F ID I N E WS ENABLING A HELICOPTER VIEW OF BUSINESS The FIDI Academy trainers team identified its next areas of focus after the FIDI Conference in Amsterdam. Chantal Fera, FIDI Academy Manager, explains O CHANTAL FERA, FIDI ACADEMY MANAGER ver the course of two full days following the FIDIConference, the Academy trainers team met in Amsterdam to review intensively the Academys vision, strategy, trends andpotential requirements for further training development. It became obvious that, for the next few years, FIDIAcademy should focus on four main areas: 1. Maintaining the existing portfolio to ensure it remains up to date 2. Providing in-depth knowledge on relocation and global mobility services 3. Developing compliance requirements training, which will secure Affiliates business 4. Investing in new online training, in line with the latesttrends According to their expertise, each trainer has been assigned a specific portfolio for example, EiM seminar, MiM seminar, DSP seminar and hot industry topics, such as compliance requirements. The mandate of the FIDI Academy Board made up of Derek Duffy, Freddy Paxton, Andreas Eibel, Jesse van Sas and myself is to analyse the training needs among Affiliates, and allocate funds and resources for the development and smooth execution of Academy projects and operations. One of the biggest projects it has come up with to date is the development of a new three-day DSP seminar. This will become the EiM of DSP services, in which participants can dive deep into the technicalities and operational specifics of DSP. The seminar will look at DSP from all angles and ensurethat the attendees get a helicopter view of the business. At the same time, they will learn from each otherabout how DSP is handled in different parts of theworld. Through practical case studies, field visits and meetings with local experts, the DSP seminar will guide attendees towards a solid understanding of the various services, cost calculations, and bundling of services and fees, as well as attitude and etiquette thereby adding to their global competence. This is only the starting point of another successful decade for the FIDI Academy. I am so grateful to have a team that is extremely knowledgeable, passionate, enthusiastic and willing to share with the whole FIDI community. Thank you, guys you are doing a great job. A new three-day DSP seminar will become the EiM of DSP services, in which the participants can dive deep into the technicalities and operational specifics of DSP The trainers brush up on their culinary skills The FIDI Academy Trainers Team 16 FF291JunJul19 pp16-17 Train the trainers.indd 16 WWW. F I D I . OR G 10/05/2019 15:20