Intercultural Effectiveness

Product code: IE0001

Upcoming sessions

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October 01, 2025

Virtual

6:00 am to 9:00 am (ET)

French

October 02, 2025

Virtual

6:00 am to 9:00 am (ET)

English

November 11, 2025

Virtual

9:00 pm to 12:00 am (ET)

English

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Overview

Delivery method

Delivery method

Classroom

Virtual Classroom

Duration

Duration

15 hours (5 sessions of 3 hours)

Audience

Audience

Employees

Other Government Department Employees

Dependents

 

Description

Designed to develop and strengthen your intercultural competencies, the training will help you understand the influence of culture on behaviour, learn about similarities and gaps in cultural trends, understand communication styles, practice intercultural decoding and develop strategies to bridge cultural gaps.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • understand their intercultural effectiveness profile
  • recognize the influence of cultural trends on living and working in an international context
  • practice intercultural decoding
  • identify their communication style
  • recognize the stages of the intercultural adaptation/transition cycle
  • get practical ideas/tips for better intercultural interaction

Notes:

This course is part of the pre-posting training program. Spouses and partners are encouraged to attend when possible.

Government of Canada employees will need to contact Learning-Apprentissage@international.gc.ca to determine eligibility and registration procedures for their spouses and partners.

This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. For more information, please contact Learning-Apprentissage@international.gc.ca

Legacy course code: 00017156

Additional upcoming sessions

Date and Time Session code Location Language Available seats
October 01, 2025, 6:00 am to 9:00 am (ET) IE0001-FR-20251001 Virtual French 27
October 02, 2025, 6:00 am to 9:00 am (ET) IE0001-EN-20251002 Virtual English 21
November 11, 2025, 9:00 pm to 12:00 am (ET) IE0001-EN-20251111 Virtual English 26
January 26, 2026, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (ET) IE0001-EN-20260126 Virtual English 16
January 28, 2026, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (ET) IE0001-FR-20260128 Virtual French 17
February 02, 2026, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (ET) IE0001-FR-20260202 Virtual French 22
February 05, 2026, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (ET) IE0001-EN-20260205 Virtual English 21
March 18, 2026, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (ET) IE0001-EN-20260318 National Capital Region (NCR) - Bisson Campus English 13

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