Current training programmes

Coram Children's Legal Centre runs CPD-certified courses on legal issues affecting professionals working in the fields of:

Migrant children's rights
Child protection

Migrant Children's Project

The Migrant Children's Project aims to help non-legal professionals improve their understanding of the rights and entitlements of this group of children and young people. We provide training courses to service providers and all those working with and supporting asylum-seeking, refugee and migrant children, young people and their families.

One-day training course: The rights and entitlements of young refugees and migrants (CPD certified)

Our comprehensive, one-day training course covers the law and policy affecting young refugees and migrants and how their needs can be addressed. For more information, read an overview of the training course.

Location: Coram Children's Legal Centre, Coram Community Campus, 48 Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2QA
Cost: £45 + VAT (= £54) per participant. All resources and lunch provided.

Upcoming course dates:

29 May 2013, 10am to 4pm

To book, please complete the booking form and email it to mcp@essex.ac.uk. For further information about this course, please contact us at mcp@essex.ac.uk or on 0207 713 2022.

Download the booking form

Recent feedback on this training course:

'A suberb course. Excellent value for money. Rare to get a course where the content and delivery can be applied so helpfully in practice. Excellent presenters and very credible in terms of knowledge and experience.'
Rachel Cook, Office of the Children's Rights Director, Ofsted

'Enjoyable course. Facilitators are very knowledgable.'
Nikki Hennessey, Gloucestershire County Council

'The course was excellent, well presented, well paced and very thorough.'
Hugo Macdonald Hull, British Red Cross

'Highly recommend training course on migrant children and young people. Comprehensive.'
Len Grant, photographer and writer

Training session: Registration of children as British citizens

13 May 2013, 4pm to 6.30pm
Location: Coram Children's Legal Centre, Coram Community Campus, 48 Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2QA
Cost: Free. All resources and refreshments provided.

The Migrant Children's Project and the newly formed Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens are offering a training session on Monday, 13 May, 4pm to 6.30pm at Coram Children's Legal Centre. The training session is free and will provide an introduction to registering children as British citizens, including identifying children who might be eligible, how the process works, and where to go for further advice and assistance. To register, please complete the booking form and email it to mcp@essex.ac.uk.

The Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens is led by Solange Valdez and sponsored by Sutovic & Hartigan Solicitors. For more information, please email prcbc2013@aol.com.

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Bespoke training

The Migrant Children's Project also offers bespoke training tailored to the needs of your organisation. This can be offered on site or at Coram Children's Legal Centre in central London. A maximum of 20 delegates can participate in a single training session. For further information about training and to discuss your requirements, please contact the Migrant Children's Project on 0207 713 2022 or at mcp@essex.ac.uk.

Child Protection Project

The Child Protection Project offers a range of general and sector-specific training courses, online and in person. All courses are CPD accredited and run by an experienced child protection solicitor.

Tailor-made training

We offer bespoke training tailored to the needs of your organisation. This can be offered on site or at Coram Children's Legal Centre in central London. A maximum of 20 delegates can participate in a single training session. For further information about training and to discuss your requirements, please contact the Child Protection Project at cpp@essex.ac.uk

In-person and online training courses will soon be available on the following topics: