Cross-Cultural Training
The International Center’s Cross-Cultural Training (CCT) provides international employees and their families the opportunity to learn important aspects of American culture to help newcomers feel quickly at ease in their new country, enhancing their cultural adjustment, and ensuring a successful assignment in Indiana.
Cross-Cultural Training for Employees
The International Center’s Cross-Cultural Training (CCT) for Employees is a single-session program offering international assignees the opportunity to learn about workplace culture in Indiana and the United States. The program guides participants through an awareness of one’s own cultural values and how this may be similar and/or different from those of one’s American colleagues, and its impact on workplace relationships.
Focused Topics
- Indiana and U.S. workplace cultural values and preferences
- Common cultural stereotypes
- Building trust with American colleagues
- FAQs on life in the U.S. and Indiana
- Community involvement
- Local ethnic and cultural resources
- Business and social protocol tips
Cross-Cultural Training for Partners
The International Center’s Cross-Cultural Training (CCT) for Partners is a series of small group sessions that introduce important aspects of American culture to help newcomers feel quickly at ease in their new country, enhancing a family’s cultural adjustment, and ensuring a successful assignment in Indiana. Participants have the opportunity to meet other newly arrived expatriates and share their experiences.
Focused Topics
- Stages of cultural adjustment
- Maintaining legal immigration status
- Social customs and holiday
- Healthcare system
- Law enforcement
- Banking & financial matters
- Volunteerism
- Education system
Interested in this service?
Talk to us About CCT for Partners
Contact Taina Lance, Director of Relocation Services