Presentation delivered by Marta Nowicka (Global Competence) during SIETAR Poland Congress „New Era of Expat” 24-26.10.2014, Warsaw, Poland International assignment process creates a lot of challenges for employee and the whole family. There is high risk of assignment failure, which obviously might be very costly for both sides - international assignee and organisation. We can minimise that risk by proper candidates' selection and by offering relevant support for employee and the family i.e by providing relocation & repatriation training programmes.

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„New Era of Expat” 24-26.10.2014 Warsaw, Poland
Trainer’s perspective – trainings for expats: relocation & repatriation programmes
Marta Nowicka – Global Competence
25.10.2014

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Why me ?
-Intercultural Trainer & Coach
-Experience: relocation & repatriations programmes
-Education: business management & psychology - Foreign living experience

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1.Why relocation & repatriation training programmes are important ?
2.What are benefits of such programmes for organisation & employee ?
3.What is usual form & content of the training ?

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Why relocation & repatriation training programmes are important ?
-Cost & risk of assignment failure
-Candidate assessment
-Retention rate & ROI of the international assignment
-Help in such major life change

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What are benefits of such programmes for organisation? Relocation training
-Better prepared, ready for quick start employee
-Saves costs of potential failed assignment & business mistakes
-Focus on work when family adjusted and happy Repatriation training
-Higher retention
-Higher motivation
-Career planning

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What are benefits of such programmes for employee & family ? Relocation training
-Knowledge & skills
-Less time needed for adjustment
-Psychological aspects: clear vision & goals, normalising feelings & emotions, less stress, higher self-confidence Repatriation training
-Quicker re-adjustment in home setting
-Deeper understanding of the impact of IA
-Setting vision & goals for the future

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What is usual form of the training? Relocation training
-Pre-departure or post-arrival
-1 or 2 days
-Employee + family members, individual programme Repatriation training
-One day
-Pre-departure or post-arrival

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What is usual content of the training ? Relocation training
-General part: culture, cross cultural differences, profiling tools, communication, culture shock, adjustment process,
-Specific part – culture orientation
-Daily living issues Repatriation training
-Analysis of international assignment
-Repatriation culture shock and adjustment
-Vision & goals for the future

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Are such trainings valued by companies & assignees ?
„Great on self reflection”
„It was helpful introduction, and brought me more awareness about country at just the right time”
„I feel now better and more self-confident knowing better this country and the culture”
„I find the inside information very valuable. Help me with my integration in Poland”
„Forced us to think through ideas in an organised fashion”

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Q & A

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Thank you ! Contact info: Marta Nowicka : Tel. +48 604 640 414 marta.nowicka@globalcompetence.pl www.globalcompetence.pl