Intercultural workshops enable the successful integration of international professionals.
With us, diversity becomes an asset.
Your new colleagues from abroad will soon be joining, and expectations are high. Everyone brings their own experience and perspective. To help you benefit from this diversity, we show you how to avoid intercultural misunderstandings. Our workshop is designed for teams with international skilled professionals as well as for managers.
We look at differences in working practices and communication styles. The workshops are part of our process when you Recruit skilled professionals through us. You can also book them as a standalone service. We tailor each workshop individually to the countries of origin and professional qualifications of your skilled professionals.
We address these questions in your intercultural workshop:
We provide information about the healthcare or education system in your talents’ country of origin. We explain what their academic curriculum covers and what knowledge they bring with them. We offer insights into our selection process and the language preparation we provide. We discuss questions that may arise when working with international professionals:
Did the new professional understand me?
At the beginning, speak a little more slowly and take pauses so that the new colleagues can process what has been said. Also provide the most important information in writing so they can refer back to it.
Why doesn’t she/he ask follow-up questions and always says “Yes”?
In some countries of origin, asking questions is seen as a sign of not knowing. Encourage the new colleagues to ask questions. In day-to-day work, there are no stupid questions.
Why do the new colleagues show little initiative?
In some countries of origin, it is common to wait for instructions. Make it clear how much you value proactive action by your employees and independent thinking.
What can we do to make the new colleagues*innen feel comfortable?
Change your perspective and do what you would want from your colleagues if you were working in a completely new country.
Benefit from our experience in the integration of professionals.
Hospitals
We work with 30 leading universities in 19 countries to find the best talent for your organisation — not only in nursing, but also for other professional groups.
Daycare, after-school care & youth welfare
Affection, appreciation and attention — children’s needs are similar all over the world. A multicultural team is more than just a solution to staff shortages.
Physiotherapy/Occupational therapy
Physiotherapists and occupational therapists trained abroad integrate quickly into your team thanks to our excellent German language training.
Nursing care facilities
Trainees and skilled professionals for nursing — they are particularly scarce in long-term care facilities. We would be happy to advise you on how we can best support your organisation — both short- and long-term.
We use these methods:
Presentation
Using the cultural dimensions model, we explain how, for example, approaches to power, individuality, gender, uncertainty, and time differ across cultures.
Interactive exercises
Using specific situations from everyday work, we walk through how you can identify and avoid misunderstandings based on cultural differences.
Mentimeter survey
With the help of Mentimeter, the group gains an overview of the different approaches to action and opinions within the team.
Practical tips for onboarding
A few ground rules at the beginning help everyone: for example, provide important instructions in writing. Speak a little more slowly and opt for shorter sentences.
Get in touch!
Together with you, we develop intercultural workshops that are tailored precisely to your team. If desired, we incorporate your specific questions, for example on conflict management, communication, or team building. We would be happy to plan a tailor-made format for your organisation. Contact us anytime for a non-binding conversation.
Fiorella Figueroa Kleeberg
Qualified training for nursing staff
Recognised by the RbP and with continuing education credits for nursing staff.
We offer the workshops to employers in the healthcare sector as well as daycare providers. As our workshops are certified by the “Registrierungsstelle beruflich Pflegender”, participating nursing professionals receive 6 continuing education credits.
Intercultural workshops for hospitals and daycare centres – a successful start for international professionals.
Intercultural workshops: fostering understanding, building anticipation.
Our intercultural workshops thoroughly prepare your team for working with international nursing professionals. We come to you and deliver a four-hour, hands-on training that is suitable for groups of ten to 100 participants. The content is tailored to your needs; on request, we address specific topics such as conflict management or team building.
Our workshops are interactive, dialogue-oriented, and practice-focused. Open exchange strengthens your team. Anticipation for the new colleagues grows.
FAQs
The main motivations are professional development, an interest in a new culture, and the desire for stability and security.
We recruit healthcare professionals, among others, from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Namibia, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia, India, Vietnam, China and Myanmar. For daycare centres (Kitas), after-school care (Hort) and youth services, primarily from Colombia, Brazil and Namibia. We continuously review additional countries – the prerequisite is that the qualification is eligible for recognition in Germany.
At least until professional recognition. Even after that, our project managers remain available to answer questions. All talents become part of our alumni community with regular meet-ups.
Leverage our expertise as the market leader.
Integrating international nursing professionals is our passion. Our intercultural team from more than 15 countries brings deep understanding and experience in supporting candidates and companies. We have supported over 3,600 professional recognitions and achieve a retention rate of more than 95% after five years.
We practice fair recruitment and guarantee high ethical standards in recruitment. We are co-founders of the Bundesverband internationale Fachkräftegewinnung e.V. and hold the quality seal "Fair Recruitment Healthcare Germany"
