Education & Training
Overview
RILC is one of the leading providers in Australia of education and training in all aspects of Australia’s refugee and immigration program.
The Centre’s activities in this area focused on professional training and development and community education.
Professional Training and Development
For over a decade, RILC has been one of the largest providers of training and development activities for migration agents and lawyers. Our key programs are:
- Continuing Professional Development Seminars which are run regularly throughout the year, and presented by some of Australia’s leading practitioners;
- Short Courses in Australian Immigration Law – ‘the Migration Maze’, which are offered periodically throughout they year, and taught by some of Australia’s leading practitioners; and
- Co-hosting with the Law Council of Australia of the annual Australian Immigration Law Conference.
Community education
RILC runs an extensive community education program, which seeks to raise awareness by:
- providing information sessions and presentations to community groups;
- providing advice and training to community organisations and workers;
- providing guest lectures on Migration law and policy at some of Australia’s leading universities; and
- hosting law students or law graduates on practical placements
