Professional-technical qualifications are the most important. These are closely followed by knowledge of a job, communication skills, individual characteristics, and family support systems. Besides cultural knowledge, self-efficiency is important in the effectiveness of the expatriate. Self -efficiency, is a degree to which one believes that one can successfully exercise a particular behavior. The degree to which mental involuntary effort expended by the trainer and trainee to learn the required concepts is also vital to the success of cross-cultural training.
Rigorous training requires practicing the skills learned passively and extended participation.
Approaches to this rigorous training include, role playing, videotaped skills practice and language training. Overall the firm must design training for managers according to the context of their assignments. Cross-cultural training must be a continuous process, adjusted and developed during the expatriate s assignment. Expatriates need to adjust to their jobs abroad. As similar jobs may need to be done slightly different in a foreign country to achieve similar result.