As more and more organisations develop an international dimension—whether by sending employees overseas, developing multinational teams, or merging with other firms—workforces are becoming more culturally diverse.

The cultural challenges inherent in working together across cultures have been lead o an increase in organisations considering ongoing intercultural skills training and development for their workforces.

IBA Global’s Intercultural Skills for Training courses are aimed at training professionals whose audiences are becoming increasingly international or for those interested in learning more about cultural awareness training. Participants leave with greater cultural awareness for the learning context to enable the delivery of more cross-culturally effective training.
Benefits

IBA Global’s Intercultural Skills for Training will provide you with:

• In-depth understanding of the concept of culture and its application in the cross-cultural training context
• An exploration of the importance of cultural awareness as a central component of successful cross-cultural training
• Training techniques to convey cultural knowledge, awareness, and skills in the cultural training room
• The opportunity to experience cultural awareness training through application of appropriate classroom activities and exercises

Who should attend

An Intercultural Skills for Training will be of benefit to you if you:

• Are already a trainer and wish to acquire cross-cultural training skills
• Work as a training professional in an international organisation
• Deliver training to multicultural audiences
• Would like to work as a training professional in an international environment

Course content

All of our Intercultural Skills for Training training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their specific requirements and existing skills set. An ‘Intercultural Skills for Training’ course typically includes:

• Cultural awareness in the training context
• Variation in learner expectations
• Intercultural learning styles
• Key cultural variables for training
• Effective cross-cultural communication styles
• Practical implications for design and delivery

Approach

Intercultural Skills for Training programmes are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres or at your offices in any location worldwide. We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.

Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies and scenarios relevant to your own particular context.
The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your Intercultural Skills for Training course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.

International Management Selection Course Trainer

Your Intercultural Skills for Training trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus.