Sustainable Development Goal 10 stresses the need to ‘facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people', including through 'the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies’. Given the current trend of rising global migration patterns, in terms of refugees, displaced persons and economic migrants, it is imperative that policymakers and stakeholders enhance their capacity to effectively manage migration.
Course Overview
This programme will provide those involved in the management of migratory flows and the creation of migration policy with a clear understanding of the principles, dynamics and challenges that characterise strategic migration management.
Interactive learning will support participants’ understanding of key themes, such as irregular migration, border management and the relationship between globalisation and migration. By applying strategic planning tools and examining best practice case studies, participants will leave equipped to formulate and implement sustainable strategies for migration management, supported by a sound understanding of the global context and the costs and benefits of different policies.
A comprehensive analysis of the principles and mechanisms behind strategic migration management will be provided, with subjects to be discussed including:
- The impact of globalisation on international migration
- Regulating marriage migration
- Examining the relationship between migration and development
- Build strategies with regard to issues relating to forced migrants and refugees
- Regional and international cooperation in migration
- Migration policy and the management of migration
Experts in the field will lead this training through interactive workshops, lectures and best practice case studies, fostering innovation, creative learning and networking amongst peers.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the delegates will be able to:
- Develop, implement and evaluate migration strategy
- Lead effective migration programmes
- Apply the key principles of strategic migration management to their work
- Examining the relationship between migration and development
How You Will Benefit
- Have the opportunity to gain an internationally recognised professional qualification
- Hear the latest insights, research and developments in strategic migration management from leading experts
- Network and share ideas with colleagues from around the world
- Enhance your skills and knowledge in migration management
Agenda
Day 1
Considering globalisation and its consequences for current and future migration flows
Push-pull factors in migration and relationship to trends
Causes and facilitators of migration in a globalised world
Push-pull factors in migration and relationship to trends
Causes and facilitators of migration in a globalised world
Migration in history
Causes of migration flows
Consequences of migration flows
Brain drain, gain & waste
Remittances and development
Causes of migration flows
Consequences of migration flows
Brain drain, gain & waste
Remittances and development
The problematics of regulation
Comparison of the UK/US/EU regulatory responses to marriage migration
Lessons learnt and applicability to other regulatory frameworks
Comparison of the UK/US/EU regulatory responses to marriage migration
Lessons learnt and applicability to other regulatory frameworks
Day 2
Labour migration policy
Protection and rights-based policies
Questions and discussion
Protection and rights-based policies
Questions and discussion
Toward a global architecture for migration
International norms, conventions and agreements
The global forum on migration and development
Regional consultative processes in migration management
International efforts on migration
International norms, conventions and agreements
The global forum on migration and development
Regional consultative processes in migration management
International efforts on migration
Who crosses international borders?
State's obligations
The legal framework
Who is a refugee?
Who else needs protection?
Climate change and conflict
State's obligations
The legal framework
Who is a refugee?
Who else needs protection?
Climate change and conflict
Illegal migration
Human trafficking
Human smuggling
Human trafficking
Human smuggling
Day 3
Integration: goals and barriers
Wider policy aims: equality, diversity, social cohesion
The 'multiculturalism' debate
Role of state policy - citizenship and immigration control
Strategy for integration
Wider policy aims: equality, diversity, social cohesion
The 'multiculturalism' debate
Role of state policy - citizenship and immigration control
Strategy for integration
New technologies in border management
Facilitation and control of people flows
International carriers
Detention, removal and repatriation
Appeals
Facilitation and control of people flows
International carriers
Detention, removal and repatriation
Appeals
Well-defined categories and transparent criteria
Clear procedures
Changing migration statuses
Organisational structures
Administrative frameworks
Clear procedures
Changing migration statuses
Organisational structures
Administrative frameworks
International organisations
Non-governmental Organisations
Private companies
Non-governmental Organisations
Private companies
Day 4
Considering methods and types of strategic thinking
Practical application for migration policy
Practical application for migration policy
Examining how the application of strategic methods can introduce conflict
Communication methods for limiting miscommunication
Communication methods for limiting miscommunication
Structuring a written piece of work for assessment: generic overview and principles
Structuring these two specific pieces of work to meet assessment criteria
Blending migration management content into these structures
Structuring these two specific pieces of work to meet assessment criteria
Blending migration management content into these structures
Day 5
Communication channels: how do people 'find out' about migration?
Public attitudes: facts, symbols and fear
National / local differences
Beyond xenophobia: living with migration
Public attitudes: facts, symbols and fear
National / local differences
Beyond xenophobia: living with migration
Discussion over lessons learnt and their application
Evaluation forms
Group photograph
Evaluation forms
Group photograph
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