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Common
needs, spunti dagli UK
Sul
tema delle "esigenze comuni dell'industria dei call center",
riceviamo dalla Gran Bretagna, in particolare da Debbie Blundell,
External Liaison Director della Associazione CCMA, alcune riflessioni
che volentieri pubblichiamo.
Su questi argomenti l'Italia ha il vantaggio di poter trarre spunti
di riflessione e, si spera quanto prima, di azione. Il Club CMMC è
a disposizione del comparto che rappresenta per svolgere la sua parte.
" There are several routes already in existence here in the UK
that we use to rally support for the call centre industry.
Through associations - such as the CCMA and also the CCA - and also,
as there are 000's of call centre here in the UK, the Regional Development
Agencies have established call centre forums (which include representatives
form call centres in their area, local councils, inward investment
team, property analysts, and other interested people) where they discuss
best practice and formulate a call centre strategy for their particular
region.
They also put ideas/issues forward into Government through the local
councils, MP's, Dept Trade & Industry and Regional Government Offices.
In addition, where a particular need is identified then they will
form a partnership (with local & central Govt plus private sector)
to get the UK Govt/EU Commission to tackle particular issues.
The UK call centre industry is set to employ 2.35% of the workforce
by 2002 so the Regional Development Agencies are keen to address
issues and lobby MPs/central Govt for action. The Regional Development
Agencies with the Department of Trade and Industry plus the Government
Offices across the UK are also responsible for securing funds for
industry developments and for making approaches into the EU Commission
- whether this be for training programmes, infrastructure, education,
etc. etc.
Delegate responsibility to othets organisations, such as FEDMA?
I see that FEDMA can tackle discreet issues on their own, however,
a more fruitful course of action would be for them to be part of a
partnership (similar to how the UK Regional Development Agencies are
now working) to address issues as this will pull together all interested
parties into the debate and give it additional "weight".
The UK already recognises the strength of the call centre industry,
and is the largest call centre industry outside of the US, so there
are many programmes already in place - National Vocational Qualifications,
Degree level educational programmes, training/retraining grants, call
centre hotels, call centre design & build sites, etc. etc.
I think also that, since call centres cut across many sectors, that
we sometimes lose out on specific political lobbying since there appears
to be no "telebusiness" sector within either the UK Govt or EU and
issues tend to be unbundled so that they can be addressed from a discreet
business sector (i.e. finance, telecoms, etc.).
Is this the case in Italy? |