Register for our Country of Origin Information (COI) Training webinars – 2025

We are thrilled to announce that we have once again partnered with Refugee Action. Through their Front Line Immigration Advice Project, we will be delivering a series of free COI research training webinars throughout 2025. These sessions are designed for legal representatives, OISC caseworkers, and COI researchers in the UK and beyond.

Our COI training sessions will cover:

• Fundamentals of COI
• COI Research on Statelessness
• COI Research for Family and Private Life (Article 8) Cases
• Disability-Specific COI Research
• Child-Specific COI Research
• COI Research on Trafficking

We will kick off in May with:

• Researching and Using Country of Origin Information (fundamentals webinar):

  Friday 9th May 2025, 9:30 am to 13:00 (GMT) | 10:30 am to 14:00 (CET)

Description:

• What COI is, when it can be used, and its limitations
• How to frame effective research questions and develop a strong research strategy
• How to identify and apply reliable COI sources using practical research techniques
• What are the key quality criteria for researching, selecting, and presenting COI
• How to present COI to decision-makers according to best practices in the UK

• Statelessness-Focused Country of Origin Information (specialised webinar):

  Monday 12th May 2025, 9:30 am to 13:00 (GMT) | 10:30 am to 14:00 (CET)

Description:

This webinar will focus on statelessness within the context of international protection claims and statelessness-focused country of origin information (COI). We will cover the concepts and legal frameworks surrounding statelessness, emphasising its implications for international protection claims and COI research.

Participants will collaboratively develop a research strategy based on a case study, drawing on principles for COI research for stateless individuals.

Practical exercises will highlight key issues, research topics, and an intersectional approach, including formulating research questions, identifying relevant sources, using appropriate terminology, and incorporating the voices of those with lived experiences of statelessness.

Please note that it is strongly recommended that you have attended the fundamentals’ webinar before you attend the specialised webinars on child-specific, disability and statelessness COI. We ask participants of all webinars to read our Fundamental training handbook ahead of joining any sessions.

Are you unavailable on these training dates, or would you like to discuss the possibility of setting up an in-house webinar for your UK-based organisation? Get in touch with Emma Avilés at emma.aviles@asylos.org.