Pre-posting training program
Pre-posting training for Government of Canada employees with a confirmed posting assignment abroad, including training for spouses.
Employees should consult their internal Departmental website for additional mandatory training.
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
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.
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
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