Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Train the Trainer Course

The UN Migration Agency - IOM (UK) has been commissioned by the North East Strategic Migration Partnership (NESMP) to develop and deliver a training course to increase the confidence and capacity of foster carers, supported lodging providers and supported housing professionals in the North East of England to look after unaccompanied asylum seeking children from a range of cultural and religious backgrounds. The course aims to equip participants with the necessary tools to gain an understanding of the experiences of unaccompanied migrant children, their needs and how to effectively meet them, with particular focus on inter-cultural communication, the asylum and age assessment processes, risk awareness and safeguarding.

This course provides informational sessions on the Syrian refugee communities for local authorities and practitioners. Participants responsible for both policy and programming for Syrian refugees will receive introductory information on the diverse cultural traditions and makeup of Syria a summary of service infrastructure in Syria and family structure an introduction to the conditions Syrian refugees have experienced since the conflict began and an exploration of the culture shock process to better understand and anticipate refugee needs for incorporation into services in the UK. The sessions include up-to-date statistics and information.