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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 2009 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.

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), click here for full details. 
• STUDY ABROAD ADMINISTRATORS SOS (SAA SOS) MQ918, click here for more details
• A SAFE HOME OVERSEAS 
  
  
  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)
• ADVOCATING FOR YOUR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD: SPECIAL EDUCATION OVERSEAS WORKSHOP

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)
• LESBIANS, GAYS, BI-SEXUALS, AND TRANSGENDERS IN THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMUNITY WORKSHOP

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

RETIREMENT PLANNING COURSES

• Job Search Program (RV 102)
• Retirement Planning Workshop (RV 101)
• The Mid-Career Retirement Planning Course (RV 105)

 
HIGH STRESS ASSIGNMENT OUTBRIEF PROGRAM (MQ-950)

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

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