Through this project IOM has supported the participation of selected officials with migration management responsibilities from the noted IOM Member States in Southern Africa in a Certificate Course in International Migration Policy and Management. The course, held through the Wits University Graduate School of Public and Development Management (PDM) in Johannesburg, was under the joint management of PDM and the Southern African Migration Programme (SAMP). IOM also contributed to the course through special presentations. The course focused on improving knowledge of: (a) the causes, nature and implications of migration in, from and through the region; (b) international, regional and national legislation and regulatory frameworks; and (c) models of policy and operational action for improved migration management.
IOM sponsored ten selected government officials from the noted IOM Member States in Southern Africa to participate in the four-week course. Among the expected results of this project were an enhanced ability of the participating countries to define needs in technical assistance and capacity-building, and to build partnerships to address those needs.