{"id":788,"date":"2021-11-28T18:27:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T16:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"\/en\/?page_id=788"},"modified":"2022-02-01T15:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T13:44:20","slug":"programme-overview-edep-expatriate-development-and-effectiveness-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.expatprep.com\/en\/programme-overview-edep-expatriate-development-and-effectiveness-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Programme Overview EDEP\u2122 \u2013 Expatriate Development and Effectiveness Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"788\" class=\"elementor elementor-788\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab6810f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab6810f\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a013e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This course can be taught through the following platforms:<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-216bdf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"216bdf1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d33e2\" data-id=\"34d33e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e074cf 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a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\"><img width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/face-to-face.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">Face to Face<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d8d9ba\" data-id=\"3d8d9ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc63cc elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3dc63cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\"><img width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/zoom.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">Online Zoom<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-126f458\" data-id=\"126f458\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ug3imc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ug3imc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e98255\" data-id=\"1e98255\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a505bf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a505bf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d6b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91d6b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.6 - 28-02-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These 2 day programmes are designed to aid the expatriate become a more effective international assignee and focusses on all the issues which contribute towards the 30% statistic of failed assignments so that the assignee is better prepared and understands what to watch out for. The programme delves into culture, language, international management skills, geography, history, family and spouse issues, country general knowledge and much more. It is also a great leadership programme in that it helps the expatriate manage other international assignees and families that report though to him\/her.&nbsp;<\/span>The programme further discusses and defines the 5 kinds of international assignees and helps the delegate understand which one of the 5 their employer wants them to be.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b274395 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b274395\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bbff18\" data-id=\"8bbff18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867d6d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"867d6d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Detailed Information<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f3461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00f3461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These 2 day programmes are designed to aid the expatriate become a more effective international assignee and focusses on all the issues which contribute towards failed assignments so that the assignee is better prepared and understands what to watch out for. The programme delves into culture, language, management skills, geography, history, family and spouse issues, general knowledge and much more. It is also a great leadership programme in that it helps the expatriate manage other international assignees and families that report though to him\/her. It will also help them get maximum enjoyment out of their assignment overseas\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>When companies show genuine concern for the well-being of the expatriate and the family, the chances are much better that they will adjust well to their new culture.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><b><i>Stroh, Dennis and Cramer<\/i><\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methodology is based on the\u00a0<\/span><b>Social Learning Theory.<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time is spent participating in case studies, interactive sessions, role plays, etc and as it were &#8220;eat, sleep and breathe&#8221; information on their new location.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youth\u00a0 programmes are run concurrently.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Cross-Cultural Awareness \u2013 cultural learning<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this part of the programme the participants are encouraged to become sensitised towards people of other cultures and to cultural differences so that they not only tolerate but look forward to the enrichment of cross-cultural interactions. Issues such as ethnocentrism, parochialism, perceptions, evaluation, culture filters, etc. are introduced. Cultural learners vs cultural critics<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>The Expatriate Partner<\/b><\/p><p><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Expatriate partner is often the most neglected when it comes to expatriation. The issues surrounding the partner&#8217;s role and survival in the new location are discussed and the Expatriate Partners Life Cycle is introduced. How is she\/he going to cope? What are her\/his issues? What are her\/his fears? Have they been addressed? Case study driven<\/span><\/p><p><b><br \/>Operating as an Expatriate Manager<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Management in a foreign country is not an easy task for the unprepared. The expatriate manager has to face challenges which his non-expatriate colleagues don&#8217;t have to consider. Effective operation as an expatriate manager requires effective cross-cultural leadership, motivation and decision making. In this section we will look at ways corporate vision and leadership vary across cultures and how culture influences motivation. Case study driven<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Language Training<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pre-departure language training can make the personal as well as business lives of the expatriate easier. Even if an expatriate is relocating to a country where his own language is spoken and understood by the majority of the locals, an attempt to learn their language will be perceived by the locals as an acceptance of their culture.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Documentary and Practical Information on the New Location<br \/><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The expatriate often arrives in the new location knowing very little about the country or of the location. In this section we try to provide up to date information about the country. History, politics and social dynamics. The geographics of the country are also dealt with. Checklists for the move are also provided to ease the move.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1ed6e1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1ed6e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2d24a\" data-id=\"6f2d24a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325eaf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"325eaf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expatriate Preparation<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240acaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"240acaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enquire to find out more about this programme<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ad10a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"41ad10a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/contact\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enquire<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDEP\u2122 &#8211; Expatriate Development and Effectiveness Programme (for expatriates) This course can be taught through the following platforms: Face to Face Online Zoom Overview These 2 day programmes are designed to aid the expatriate become a more effective international assignee and focusses on all the issues which contribute towards the 30% statistic of failed assignments &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expatprep.com\/en\/programme-overview-edep-expatriate-development-and-effectiveness-programme\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Programme Overview EDEP\u2122 \u2013 Expatriate Development and Effectiveness Programme<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expatprep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expatprep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expatprep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expatprep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expatprep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.expatprep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1923,"href":"https:\/\/www.expatprep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788\/revisions\/1923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expatprep.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}