Level 2 OISC (Caseworker)

Five days 10am - 5pm

CPD: 27.5 hours

Level: Intermediate

Trainer: JCWI/GMIAU

30/31Jan &1/2/3 Feb 12 122OISC01 London

26-30 Mar 12 122OISC03G Glasgow

25-29 Jun 12 122OISC06M Manchester

9-13 Jul 12 122OISC07 London

Attending this course will not in itself lead to the OISC granting exemption or registration which is dependent on passing OISC audits and procedures.

Course content

• overview of UK immigration control; entry clearance, leave to enter and remain

– the main categories of entry and stay under the Immigration Rules

– working in the UK under the various managed migration schemes

• the rights of refugees and those with discretionary leave/humanitarian protection to family reunion, benefits, etc

• asylum application procedures; fast-track and detention

• application of the European Convention of Human Rights to UK immigration decisions, absolute and qualified rights and relevant caselaw

• EEA nationals and their rights under EU law; the rights of family members who are third country nationals; procedures relating to residence and family permits: the Workers Registration Scheme

• new paragraph 320 – dealing with the general grounds for refusal and re-entry bans

• enforcement of immigration control – offences; illegal entry and overstaying; new offences under 2004 Act; liability to administrative removal and deportation

• detention and bail; powers of detention; how to secure release through bail from a CIO

• entitlement to British nationality and the right of abode; acquiring citizenship through registration/ naturalisation/discretionary applications

. EEA nationals and their rights under teh EU law; the rights of family members who are third country nationals; procedures ralating to residence and family permits: the workers registration s.cheme

• rights of appeal; time limits; appeal procedures; the one-stop process

Course Breakdown – Day Time Sessions

Day 1: 10am-5pm Immigration and Nationality


Day 2: 10am-5pm Human Rights law


Day 3: 10am-5pm Asylum Law


Day 4: 10am-5pm European Law


Day 5: 10pm-5pm Appeals Law and Detention&Bail