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Welcome to Excellence Northern Ireland

Welcome to Excellence Northern Ireland

 

Background

The Welcome to Excellence (WtE) series of Customer Service Training Programmes has been designed to assist individuals and organisations in the tourism, leisure and hospitality industry to provide first class standards of service on a consistent basis to both visitor and local residents.

 

The programmes have recently been redeveloped and relaunched. Please visit our new website for more information

 

www.welcometoexcellenceni.com

 

Courses

There are 3 one-day training programmes available in Northern Ireland, which provide front-line staff and managers with the skills they need to provide high standards of service.

 

Welcome Host

Designed to improve standards of customer service given to visitors

 

Welcome Host Plus

Building on the Welcome Host, this course introduces the participant to advanced customer service and communication skills which help to give the business a competitive edge.

 

Welcome All

The course is designed to provide practical advice and guidance on service to customers with disabilities and special needs. (Includes information on the Disability Discrimination Act)

 

Delivery of Welcome to Excellence

Welcome to Excellence can be delivered through various delivery mechanisms;

• open training courses held in NITB

• In-house courses delivered by an independent trainer to a specific organisation

• in-house courses delivered by an in-house trainer (a staff member from within an organisation who becomes a WtE trainer)

 

Gold Award – Recognition for Excellence in Customer Service

As part of the Welcome to Excellence suite of programmes NITB offers the Gold Award to organisations who commit to customer service excellence. This includes a 2 year support programme to monitor , maintain and promote the Gold Award standards of service within the organisation.

 

 

 

To discuss the best method of delivery for your organisation or for further details regarding any of the above courses, how to become a gold award company, to order packs, find a trainer etc. contact:-

 

Tourism Training Liaison Officer

Northern Ireland Tourist Board

59 North Street

BELFAST

BT1 1NB

 

Telephone: 028 90441516

Email: louise@welcometoexcellenceni.com

NITB Trade website: www.nitb.com

Welcome to Excellence website: www.welcometoexcellenceni.com