A country of remarkable beauty and varying regional characteristics, Italy is unmistakably a place of cultural achievement and historical pride. Strong industrial and agricultural industries, a well-established manufacturing sector and Italy’s involvement in the EU as a founding member make Italy’s diversified economy an increasingly attractive choice for foreign investment. Living and working in Italy is an exciting but challenging prospect as it requires an understanding of a completely new set of rules and behaviours which permeate every aspect of Italian society. Without this understanding, an international assignment in Italy may result in frustrations, misunderstandings and unsuccessful business endeavours.

Communicaid’s Living & Working in Italy courses are designed to respond to the needs of international assignees by providing practical information and advice on the various aspects of living and working in Italy, as well as conveying an understanding of the underlying elements that shape Italian culture inside and outside the workplace.

Benefits

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

- A comprehensive overview of Italy’s cultural context including historical, social, economic and
religious background information
- Key communication tools and skills to understand—and respond to— business and social
subtleties and nuances of Italian culture
- An awareness of culture and country shock—and strategies for coping with it
- Essential practical information to improve your experience of living and working in the Italy

Who should attend

Living and Working in Italy will be of benefit to you if you:

- Are about to relocate or have just relocated to Italy for business purposes
- Work on short-term assignments or projects in Italy for periods at a time

Course Content
All of our Living and Working in Italy training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their personal and/or organisational requirements and existing skills set. A Living and Working in Italy course typically includes:
- Managing culture and country shock
- Preconceptions and stereotypes of Italy
- Italian people and Italian society
- Practical information on living and working in Italy
- Italian social and business etiquette
- Attitudes and values in Italian business culture
- Italian management and negotiation styles
- Effective business communication in Italy
- Working practices and business etiquette in Italy
- Tips and strategies for successful living and working in Italy

Approach

Living and Working in Italy courses are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Paris, 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.

Suitably 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 Italy course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.

Living and Working in Italy Course Trainer

Your Living and Working in Italy 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 Cultural Awareness Training team.

JL

Canadian by birth, JL currently runs her own Italian consultancy and has provided a range of cultural training programmes on living and working in Italy to small and medium sized companies.

JL has a Ph.D. in Italian and French; her academic research included a three year stay in Naples studying Neapolitan Intellectual History. From 1991 – 1993 she worked as a Visiting Lecturer at the State University of New York, and currently lectures at City University in London on a part time basis. On her arrival in London, JL spent several years working in the banking sector assisting with translation and interpreting, client liaison and preparation of French and Italian technical documents.

JL joined Communicaid’s team of cultural awareness trainers in December 2002 and has since delivered a number of programmes to delegates relocating live and work in Italy from companies such as Rolls Royce and MBDA.