Pre-posting training program

Pre-posting training for Government of Canada employees with a confirmed posting assignment abroad, including training for spouses.

On this page

• Security training
• Leadership training
• Intercultural effectiveness training
• Pre-posting sessions
• Spousal and partner training
• Foreign languages program
• Registration
• Contact information

Security training

• Personal Security Seminar (mandatory for high threat missions)
• Hazardous Environment Training (mandatory for critical threat missions)
• Staying Safe Abroad: Reducing Risk While Travelling
• Natural Disasters: Be Prepared
• Governance, Access, Technical Security and Espionage
• Code of Conduct Abroad

Leadership training

• Integrated Program Managers Abroad Program (Pre-Posting)

Intercultural effectiveness training

• Intercultural Effectiveness
• Intercultural Proficiency for Managers in a Canadian Mission
• Transitioning Home After Having Lived Abroad

Pre-posting sessions

• Introduction to Working at a Mission
• Diplomatic Law: Privileges and Immunities
• Pre-Posting Session: Health Awareness for a Posting Abroad
• Pre-Posting Session: Psychological Preparation for a Posting
• Pre-Posting Session: Moving with Children
• Pre-Posting Session: Moving Abroad with Tweens/Teens
• Pre-Posting Session: Introduction to the Foreign Service Directives
• Pre-Posting Session: Refresher on the Foreign Service Directives

Spousal and partner training

We offer a selection of courses and pre-posting sessions for spouses and partners as they prepare to accompany employees on their posting abroad.

• Pre-posting training for spouses and partners

Foreign languages program

Training and testing in over 40 languages is available on a cost-recovery basis.

Registration

We can help you develop a pre-posting training plan, recommend courses and assist you in course registration and schedule.

Registration procedures vary depending upon your government organization.

Additional courses not listed may be offered at the discretion of the training provider.

Contact information

Learning-apprentissage@international.gc.ca