Intercultural training helps to break down the barriers between cultures, as well as to build awareness of cultural norms and enhance self-awareness and communication skills.
Who can benefit from intercultural training?
It can benefit us all. While it certainly benefits those from other cultures with language barriers, it can make us aware of how we treat any other person. It can teach each of us to be more aware of how we treat each other and how we interact, especially in situations where we don’t fully understand the other parties. It can help us to communicate without knowing another’s language and help us to be aware of religious and cultural customs.
Where can intercultural training be utilized?
When you’re in a workplace with a large staff it can be easy to notice behavior that isn’t entirely accepting of others, which is why intercultural training in the workplace can make your job a much more enjoyable environment to be in.
In a business environment, it can help you learn to negotiate more effectively with different cultures. Different cultures often have their own set of rules when it comes to negotiating, so intercultural training can help you tailor your style of negotiation according to whoever you’re talking to, wherever they’re from making you a far more effective businessperson. Intercultural training programs can also help teachers to teach students acceptance of other cultures and help to shape future generations into a much more accepting and progressive society, effectively changing the world for the better.
