Living and Working in Venezuela

Why Living and Working in Venezuela? Located at the tip of South America, Venezuela is home to a unique fusion of cultures combining indigenous, African and Spanish elements.  Spared from serious tensions between its different populations Venezuela was able to build a stable economic foundation and join the global oil boom in the latter half of the 20th century.  World market fluctuations, however, have increasingly exposed the disadvantage of sole dependency on oil revenue.  Current economic uncertainties combined with a sometimes controversial governing style have left many economists to forecast difficult times ahead for Venezuela. That said, the incumbent government remains optimistic for the future and believes opportunities for western investment will increase.

Embarking on business ventures to Venezuela can be a challenging experience with a crucial impact on the business outcome. It is therefore important for anyone living and working in Venezuela to understand the underlying elements that shape Venezuelan culture inside and outside the workplace.  Communicaid’s Living & Working in Venezuela courses will provide international assignees with practical information and advice on the various aspects of living and working in Venezuela.  A familiarity of Venezuelan social and business culture is essential to minimise the risk of financial losses and possibly unsuccessful international assignments in Venezuela.

Benefits

A Communicaid Living and Working in Venezuela course will provide you with:

• A comprehensive insight to Venezuela and its historical, social and economic background
• An understanding of Venezuelan culture and lifestyle
• An understanding of key Venezuelan business values and attitudes and their impact on working practices
• Key communication tools and skills to understand and respond to business and social subtleties and nuances of Venezuelan culture
• An awareness of culture and country “shock” and ways of handling it while living and working in Venezuela
• Essential practical information to improve your experience of living and working in Venezuela

Who should attend
           
A Communicaid Living and Working in Venezuela programme will be of benefit to you if you:

• Are about to relocate or have just relocated to Venezuela for business purposes
• Work on short-term assignments or projects in Venezuela
• Spend periods of time working in Venezuela

Course Content

All our Living and Working in Venezuela training courses are designed to meet the unique requirements of our clients depending on their personal and organisational objectives and existing skills set.  A Living and Working in Venezuela course typically includes:

• An overview of Venezuelan culture
• Venezuelan people and Venezuelan society
• An understanding of the dynamics of African and Spanish influences on Venezuelan culture
• Social etiquette and daily life when living and working in Venezuela
• Generic information on living and working in Venezuela
• Attitudes and working ethics in Venezuelan business culture
• Venezuelan communication, negotiation and management styles
• Building relationships and trust with Venezuelan counterparts
• Power and gender relations in social and working contexts
• Venezuelan business etiquettes and working practices
• Tips and strategies for successful living and working in Venezuela

Approach

Living and Working in Venezuela courses are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt and New York or at your offices in any location worldwide.  We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.

Tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies and scenarios relevant to your own particular context.

The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your Living and Working in Venezuela course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.

Living and Working in Venezuela Course Trainer

Your trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus.  Detailed below is a sample profile of a member of our Venezuelan cultural training team.

IM

IM is a Venezuelan national currently living in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  She is a qualified cross-cultural trainer and coach with hands one experience of living and working in California, Caracas and Sao Paolo. 

IM started her career in 1991 as a software and applications engineer and was responsible for supporting security and equities trading software in areas such as product demonstrations, customer training, on-site customer support, and technical publications. In 1995 she relocated to California where she worked as a Technical Support Leader at Compuware Corporation.  This role involved liaising with colleagues throughout Central and South America.  She then moved to Time Warner as Senior Software Engineer, a position she held for five years.

In 2005, IM relocated to Sao Paolo and became involved in sales and marketing for language training solutions.  She started delivering intercultural training in 2005 and has worked with a range of clients including The Santander Group, BASF, PepsiCo and Unilever.

She returns at least twice a year to Caracas.

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