International Training
Training Program for New Expatriate Employees
I. Introduction
A. Purpose of the training program: To prepare employees for international assignments (Idrees et al.)
B. Importance of pre-departure training: It will enhance expatriate performance, reduce culture shock, and facilitate faster acclimatization (Puck et al.)
II. Training Needs of New Expatriate Employees
A. Understanding cultural differences: Employee needs knowledge of the host country's culture, customs, and social etiquette, and thus to reduce culture shock
B. Understanding the local business environment: Employee needs an increase in knowledge of business etiquette, legal, and financial regulations, and thus safeguarding
C. Practical living information: Needs details about local amenities, transportation, housing, healthcare, etc., and thus practical support
D. Language proficiency: Needs basic skills
E. Coping strategies: Needs stress management technique to deal with culture shock
F. Expectation management: Needs clarity on job role, performance expectations, assignment duration
III. Components of Pre-Departure Training
A. Cultural Training
1. Culture-specific workshops: Will provide insight into customs, values, traditions, and taboos
2. Social etiquette sessions: Will teach about appropriate behaviors, gestures, and phrases to use
B. Business and Legal Training
1. Seminars on business customs: Will give insight into business etiquette, negotiation styles, organizational hierarchy (Puck et al.)
2. Briefing on legal and financial aspects: Will inform about local labor...
…Improved communication and social interaction: Better relationships, reduced social anxiety (Puck et al.)C. Clear understanding of job role and expectations: Higher job satisfaction, lower stress levels
D. Confidence in managing practical living aspects: Reduced uncertainty, greater independence
E. Strategies for coping with homesickness, culture shock: Greater emotional resilience, better work-life balance
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Works Cited
Idrees, Fahmeed, Bilal Javed, and Farhan Ahmed. "Evaluation of expatriates performance and
their training on international assignments."Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business3.5 (2011): 335-351.
Puck, Jonas F., Markus G. Kittler, and Christopher Wright. "Does it really work? Re-assessing
the impact of pre-departure cross-cultural training on expatriate adjustment."The International Journal of Human Resource…
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