planning and objectives
Strategy execution and the balanced scorecard
Managing team performance and dynamics
Marketing and sales KPIs and dashboards
Capacity and performance management
Setting objectives, indicators and targets
Service KPIs: CSAT, NPS, CES, SLAs

Capability Development

Delegating for development
Managing resistance and capability building
Category management and strategy development
Supplier development and improvement
Real estate development and project appraisal
Proposal development and donor reporting
Attachment and developmental theory
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Lessons learned and development
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Measuring coaching outcomes
Project management plan development
Schedule development and optimisation
Sales enablement and coaching
Quality monitoring and coaching

Strategic Context

Growth strategy and demand generation
Measuring growth and transformation impact
Capstone scoping: a real growth or brand challenge
Designing a marketing or sales strategy
Marketing strategy and the mix
Brand strategy, identity and equity
Digital marketing strategy
Data-driven growth
Building strategic customer relationships
Competitive and market intelligence
Translating insight into strategy
Sustainability strategy and materiality
Training needs analysis and learning strategy
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Reward strategy and total reward frameworks

Risk and Compliance

Tariffs, regulation and the economics of essential services
Ground control and strata management
Practice management systems
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms
Reporting quality and governance
Duty of care and risk management
Managing risk and difficult cases
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Risk assessment and safety planning
Psychometric and screening tools
Project governance and assurance
Governance of service standards
Governance of the CX programme
Regulatory and fair-treatment obligations
The regulatory landscape and central banking

Legal and Terms

Contract administration and variation
Contract governance and compliance
Policy administration and customer service in insurance
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Vendor, venue and supplier contracting for events
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection
Emerging tools and innovation
Subcontractor and supplier management
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Goal setting and contracting
Procurement and contract value
The regulatory and legal environment
Employment relationship and the psychological contract
Legal and regulatory responsibility
Environmental legal compliance

Campaigns and Projects

Capstone scoping: a real project or programme
Designing the project plan and schedule
Project initiation and chartering
Integrated project planning
Resource planning and levelling
Quality planning and assurance
Communication planning and management
Building project relationships
Project management software and tools
Scheduling and planning tools
Automation in project delivery
Realising and measuring project value
AI and predictive project analytics
Emerging project technologies
Programme management principles

Operations

Operational efficiency and productivity
Reconciliation and end-of-day processes
Operating-model and process re-engineering
Service quality and turnaround metrics
Designing a banking solution or process
Principles of credit and the lending process
Automation, RPA and straight-through processing
Process and control documentation
Quality assurance of audit
Competitive bidding processes
Business process mapping
Industrial utilities, energy and process safety interfaces
Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
Mineral processing and beneficiation

Relationships and Partners

The project environment and stakeholders
Stakeholder and sponsor management
Stakeholder rights and fair treatment
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Managing expectations and influence
Influencer and affiliate marketing
Partnering and co-creation with customers
Negotiation with clients and partners
Communicating with families and carers
Partnership building and multi-stakeholder platforms
Business partnering with the enterprise
Stakeholders, agency and accountability
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Shareholder and stakeholder rights

Ethics and Conduct

Corporate social responsibility and community impact
Professional ethics in customer service
Responsible and ethical service
Ethics and integrity in banking
Professional ethics and banking conduct
Treating customers fairly and market conduct
Integrity, confidentiality and conflicts
Anti-corruption and financial-crime ethics
Responsible and sustainable banking
Data ethics and customer privacy
Bribery, corruption and conduct risk
Sustainability and climate responsibility
Ethics and responsible leadership
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Sustainability and responsible sourcing

International Markets

Key global frameworks: FAO, GlobalG.A.P., SDGs and national strategies
Agribusiness marketing, branding and export readiness
Grades, standards and export certification (GlobalG.A.P.)
Export readiness and standards
The agricultural sector: systems, actors and global food value chains
Transfer pricing and international tax
Cross-border data and transfers
Cross-cultural and global inclusion
Global and comparative HR contexts
Global sourcing and international trade
International and cross-border tax
Professional writing and reports
Traceability, certification and export requirements

Change and Adoption

Change control and configuration
Organisational change management
Change and adoption in projects
Agile and digital transformation projects
Measuring change and project impact
Baseline setting and change control
Sales and marketing transformation
Soil chemistry, pH and cation exchange capacity
Digital and market transformation
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Customer experience transformation
Digital transformation in banking
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Technology governance and change control
Foreign exchange and hedging

People and Incentives

Workforce planning and scheduling
Employee experience and engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
Talent, succession and workforce learning
Employee engagement models and drivers
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Communicating risk to the workforce
Workforce and shift management in retail
Psychoeducation and public communication
Workforce reporting and storytelling with data
Cost of workforce and ROI of HR interventions
Employee and manager self-service

Sustainability

Managing difficult conversations
Building trust and engagement
Monitoring sustainability outcomes
Policy, institutions and the enabling environment for agriculture
The business case for productivity, quality and sustainability
Monitoring, evaluation and sustainability plan
Sustainability certification and standards
Sustainable and green banking
Control environment and risk assessment
Emerging assurance areas (ESG)
Sustainability, ESG and integrated value
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Sustainability reporting and disclosure
Embedding sustainability in sourcing
Mine water, tailings and environmental management

Learning and Research

Motivation and self-directed learning
Learning strategy and roadmaps
Building the learning brand
Leading the learning function
Knowledge management and capability building
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Leading groups and workshops
Complaint data and learning
Cognitive load and learning science
The learning and development profession
Blended and hybrid learning design
Learning strategy and business alignment
Learning cultures and the learning organisation
Capstone scoping: a real learning challenge

Markets and Customers

CRM systems and customer data
Customer service technology stack
Social media customer care
Unified customer view
Customer loyalty and advocacy
Customer lifetime value
Voice of the customer to the business
Team leadership in customer service
Customer onboarding and lifecycle
Customer and community engagement
Market and interest-rate risk
Customer data platforms and segmentation
Market research design and methods
Customer experience and journey mapping
Segmentation and needs analysis

Selling Practice

Consultative and solution selling
Comparable sales analysis and market evidence
Listing, marketing and selling property
Property viewings, offers and negotiation to close
The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
Collaboration and teamwork
Management accounts and dashboards
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Accountability and follow-through
Negotiation and conflict management
Funnel, pipeline and conversion metrics
Commercial negotiation and value capture
Account planning and whitespace analysis
Managing large and complex accounts

Customer Experience

Destination, venue and experience products
Customer retention in the vehicle ownership cycle
Customer loyalty and repeat purchase in retail
The consulting mindset and trusted advisor positioning
Customer success and retention
Journey and process redesign
Complaints, redress and accountability
Customer service and CX strategy
Prioritising experience investments
Customer and journey analysis
Designing a service or experience improvement
Loyalty programmes and rewards
Customer journey and experience design
Retention, loyalty and lifetime value
Interaction and experience design

Digital Channels

Ethics of technology in practice
Digital disruption and modern go-to-market
Digital and data-driven go-to-market
Email and marketing automation
Marketing technology stack
CRM and marketing automation platforms
Scaling technologies and business models
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services
Digital and self-service transformation
Self-service and digital support
Technology selection and integration
Diagnosing client problems before prescribing solutions
Digital permits and inspections
Automation and safety technology
Structuring engagements: scope, deliverables and expectations

Evidence and Analytics

Evidence, judgement and scepticism
Data migration and cleansing
Data governance frameworks and roles
Data privacy law and compliance (GDPR)
Data quality and stewardship
Consent, rights and data subject requests
Data breach and incident governance
Building trust through data governance
Data quality, integration and master data
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Leading and lagging metrics
Text and interaction analytics
Data privacy and consent
Influencing and presenting insights
Data protection and customer privacy

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CDSC2 certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CDSC2?

This certification is ideal for HR Managers and Directors, HR Business Partners, Learning and Development Managers and Employee Relations and OD Specialists, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CDSC2 certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 10 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CDSC2 internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CDSC2 certification?

The Certified Direct Service and Community Liaison Expert is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CDSC2 certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CDSC2?

The Certified Direct Service and Community Liaison Expert is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CDSC2?

The Certified Direct Service and Community Liaison Expert carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CDSC2 while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CDSC2?

Graduates progress towards CHRO and senior people-management roles. The CDSC2 strengthens your expertise in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness and positions you for advancement across multinationals, NGOs and international organisations.

Certified Direct Service and Community Liaison Expert