The Aim

To provide specific training geared up to assist individuals and organisations involved in the delivery of support services and work associated with migration, asylum and refugees.

 

Horton Housing Association is in the unique position of being able to deliver training that is not only geared up to address specific issues but to combine the importance of the quality assurance expected by funders and funding streams.

 

Horton Housing Association training offers:

• an up to date insight into critical issues and
• relevance and practical guidance for support work. 

 

 

The Courses

1. What is migration?
   
   A one day course looking at the different forms of migration including: refugee status, asylum, family visas and work permits.
   
   The course will allow attendees to:
   
   • Identify the different pathways and extent of migration;
   • Understand the asylum process;
   • Understand the mechanics of the appeal system;
   • Appreciate the consequences of migration;
   • Have an insight into the obstacles asylum seekers and refugees might encounter;
   • Evaluate the importance of cultural orientation and the “worklessness” agenda.
    
2. Migration: benefits, health and housing entitlements
   
   A one day course that will allow attendees:
   
   • to understand the availability of benefits to the different categories of migrants (including Eastern Europeans, refugees, asylum seekers etc);
   • To examine local and national government strategies to address migrant destitution;
   • To understand the availability of health support and resources;
   • To examine local and national government responsibility to children;
   • understand the role of NASS and the relevance of Section IV applications.
    
3. Migration and the Criminal Justice System
   
   An increasingly relevant course given the statutory obligations on the Home Office to invoke deportation proceedings for foreign nationals who commit offences.
   
   A one day course which will allow attendees to:
   
   • Understand the legislative mechanisms for deportation;
   • Learn the meaning of “deportation” and the process involved;
   • Appreciate the consequences of detention – including detention centres and bail applications;
   • Examine the consequences of offending behaviour on asylum or other visa applications;
   • Understand the inter-action between the criminal courts and the Asylum And Immigration Tribunal;
   • Examine the process of removals and returns (including voluntary return).
    
4. New legislation and its consequences
   
   A full day’s course looking at the recent changes in legislation including those in the pipeline. Attendees will be given an understanding of:
   
   • The new Border, Citizenship and Immigration Act – including probationary citizenship, permanent residence, pathways to Citizenship and earned citizenship;
   • The new Tribunal system;
   • Policy change and direction of government / Home Office thinking – including COMPASS;
   • Changes in the asylum system.
    
5. The social and economic consequences of migration
   
   A one day course that seeks to examine and evaluate the impact of migration and how it affects day to day decisions at both the local and national level.
   
   The course will include:
   
   • The historical trend of migration;
   • Current trends;
   • Response by national government;
   • Response by local government;
   • Need for a strategic response;
   • The extent of the impact of migration.
    
6. Forced marriages and “honour” killings
   
   A one day course that gives attendees an insight into:
   
   • The background to and definition of “crimes of honour”;
   • The extent of such crimes;
   • The response to “crimes of honour” at local, national and international levels;
   • The impact and influence on immigration legislation;
   • The response from the Criminal Justice System to “crimes of honour”.

The Venue

 

All courses will take place at Horton Housing Association’s Head Office at Chartford House, 54 Little Horton Lane, Bradford BD5 0BS. Map attached (LINK).

 

 

The Trainer

 

HHA's trainer has experience in both the criminal courts and the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, is regulated by the OISC and a regular columnist in African newspapers on human rights and asylum issues.The courses are energetic, interactive, contemporaneous and relevant with an emphasis on combining theory with the practical realities of support work.

 

 

The Cost

 

A full day course including lunch and refreshments:

Statutory / commercial organisations: £180 / person plus VAT
Voluntary/charitable organisations: £100/person plus VAT

 

Bookings can be made through the Booking Form

 

 

The Dates

• 24 February - What is migration?
• 25 February - Migration: benefits, health and housing entitlements
• 2 March - Migration and the Criminal Justice System
• 4 March - New legislation and its consequences
• 11 March - The social and economic consequences of migration
• 25th March - Forced marriages and “honour” killings