Training and Preparedness Resources for the Foreign Affairs Community
Located on the campus of the Foreign Service Institute, the Transition Center provides security and life skills training, post-specific bidding and assignments materials, resilience education and training, and retirement planning courses for U.S. Government foreign affairs employees and family members assigned to diplomatic posts abroad.
Key Topics
- Foreign Affairs Life Skills Training
- Security Awareness Training
- Bidding and Assignments Resources for an International Move
- Retirement Planning for the Foreign Affairs Community (Foreign Service and Civil Service)
- Resilience
Foreign Affairs Life Skills Training
Offers employees and their family members training to effectively navigate the foreign affairs community and foreign service lifestyle, facilitating transitions throughout their careers.
Learn More about Life Skills Training Foreign Affairs Life Skills TrainingSecurity Awareness Training
Seeks to raise security awareness for those serving overseas, and helps individuals identify risks and reduce vulnerabilities to criminal and terrorist threats overseas.
Learn More about Security Awareness Security Awareness TrainingBidding and Assignments Resources for an International Move
Provides U.S. Government employees and their family members with extensive country research materials to prepare for an overseas or domestic assignment, logistics and cultural adjustment resources for an international move, and expert assistance for navigating the Foreign Service lifestyle.
Learn More about Bidding and Assignments Bidding and Assignments Resources for an International MoveRetirement Planning for the Foreign Affairs Community (Foreign Service and Civil Service)
Offers training, counseling, and other assistance for Department of State and other agency personnel from the foreign affairs community who are leaving U.S. Government service.
Learn More about Retirement Planning and Job Search Retirement Planning for the Foreign Affairs Community (Foreign Service and Civil Service)Resilience
The Center of Excellence in Foreign Affairs Resilience (CEFAR) provides U.S. Government employees and their family members with resilience education and training for the broader foreign affairs community.
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