Cross-Cultural Training
Summary: Cross-Cultural Training is offered to people preparing to move abroad, or to travelers.that already live abroad, to help them successfully adapt to a new culture.
Cross-Cultural Training is offered to people preparing to move abroad, or to expats that already live abroad, to help them successfully adapt to a new culture. Someone entering cross-cultural training may expect to:
- Learn the differences and similarities between cultures
- Recognize the significance of these similarities and differences
- Learn about the norms in the new culture, which might include customs, traditions and values.
- Learn how to appropriately communicate with people in the destination country
- Otherwise apply this knowledge in specific situations.
Cross-cultural training is often included in an expatriate compensation package when travelers and expats embark upon an expatriate assignment. While relevant to cross-cultural training, language training is generally considered separate.
More From Expat Exchange:
Getting the Most From Cross-Cultural Training
Moving Abroad: Understanding the Culture when Moving Abroad
Language and Cross-Cultural Resources
External:
Harvard Business Review: The Mistake Most Managers Make with Cross-Cultural Training
Shrm.org: How to Create an Effective Cross-Cultural Training Program
New York Times: Cross-cultural training: How much difference does it really make?
About the Author
Joshua Wood, LPC is one of the Founders of InternationalTravel.ai and serves as Co-President of Expat Exchange. Prior to Expat Exchange and InternationalTravel.ai, Joshua worked for NBC Cable (MSNBC and CNBC
Primetime). Joshua has a BA from Syracuse and a Master's in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Mr. Wood is also a licensed counselor and psychotherapist. Connect with Joshua on LinkedIn.
First Published: Oct 05, 2015
