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Kahiye Alim, Casework Manager Asylum Aid
We have worked with a number of reputable organisations, offering training for organisations, including NGOs and members of Parliament. Here is some insight into the courses we have run - and what some of them have said about us:
| Xafinitity Skillbase | ||
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"Our trainers found that the depth of knowledge and understanding of Immigration Law provided by HJT was ‘second to none’ during the training modules they ran for us, part of a large & complex project for an agency within the public sector" |
Since December 2006 HJT has run a series of bespoke training courses with Skillbase for people involved in the New Asylum Model for the Home Office. HJT observers worked in-house with Skillbase to provide weeks of training for delegates. As well as designing key sections of the course, HJT prepared legal and course assessment materials for trainees. www.xafinityskillbase.com | |
| WWP Training Limited (Government training) | ||
 "WWP has been working in conjunction with HJT Training for 4 years. During that time we have received excellent feedback from participants attending programmes run by them. They have been recognised as providing a highly focused and professional training service in their areas of expertise. WWP would not hesitate in recommending them to our clients and look forward to continuing working with this professional organisation." |
HJT and WWP have delivered direct training to Members of Parliament in immigration and asylum matters, throughout the UK. MPs’ researchers often have to help individuals out with immigration problems, and lawyers and representatives may also get in touch asking MPs to intervene on behalf of their clients. Therefore, researchers are often faced with complex, difficult cases and may lack the practical experience to deal with these. Our course was aimed at helping parliamentary researchers understand aspects of the immigration process and law including the structures of immigration control and appeals; the main documents possessed by immigrants and the most frequent types of application.
The course enabled MPs to work out when and how they can intervene and when to seek further advice. As well as hands-on training, delegates were given a pack that contained up-to-date legal developments. The course was extremely well-received by researchers and MPs alike. | |
| Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) | ||
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In late 2007, we worked with the IAS to provide training for an independent, national charity assisting refugees in the UK. We conducted training to give the IAS the latest information and practical guide to Asylum, Human Rights and Immigration training. This included updated training on case law developments, practical exercises and reference notes for attendees. www.iasuk.org | |
| UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency | ||
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The UNHCR has always supported HJT country training and conferences, sending expert speakers to our conferences. In December 2004 the Chief of Mission for Iraq, Mr Yacoub El-Hillo, attended HJT Iraq Country Course. The course covered issues of Evidence and Law involving the representation of asylum seekers from Iraq. It was an opportunity to discuss issues relevant to Iraqi asylum seekers and refugees with practitioners in the field, and with UNHCR speakers. The comments and findings delivered at the course by Mr Yacoub El-Hillo have been successfully used as evidence in Iraqi cases. www.unhcr.org.uk | |
| LIBERTY | ||
| "The training provided by HJT was excellent. The information was clear, detailed and bang up-to-date. Most importantly, as the trainers are practising lawyers with experience in the leading immigration cases, each technical issue was illuminated by real examples of immigration law in practice. We would wholeheartedly recommend HJT training to academics, NGOs and lawyers alike." | Liberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties) is a well-known organisation that campaigns to protect basic rights and freedoms through public campaigning, test case litigation, parliamentary lobbying, policy analysis and the provision of free advice and information. In 2007, HJT provided a training course to Liberty employees, covering: immigration control; immigration rules and policies; refugee law; asylum process and practice; managed migration; the law of appeals; detention bail, deportation; criminal offences; asylum process and practice/ Human Rights law and European Community law/ British Nationality law. The course successfully updated Liberty workers on the changing areas of human rights, asylum and immigration law. www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk | |
| Refugee Legal Centre (RLC) | ||
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HJT conducted an in-house workshop with RLC to look at how NAM has been working for the legal profession. The purpose of the session was to assess both the benefits and drawbacks of NAM and suggest improvements that could be passed on to the Home Office via the NAM Stakeholder group. The workshop was designed to suit RLC delegates who had experience of NAM as well as newcomers. An open discussion enabled participants to exchange ideas and experience. www.refugee-legal-centre.org.uk | |
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