A dedicated training to get ready for
expatriation

Objectives :
Identify administrative
processes
Reflect on family members'
motivations
Anticipate life conditions as an
expatriate family

Target audience :
Future expatriates and their spouse

Format :
2 half-days

When ?
Departing candidates : 3 to 5 months
before D-Day

Incoming expatriates : during pre-visit
or 3 months after arrival

Expected results :
Increased performance and autonomy
of expatriate, and secured expatriation
project
Sending staff abroad or recruiting someone from abroad is an important decision for all organisations, as it
is often linked to strategic plans.

Consequences of such decisions include  :
Recruiting a successor
Investing in training
Building expensive expatriate packages
Cumbersome paperwork
Redesigning teams...

Consequences of a failure of an expatriation include :
Emergency repatriation
Staff reintegration
Search for a new candidate
Delay in project implementation
Team de-motivation
92% of expatriation failures are linked to spouse dissatisfaction

Most failures, which usually have dramatic impact on the expat's personal life, originate in the lack of preparation
of family members. Typically, difficulties are under-estimated, often deliberately ignored, and wrongly anticipated.

It is the organisation's interest to enable the candidate family to properly prepare its expatriation

Supporting the expatriation candidate's project by taking his/her family environment into account not only is a
matter of sound management by reducing risks of failure for the organisation, but also significantly supports the
image of the HR department.
Getting ready for expatriation
Relocation services