Useful Links

Associations and Links

Associations

British Standards Institute
www.bsi-global.com

Customer Contact Association
www.cca.org.uk

Call Centre Helper
www.callcentrehelper.com

Call Centre Managers Association
www.ccma.org.uk

CBI
www.cbi.org.uk

Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland
www.ciobs.org.uk/

CIPD
www.cipd.co.uk

Direct Marketing Association
www.dma.org.uk

Help Desk International
www.helpdeskinst.com

ICS
www.instituteofcustomerservice.com

Incoming Calls Management Institute
www.incoming.com

Independent Committee for Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services (ICSTIS)
www.icstis.org.uk

Institute for Employment Studies
www.employment-studies.co.uk

Institute of Directors
www.iod.co.uk

International Customer Service Association
www.icsa.com

Investors in People
www.iipuk.co.uk

Scottish Qualifications Authority
www.sqa.org.uk

Telephone Helplines Association
www.helplines.org.uk

Trade Unions Congress
www.tuc.org.uk

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
www.qca.org.uk



Government Bodies

Cabinet Office
www.cabinet-office.gov.uk

Data Protection Commission
www.dataprotection.gov.uk

Department for Education and Skills
www.dfes.gov.uk

Department of Trade and Industry
www.dfes.gov.uk

e-Skills
www.e-skills.com

Health and Safety Executive
www.hse.gov.uk

OFTEL
www.oftel.gov.uk

Scottish Executive
www.scotland.gov.uk



Magazines

Contact Center World
www.contactcenterworld.com

Contact Centres - Industry Magazine
www.contact-centres.com

CMP Europe
www.cmp-europe.com

Customer Management
www.customermanagementonline.com

Customer First Magazine
www.instituteofcustomerservice.com

Human Resources
www.humanresourcesmagazine.com

International Journal of Call Centre Management
www.winthrop-publications.co.uk/CCMFrontpage.htm

People Management
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk



Research Bodies

Datamonitor
www.datamonitor.com

Forrester Research
www.forrester.co.uk

Gartner
www.gartner.com

IDS - Incomes Data Services
www.incomesdata.co.uk

IRS - Industrial Relations Services
www.irseclipse.co.uk



International Associations

Australia
Australian Call Centre Managers' Forum
www.callcentres.com.au

CallCentres.net
www.callcentres.net

Customer Contact Management Association
www.ccma.asn.au

Benelux
Help Desk Institute Benelux BV
www.hdibenelux.com

Canada
Call Centre Managers' Association (CCMA)
www.ccmacanada.com

Denmark
Support Services Institute (SSI Danmark)
www.supportinst.com

Finland
Help Desk Institute Nordic Oy
www.hdin.net

France
Association Francaise des Centres de Relation Clientele (AFRC)
www.afrc.org

Germany
Call Centre Forum Deutschland www.call-center-forum.de

Help Desk Institute Germany
www.helpdeskinst.de

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Call Centre Association
www.hkcca.com

Ireland
Customer Contact Management Association
www.ccma.ie

Italy
Customer Management and Multimedia Call Centre
www.club-cmmc.it

Japan
Help Desk Centre
Email: asamoto@jioa.or.jp

Korea
Korean Telemarketing Association
www.telemarketing.or.kr

Netherlands
Call Centre Managers Association
www.ccma.nl

New Zealand
Telecommunications Users Association New Zealand
www.tuanz.org.nz

Norway
Service Quality Management Norway AS
www.supportinst.com

Sweden
Swedish Call Centre Federation
www.sccf.se

Switzerland
Call Centre Network Switzerland
www.callnet.ch

United States
Help Desk Institute US
www.helpdeskinst.com

Call Centre Network Group
www.ccng.com

Venezuela, Panama, Columbia, Dominican Republic Help Desk Institute
See www.helpdeskinst.com

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