Marta Nowicka presented on relocation and repatriation training programs for expatriates. Such programs are important to reduce assignment failure costs and risks, assess candidate preparedness, and improve retention rates and return on investment. Benefits for organizations include better prepared employees who focus on work once family is adjusted, and higher retention and motivation upon repatriation. Benefits for individuals and families include knowledge, skills, less adjustment time, and reduced stress. Typical programs include culture and adjustment sessions, are 1-2 days long, and cover country-specific information, communication, and daily living issues. Companies and past participants value the reflection and awareness gained from these programs.

1. Global Competence
„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

2. Global Competence
Why me ?
- Intercultural Trainer & Coach
- Last 4 years – relocation
& repatriations programmes
- Education: business management
& psychology
- Foreign living experience

3. Global Competence
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 ?

4. Global Competence
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

5. Global Competence
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

6. Global Competence
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

7. Global Competence
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

8. Global Competence
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

9. Global Competence
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”

10. Global Competence
Q & A

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