Transition Center Courses

The following courses are open to U.S. government employees and their spouses preparing for, or returning from, an overseas assignment.

Tuition is charged to agencies of non-Department of State employees and their family members for some day-long courses. No tuition is charged to agencies of non-Department of State employees and their family members for all other Training presentations of four hours or less. View a quick list of tuition and non-tuition courses here.

Registration procedures are available online. Courses in 2008 meet weekdays, Wednesday evening, and/or Saturdays. Please call the Training Division at (703) 302-7268 or e-mail TC Training if you have any questions. For questions about security courses call (703) 302-7269 or e-mail SOS Training.

If you are looking for information about language training, leadership or courses offered by other schools within the Foreign Service Institute, please contact the FSI Registrar at (703) 302-7144 or (703) 302-7137.

HIGH STRESS ASSIGNMENT OUTBRIEF PROGRAM (MQ-950)

HIGH STRESS ASSIGNMENT OUTBRIEF - SPECIAL SESSION (MQ-951)


FOREIGN SERVICE LIFE

• REALITIES OF FOREIGN SERVICE LIFE (MQ 803)
• EXPLAINING AMERICA (MQ 115)
• PROTOCOL AND U.S. REPRESENTATION ABROAD (MQ 116)
• SINGLES IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE (MQ 203)
• COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES (MQ 802)
• SPECIAL PRESENTATION - PAINTING A BRIGHT FUTURE: OVERSEAS SPECIAL EDUCATION WORKSHOP 

PRE-DEPLOYMENT PREPARATION FOR HIGH STRESS ASSIGNMENTS (MQ 940)

PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL PLANNING COURSES

• REGULATIONS, ALLOWANCES AND FINANCES IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE CONTEXT (MQ 104)
• TAX SEMINAR ( MQ 117)
• PERSONAL FINANCES AND INVESTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE (MQ 852)
• MANAGING RENTAL PROPERTY FROM OVERSEAS (MQ 853)
• LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE (MQ 854)

FOREIGN SERVICE FAMILIES

• ENCOURAGING RESILIENCE IN THE FS CHILD (MQ 500)
• MAINTAINING LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS (MQ 801)
• RAISING BILINGUAL CHILDREN (MQ 851)
• TRAVELING WITH PETS (MQ 855)
• YOUNG DIPLOMATS DAY (MQ 250)

GOING OVERSEAS COURSES

• GOING OVERSEAS FOR SINGLES AND COUPLES WITHOUT CHILDREN (MQ 200)
• GOING OVERSEAS FOR FAMILIES AND COUPLES WITH CHILDREN (MQ 210)
• GOING OVERSEAS - LOGISTICS FOR ADULTS (MQ 220)
• GOING OVERSEAS - LOGISTICS FOR CHILDREN (MQ 230)

RETURNING TO WASHINGTON COURSES

• TRANSITION TO WASHINGTON FOR FOREIGN-BORN SPOUSES (MQ 302)
• ENGLISH TEACHING SEMINAR: AN EMPLOYMENT OPTION (MQ 107)
• TARGETING THE JOB MARKET (MQ 704) 

EXPANDING EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS

• POST OPTIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OVERSEAS (MQ 703)
• ENGLISH TEACHING SEMINAR: AN EMPLOYMENT OPTION (MQ 107)
• TARGETING THE JOB MARKET (MQ 704)
• DEVELOPING VIRTUAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES WORKSHOP
  
  

SECURITY SEMINAR

• SECURITY OVERSEAS SEMINAR (SOS) MQ-911
• ADVANCED SOS (MQ-912), click here for full details. 
• YOUTH SOS (MQ-914)
• PRIVATE SECTOR SOS (MQ-917)
• A SAFE HOME OVERSEAS