This is an online masterclass mini-series in two parts for language professionals specialising or interested in legal interpreting and translation, and also for DPSI Law candidates (DPSI = UK Diploma in Public Service Interpreting).
Why do you need to take this course?
This course will give you a clear understanding of the legal terms that are used in the UK asylum-seeking process. A wide range of terminology will be covered, for example:
Personnel involved:
Asylum seekers
Unaccompanied minors
Refugees
Immigrants
Migrants
Home Office
Border Force
Police
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Charities supporting asylum seekers
Process involved:
Claim
Screening interview
Substantive interview
Supporting documents and proof
Age assessments
Positive and negative decisions
Leave to remain
Deportation
Venues involved:
Local and national borders
Safe countries
Detention Centres
Removal Centres
Home Office short-term and dispersal accommodation
Specific concepts and phrases involved :
Asylum
Credibility
Destitution
Well-founded fear of persecution
and much more!
Completion requirements:
Complete all video lessons included in the course.
Certification:
Upon the successful completion of the course and the test you will receive a completion certificate.
Programme outcomes for you:
Upon completion of the course, you will know:
What the legal difference is between asylum seekers, refugees and economic migrants
Who the various professionals are and what their roles are in the asylum process
The correct legal terminology for the various people, places and concepts in these venues
How to be descriptive when you deal with the terms for which there are no direct equivalents in your legal system or language
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