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Life Skills Training

Foreign Affairs Life Skills Training

Transition Center’s Life Skills courses and webinars prepare foreign affairs community members to effectively navigate the many transitions and adjustments required for success in their mobile lifestyle. These programs offer targeted training to all U.S. government employees, adult family members, and children preparing for or on an overseas assignment. The training spans from those new to the foreign affairs experience to those in transition.

Courses and Webinars by Date

The list of courses and webinars by date features upcoming offerings for the foreign affairs community.

Courses by Category

Available to employees and eligible family members assigned to a mission overseas from all foreign affairs agencies. Email the Transition Center to register.

Preparing for Foreign Affairs Life

  • Cross Cultural Communication for the Foreign Affairs Community (MQ802) | Course Details
  • Going Overseas for Families with Children (MQ210) | Course Details
  • Going Overseas for Singles and Couples without Children (MQ200) | Course Details
  • Going Overseas: Preparing for Your Move for Families with Children (MQ230) | Course Details
  • Going Overseas: Preparing for your Move for Singles and Couples without Children (MQ220) | Course Details
  • Ready Set Return to the United States (MQ897) – run by the Overseas Briefing Center
  • Ready Set Travel (MQ122) – run by the Overseas Briefing Center | Course Details
  • Young Diplomats Overseas Preparation (MQ250) | Course Details

Employment for Family Members

Financial Planning

  • Estate Planning for the Foreign Affairs Community (MQ854) | Course Details
  • Managing Your Rental property while Serving Overseas (MQ853) | Course Details
  • Personal Finances and Investments for Foreign Affairs Personnel (MQ852) | Course Details
  • Regulations, Allowances and Finances in the Foreign Service Context (MQ104) | Course Details
  • Tax Considerations for the Foreign Affairs Community (MQ117) | Course Details

Foreign Affairs Families with Children

  • Advocacy Tools for Parents with Children with Special Needs (MQ133) | Course Details
  • Ask the Education Expert: Educating Your Child Overseas: K-12 (MQ131) | Course Details
  • Educating Your Child with Special Needs in the Foreign Affairs Community (MQ118) | Course Details
  • Educating Your Foreign Service Child: The Boarding School Option (MQ134) | Course Details

Foreign Affairs Life with Pets

  • Ask the Pet Expert (MQ860) – run by the Overseas Briefing Center
  • Ask the Pet Expert: Returning to the United States (MQ860) – run by the Overseas Briefing Center
  • Ready Set Return to the United States (MQ897) – run by the Overseas Briefing Center
  • Ready Set Travel (MQ122) – run by the Overseas Briefing Center | Course Details
  • Traveling with Pets for the Foreign Affairs Community (MQ855) – run by the Overseas Briefing Center | Course Details
Courses and Webinars Offered by the Center of Excellence in Foreign Affairs Resilience (CEFAR)
Courses and Webinars Offered by the Career Transition Center (CTC)

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