Make use of ticketing technology

URN: CCSTIC05
Business Sectors (Suites): Ticketing
Developed by: SDS
Approved on: 31 Jul 2013

Overview

This standard is about how to make effective use of ticketing technologies. Ticketing for venues and events totally depends upon the use of ticketing software and various communication technologies and devices as well as hardware such as ticket printers, scanners and chip and pin devices

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

​You must be able to: 

P1 use a computer keyboard or touch screen device to operate the ticketing system accurately 

P2 use ticketing software to find the tickets or other products customers wish to purchase 

P3 take payment using appropriate payment technologies 

P4 use ticketing software to find records of customer’s bookings in order to deal with questions relating to ticket delivery and other customer service matters 

P5 load ticket stock in a ticket printer and deal with simple ticket printing problems 

P6 print and issue paper or electronic tickets to customers 

P7 report problems which occur with ticketing software or hardware following organisational procedures


Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

​You must be able to: 

K1 the ticketing software used by the organisation and it's main features 

K2 legal and organisational requirements relating to the security and confidentiality of information 

K3 legislation and organisational requirements relating to data protection including what information can be given to whom 

K4 legislation and organisational requirements relating to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS 

K5 how to ensure that customer information collected in the course of selling tickets is accurately and legally gathered, recorded and stored 

K6 the types and role of different payment devices 

K7 the types and role of other devices used in the organisation 

K8 common technical and operational problems which occur with ticketing software, configuration and hardware and how to deal with these or report them according to organisational procedure and within the limits of your own responsibility 

K9 how to find and sell tickets using the organisation's ticketing system 

K10 the organisation's audit and control procedures and how these relate to your role 

K11 the procedures that must be followed when selling tickets and the reasons why they must be followed 

K12 the organisation's business continuity policies and procedure


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Version Number

1

Indicative Review Date

31 Jul 2017

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Creative & Cultural Skills

Original URN

CCSTIC05

Relevant Occupations

Admissions, Booking Office, Box Office, Ticketing Occupations, Visitor Services

SOC Code


Keywords

Ticketing; Customer; Communicate; Box Office; Admissions; Visitor; Technologies