WELCOME TWO
A dynamic online learning and development consultancy saving businesses time and money through two minute videos, webinars, virtual classrooms and consultancy.
Partnering with clients to bespoke and tailor your online learning solutions and enable digital transformation of Learning and Development, HR and training functions.
Erica Farmer
Founder and Director, Welcome Two Learning Ltd
Whatever your training needs, we can help you deliver the right training at the right time to maximise your learner outcomes. From virtual classrooms and webinars to face to face training and blended learning methods, we have the knowledge and experience to design and deliver what you need.
The workforce requirements are changing, and we need to recognise and respond to this. We will work with you in partnership to make sure that your training design and training delivery is not only going to meet your strategy and goals, but will be provided in the most effective way for your learners, maximising your investment.
We are continually networking and learning to stay ahead of the market in order to bring you the most innovative training methods. We must be creative with our delivery to ensure it is the right fit for your unique business. This creativity and innovation is nothing if it is not delivered in the right way. We love what we do and have a great passion for training to be delivered to the highest standard, and this shines through in our delivery when working with our partners.
Michelle Hill
Development Manager, Skills Training UK
Angela Maguire‑Lewis
Quality Director, Lifetime Training
Lee Moody FCIPD
Head of Learning & Development, Revolution Bars Group PLC
Nichola Blenkinsop
People Leader - Hoyer Group
Beth Rowlands
Head of Talent & Skills - Fujitsu
Penny Guard
Managing Director GBS Apprenticeships
Gregg Scott
Managing Director, Interserve Learning and Employment
Richard Jenkins
CEO, Education and Training Skills
Perry Timms
Founder and Chief Energy Officer - PTHR at People and Transformational HR Ltd
Lisa Tomlinson
Head of People and Commercial Development - Fircroft College
Phil Warnock
Founder - Ginger Nut Training
Lesley Rimmington
Quality & Compliance Director - Interserve Learning & Employment
Christine Edwards
Helping apprenticeship quality managers /directors improve integrated Maths and English delivery via targeted training.
Paul Conroy
Managing Director at Impact Academy
Having made an overnight move from face-to-face classroom delivery to remote delivery, our initial focus was very much on ensuring our learners and tutors were able to use the functionality and engage with provision. As we settled into the new world of digital learning we wanted to support staff to see the possibilities and opportunities teaching via MS Teams offered for them to be able to improve their delivery, and see beyond the assumed limitations of delivering learning online.
We contacted Welcome Two to arrange some training for tutors in each of our deliver locations who could then share and cascade their training and learning to other members of their teams. We have now had two cohorts of tutors complete the training and the feedback from staff has been unanimously positive about how enjoyable and useful the training was. In turn the feedback from learners about the new delivery approaches have also been very positive with online lessons now being much more varied, interesting and visual (and therefore effective)!
The structure of the training meant that our tutors with varying degrees of skill in using technology, were able to learn by doing , and to practice delivering to a safe audience before trying with their learners. It was brilliant and as one tutor commented in their evaluation, it should be for everyone before starting remote delivery.
At Lifetime Training we pride ourselves on the great design and delivery of learning, which is why we chose to partner with Welcome Two Learning Ltd to support our digital transition to the live virtual training space.
Welcome Two Training has provided insight into online delivery and brought confidence in the use of wide-ranging group engagement and functionality. Its adaptability brings ideas for use with one-to-ones, group delivery and online teaching. The interactive nature means no one is excluded, everyone feels a part of the greater whole and this fosters greater interest in the topics discussed.
The team at Welcome Two are innovative, credible and have spent the time understanding our requirements. The interactivity, knowledge and engagement has been exactly what we were looking for, and the partnership has really aligned to our values, mission and vision. If you are looking for excellence in online learning design and delivery we would recommend reaching out to Welcome Two.
We worked with Erica to upskill our L&D Team on the skills of virtual training. It was a real eye-opener. There are some key differences between traditional face to face facilitation and live online sessions. We had a series of sessions with Erica including practice with feedback. I am so glad we did this before moving our content online as we are now in a position to deliver really engaging content rather than dull and disengaging content.
Erica herself is very knowledgeable and goes out of her way to support. She is a great trainer, really encouraging, patient and fun. The Team absolutely loved the programme and the skills we learned will serve us all the way through our career. Especially in the new world where online, live events look likely to become the norm.
I have had a number of really positive conversations about your training, the delegates really enjoyed it and got lots out of it and I have already started to see some differences in presentations and discussions virtually with a number of the delegates. I am delighted with the impact it has had already and just wanted to share. Thank you, it was clearly pitched exactly right for our group.
I asked for Erica’s help to facilitate some virtual workshops but got so much more than that. Fantastic expertise in virtual delivery and adapting workshops and facilitation styles to remote delivery. She has inspired and developed my team and been truly flexible with our every changing needs. Just the kind of pragmatic consultation approach that I needed right now. Would not hesitate to recommend her.
Erica consistently challenges the traditional and often ineffective, delivery models to drive new processes and learning and development methodologies to meet business needs. She does this by getting under the skin of what matters to a business and their key issues, by partnering with them to solve problems and in turn add value. I look forward to many more productive meetings which supports GBS clients and our own business growth.
ETS has commissioned 14 Welcome Two videos which we are using to help our learners embed their learning into their long term memory. The bite size videos have been hugely well received by our apprentices and their employers. We are looking forward to commissioning more videos to further enhance our learners experience. A really great effective and quality resource that I highly recommend.
Erica has been fantastic at undertaking some much needed digital skills training for our college workforce.
She has stepped in at short notice and up skilled out teams very professionally. The feedback from the sessions has been really positive and we have been booking more as word has spread!
Erica has also hosted webinars that I have attended and cohosted, she is incredibly skilled in this area, managing to host and facilitate at the same time.
Thanks Erica, look forward to working with you again in the future.
Erica recently delivered her workshops on designing remote sessions and maximizing online engagement to myself and a number of colleagues. We were all blown away with how captivating it was and it really opened our minds up to so many techniques that have significantly improved the quality of our on-line delivery. It has been an absolute game changer for us and of course our learners. I can’t recommend Erica enough, you’ve not experienced virtual training until you attend one of these courses.
Erica’s approach to developing and delivering online learning experiences is like a breath of fresh air, she clearly understands the concepts around engagement, retention of learning and creating a positive learning experience. The unprecedented events of 2020 has ‘forced’ many to look at alternatives for effective teaching more rapidly than planned, Erica is certainly at the forefront of this evolution, her approach is definitely one to be mirrored.
Erica is one of the most forward thinking L&D specialist consultants in the UK, leading on the digital transformation of how we shape and deliver adult education. Erica also possesses a wealth of experience in writing and developing multi-discipline training programmes across various sectors. Erica’s overwhelming enthusiasm provides a unique and engaging style that captivates and motivates any audience and I can highly recommend any organisation engaging her services