Global Mobility Education

Posted on October 26, 2025November 1, 2025 by Angie Weinberger

Global Mobility (GM) education comes in different flavors, each serving a slightly different audience and purpose. Understanding these can help professionals, HR teams, and aspiring mobility specialists choose the right path—or simply appreciate the breadth of learning opportunities in the field.

Academic Programs

These are university‑level courses or continuing-education programs, often offering formal credit or certification. They focus on building a deep understanding of the legal, tax, social security, and strategic aspects of GM, frequently using a blend of theory and case studies.

Examples:

ZHAW CAS Global Mobility Management (Switzerland) – teaches Swiss/EU labour law, immigration, social security, and corporate compliance alongside practical assignment lifecycle cases. Taught in English, this course is suited for those who want recognized academic credentials.
Erasmus University / Expatise Academy MasterCourse in HR & Global Mobility – combines academic rigor with real-world cases, focusing on compliance, strategic HR, and international mobility challenges.

Who it suits: Professionals seeking a strong theoretical foundation or formal qualifications, or those aiming for consultancy or senior HR/GM leadership roles.

Professional Function-Focused Training

These courses are highly practical, designed to teach practitioners from Human Resources and related areas how to handle the day-to-day aspects of Global Mobility, from relocating employees to managing vendors and cost controls. They are less academic but foster the application of guideline development and functional skill development simultaneously.

These are taught by active GM professionals who bring current experience and case studies into the classroom. The courses can range from short workshops to multi-week online programs, providing participants with hands-on insight into real-world challenges.

Mercer: Global Mobility Foundations covers the assignment lifecycle, compensation, policy governance, and vendor oversight through workshops and short courses.

People Mobility Alliance (PMA): PMA Academy is taught by global mobility specialists and consultants. These courses offer tiered learning from foundational knowledge to strategic leadership, covering compliance, policy development, and emerging trends.

ECA International: Principles of Global Mobility is an online self-paced course that introduces the key components of GM work with practical case examples.

Worldwide Employee Relocation Council – WERC: Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) certification, recognizing professionals with expertise in managing international assignments and employee relocations. This certification demonstrates knowledge of compliance, policies, and best practices in global mobility. Learn more about the program here:

https://www.talenteverywhere.org/Certification/Global-Mobility-Specialist

Who it suits: HR practitioners who need immediately applicable skills, or teams seeking structured, operational training and guidance combined with do-it-yourself coaching. Professionals seeking current, actionable skills and insight from experienced practitioners.

Observations for Readers

Depth vs. breadth: Academic programs are broad and rigorous, while industry or practitioner courses are targeted and practical.
Country-specific courses offer in-depth knowledge in one locale but may not be generalizable. They are often better suited for immigration, tax specialists, and social security practitioners with the focus on INBOUND assignments and international hires (e.g., ZHAW course in Switzerland).
Credential vs. application: University courses offer credit and formal recognition, while practitioner courses focus on immediate workplace relevance. Their credentials stem from the experience of the teachers and course leaders, and they bring in diverse views on Global Mobility.
Emerging topics: Some courses now include sustainability and inclusion, remote/hybrid assignment design, data analytics, and strategic workforce mobility.

Inhouse Programs

Global People Transitions — The Global Mobility Academy – bespoke in-house training for teams, combining technical knowledge areas such as immigration, tax, and social security with intercultural communication, relationship building, and vendor collaboration. Through our global partners (roadies) and under the guidance of Angela Weinberger, we can pull together the best professionals globally to teach modules, and we also provide free content through our #RedCouchTalks. In addition, clients can use our coaching program #GlobalRockstars for developing their executive presence, voice, and human skills.

Learn through our Red Couch Talks

Our Ten Commandments for the Global Mobility Manager

Angela Weinberger is working on a new Global Mobility textbook with the working title “Global Mobility: The Taxation and Management of Internationally Mobile Employees.” If you want to keep updated on our publications, kindly sign up here: http://eepurl.com/dpfrrf

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Helpful Websites in Global Mobility (2026)

Expat Coaching

We coach Expats, Expat Spouses, Global Mobility Managers, Recruiters, HR Managers, and local (non-expat) Leaders of Global Virtual Teams. https://globalpeopletransitions.com/global-rockstars/

Expat Couples with Split Family Assignments

https://www.expatcouplessummit.com/

www.rhodabangerter.com

Global Business English Coaching

Flavia Augusta de Almeida

https://www.linkedin.com/in/flavia-augusta-de-almeida-25280213/

https://www.faacoaching.com/

(Please mention Angela Weinberger as a reference.)

Global Mobility Academic Education

GLOBAL (fully remote) Master’s in HR and Global Mobility at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Holland. https://www.eur.nl/eebee/executive-education/control-tax-finance/human-resources-and-global-mobility

(Please mention Angela Weinberger as a reference).

Switzerland: CAS in Global Mobility Management at ZHAW, Winterthur