More Information about              Intercultural Outreach Programs

Custom Designed Training Programs

We specialize in designing short training programs tailored to meet the objectives of professional groups such as executives, teachers, bankers, international business people, or university students.  Our goal is to provide an intensive immersion experience in American culture and language.  We invite you to collaborate with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to create a unique and powerful program for your group.   

All programs emphasize education through experience in addition to specialized professional development seminars.  Academic components (courses, projects, seminars, guest lectures, panel discussions, etc.) are custom-designed to meet the participants' objectives and integrated with experiential learning activities such as visits to businesses and/or schools, as well as with cultural, social, and recreational events, and opportunities for interaction with the Charlotte and university communities.  Every program includes opportunities for participants to network with colleagues, observe and share ideas during numerous visits to businesses, schools, and other related organizations.

The Intercultural Training Institute 

Through the Intercultural Training Institute (ITI), the Office of Intercultural Outreach Programs delivers custom-designed cross-cultural training programs for organizations that have multicultural work forces and clients at home and/or operations abroad.  UNC Charlotte offers a full range of educational and research opportunities to meet a variety of needs.    

ITI training programs support a variety of functions in organizations that strive for success in the global economy of the 21st century.  By building a greater awareness of cultural differences and similarities, these training programs are customized to focus on and enhance such functional concerns as employee recruitment/retention, customer service, team-building, succession-planning, and leadership development.

 ITI helps organizations cope with cultural differences at home and abroad by developing employees' global competencies through training on topics such as cross-cultural communication, diversity, pre-departure, re-partition, U.S. culture, and corporate culture.  ITI training programs build long-term skills associated with success in any cross-cultural situation.  Our faculty and staff have the experience, expertise, and resources to deliver powerful training programs.