Event Details

Registration is now OPEN! The deadline for submission is May 23, 2014.

Metropolis has mobilized the best Canadian and international expertise on migration and integration to offer a first class training programme intended to provide information, analysis and tools on the management of migration and the integration of migrants and refugees. It will assist participants in gaining an enhanced understanding of how policy and programmes can influence these effects to the advantage of the receiving societies, the migrants themselves, and their homelands. Metropolis Professional Development trainings have been developed in close collaboration with an exclusive international Experts Advisory Committee, including Graeme Hugo (University of Adelaide), Jan Niessen (Migration Policy Group) and Peter Schatzer (IOM) among many others.

WHY PARTICIPATE

Many governments have struggled to manage international migration and the integration of immigrants and refugees within their boundaries. Even the traditional immigration countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States) have experienced their own challenges in keeping policy current with ever-changing migration phenomena. More recently, countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are beginning to face the inevitability of migration including return migration to their countries.

With global demographics unequivocally pointing towards a future where we have more, not less, international migration, the need for experience and expertise on migration and integration will only grow. Global demographic and economic trends will have inexorable effects on international migration with shifts in countries of origin and destination, with integration patterns moving from those associated with permanent stays to those characterized by transnational activities, and with a growing international competition for skilled immigrants challenging both the traditional countries of immigration and countries that are new to immigration and integration.

Metropolis Professional Development offers exclusive trainings with a strong focus on offering practical tips to better manage migration and integration. MPD’s added value resides on the longstanding expertise and reputation of the International Metropolis Project, the thorough work of its Experts Advisory Committee, and the excellence of its team of speakers and facilitators. MPD trainings are:

A unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends in international migration.
An exclusive chance to meet and exchange with worldwide renowned scholars and senior government officials and policy makers.
A platform to expand your professional network.
A tool to learn about new policy instruments and best practices.
An investment in your organization as you achieve better professional outcomes and increase your productivity and that of your employees.
An investment in developing your career prospects.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

Metropolis Professional Development (MPD) offers intensive high level trainings to both Canadian and international audiences. The trainings are open to participants from various sectors. However, they have been especially designed to address the issues confronted by:

High ranking officials from international organizations.
High ranking officials from all levels of government (national, regional and local).
Members of Boards, CEOs and Senior Managers from service providing organizations.
Business Sector.
MPD encourages the participation of individuals from non-OECD countries. We are currently working to establish funding partnerships to facilitate the participation of non-profit organizations from those countries.

PROGRAM

Participants will take part in a five to seven-day programme:

Day one: Introductory Framework.

International Trends in the Global and Local context.
The Complexity of Migration and Integration Policies.
Migration and Integration Management and Communications.
The Ethics of Migration Management.
Day two: Migration Management.

Structuring Migration Systems and Classes of Migrants.
Managing the Selection Process: Setting Migration Levels, Profile of Migrants, Source Countries, Visa Applications and Administration of Selected Candidates.
Integrity Management.
Migration Management for Sending Countries (Introduction).
Day three: Integration Management

Establishing Societal Objectives, Goals of Integration and Indicators.
Understanding Cultural Differences and Migrant Identities.
Who Manages Integration Programs? The Responsibilities of National, Sub-national and Local Governments and NGOs.
Economic Integration: Employability, Credential Recognition, Discrimination, Career Development and the Role of Employers.
Day four: Problem Solving Workshop.

Participants will have a chance to apply what they learned through a problem-solving exercise. With the help of mentors, they will identify issues, actors, and strategies and will come up with three policy recommendations or a project to address the issue. Participants will present their results to a panel of experts for evaluation and feedback.

Day five: Monitoring and Evaluation Tools.

Data Collection and Analysis.
Monitoring and Evaluation.
Applying Data Collection and Analysis and Monitoring and Evaluation to Case Studies.
The 10 Fundamentals of Success.
Day six (optional): Migration Management for Sending Countries.

Managing Emigration.
Re-integration Management for Sending Countries.
Day seven (optional): Field Trip.