Staff Training

Training that actually sticks.

Traditional training has a fundamental problem: people forget. Our spaced repetition system maintains knowledge over time through continuous micro-touchpoints—not annual tick-box exercises.

The forgetting curve is brutal

Your colleague completes accessibility training in January. By February, they remember a quarter of it. By July, almost nothing.

"People forget up to 50% of new information within an hour of learning it. Within 24 hours, this can increase to 70%. By the end of the week, people retain only about 25% of what they've learned."
— Hermann Ebbinghaus, Psychologist
70%
forgotten in 24 hours
25%
retained after 1 week
~0%
at annual refresh

Knowledge Retention Over Time

TraditionalSpaced Repetition
Day 1
Day 2
Week 1
Month 1
Month 6

The antidote: spaced repetition

Instead of one big training session, we deliver continuous micro-touchpoints at strategic intervals—right before knowledge would be forgotten.

Traditional Training
Knowledge decays rapidly
  • Complete training once a year
  • Forget 70% within 24 hours
  • Generic scenarios
  • Completion certificates
  • No link to actual customers
WelcoMe Training
Knowledge maintained over time
  • Continuous micro-touchpoints
  • Spaced repetition maintains 75%+ retention
  • Venue-specific situations
  • Retention scores and analytics
  • Just-in-time refreshers before real visits

Structured around barriers, not conditions

Every team gets a foundation in disability awareness and assistance dogs. Then choose Focused modules to match the situations your staff actually face.

Foundation — included at every tier

Removing Barriers: The Basics

Universal disability awareness, the social model, barrier mindset, and communication fundamentals

Always included

Assistance Dogs

Legal requirements, types of assistance dogs, barrier removal around access and distraction

Always included
5 Specialist barrier modules — choose by tier

Removing Mobility Barriers

Physical access, wheelchair users, ambulatory disabilities, step-free routes

Removing Communication Barriers

Deaf and hard of hearing customers, BSL, communication methods, hearing loops

Removing Information Barriers

Blind and partially sighted customers, navigation, wayfinding, alternative formats

Removing Environmental Barriers

Neurodivergent customers, sensory overload, predictability, autism, ADHD

Removing Invisible Barriers

Non-visible disabilities, chronic conditions, assumption as a barrier

How modules map to plans

StarterCore + Assistance Dogs + 1 Focused module
ProfessionalCore + Assistance Dogs + 3 Focused modules
EnterpriseCore + Assistance Dogs + all 5 Focused modules
Scenario-Based

Practice that mirrors reality

When no real visits are scheduled, staff receive scenario-based practice that feels like preparing for a real customer. When a real visit happens, the workflow is already familiar.

  • Realistic personas with access requirements
  • Condition-specific context and guidance
  • Venue-relevant situations
  • Complexity increases with mastery
Preparation Practice

Tomorrow's scenario: James K.

"Hi, I use a powered wheelchair (75cm width) and I have ME/CFS which causes severe fatigue. I'll need somewhere to rest during my visit."

About ME/CFS

Myalgic encephalomyelitis causes severe fatigue not relieved by rest. Energy levels vary significantly day-to-day. Avoid suggesting James "push through"—pacing is essential.

Quick check:

James asks if there's somewhere he can sit while you find the laptops he's interested in. What do you do?

Just-in-time refreshers

Here's where WelcoMe has an advantage no generic LMS can match: we know when training is about to be relevant.

Wheelchair user visiting tomorrow

The colleague handling this visit gets a targeted 30-second refresher on mobility access—right before it matters.

At the moment of maximum relevance ✓

Measure retention, not just completion

Most training platforms measure who finished. We measure who actually remembers.

Retention Scores

See verified knowledge retention over time, not just who clicked "complete"

Team Health

Compare retention across venues and regions. Spot teams that need support.

ESG Reporting

Auditable metrics for your ESG report. Real numbers, not just "committed to accessibility."

What you can report:

  • "We trained 4,200 colleagues across 300+ stores in accessibility best practice"
  • "Our average retention score is 87%, verified through ongoing assessment"
  • "We prepared for 1,200+ customer visits with specific access requirements"

That's auditable. That's defensible. That's what investors actually want to see.

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