Take an informed approach to migrant rights

Our training courses are designed to build understanding, empathy and capacity for supporting migrants in the UK.

If your organisation is working with migrants, training staff members to a high standard will . Understanding the legal rights of migrants and unaccompanied children is key to ensuring safety of service users and legal compliance within your organisation.

MIST provides qualified workshops, courses and training for many types of organisations, including:

  • Public Sector, including schools, health and social care and social services.
  • Third Sector 
  • Universities
  • Community Groups

Alongside details of legal duties and powers, each course reserves time to discuss best practices when challenging unlawful practices and dereliction of duty in these contexts.

Whether you are working directly with migrant communities or you would like to foster greater understanding of migrant rights within your team, our training can help.

1-day Training Courses

£300 per day 

(sliding scale pricing for community groups)

All training sessions are led by our experienced immigration advisor, Dave. Dave has a formidable track record, spanning over 20 years, of unrelenting support for families in the face of extreme hardship.

Sessions run from 10am – 4pm, including a lunch break of approximately 45 mins. 

Accessing Support for those Denied Access to Public Funds (NPRF)

General training for working with migrant communities

This course covers the statutory responsibilities laid out in:

  • Care Act 2014
  • Section 17 of the Children’s Act 1989

Training will educate staff and volunteers on compliance with the legal rights of people subject to immigration control and supporting the various needs of different situations.

This course will cover:

  • the condition of people with ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ (NPRF)
  • the responsibilities of agencies working with children, families and vulnerable adults
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Working with Migrant Children and Families – Section 17 Support

Understand your duties to migrant children and families.

The local authority has a responsibility towards children in need in their area (Section 17 of Children Act 1989).

Children in youth groups, schools and in contact with other services may be entitled to statutory support, regardless of their parents’ status.

This course will cover:

  • Children, families and domestic violence
  • The rights of migrant children & families
  • What is a child in need?
  • What is ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ (NRPF)?
  • What should an assessment look like?
  • How to challenge unlawful refusals to assess or support
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Care Act Training

Understanding Duties to adults with eligible care needs.

The Care Act 2014 sets out statutory responsibilities and powers regarding care and support for adults. This training is designed to give professionals confidence in complying with their duties in context.

This course will cover:

  • What is the Care Act?
  • What is the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF)?
  • What are Care Act duties to adults denied recourse to public funds?
  • What should a Care Act assessment look like?
  • Challenging unlawful refusal to assess or provide support
  • Specific duties to pregnant women denied recourse to public funds
  • Providing support during the Care Act assessment period
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Working with Migrant Children and Families
– Section 17 Support

Know your responsibilities to unaccompanied children in the UK.

For foster parents of migrant children, social workers, teachers, health professionals, and other organisations in contact with migrant children.

This course will cover:

  • Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
  • Separated migrant children
  • Children in care
  • Local Authority duties to migrant children separated from their parents
  • Section 20 of the Children Act
  • Responsibilities to migrant care leavers
  • Understanding the asylum process
  • What are the duties of a corporate parent?
  • What is an age assessment?
  • Challenging unlawful practices.
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Get Training on Migrant Rights

As we’re still a small organisation, we have to limit our course numbers. For group sizes larger than 30, there may be an extra cost. For more details, just ask.

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