This project will support the operationalization of the Ugandan National Immigration Training Academy. Firstly, this project will support the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) to develop an institutional strategy for the use and management of the Academy. The strategy will place a strong focus on inter-agency and international cooperation, thus contributing to an integrated border management approach. It will include an analysis of expecting running costs and a model for cost-recovery as well as a marketing strategy to increase the use of the Academy by national and international partners. The strategy will also include a gender component to ensure that the Academy is contributing to ensuring gender equality within DCIC and serving the needs of migrant men, boys, women and girls.
Secondly, DCIC’s training curriculum will be strengthened in order to ensure inclusion of international best practices in training, including issues related to gender and mobility. An international expert will be hired to work alongside DCIC’s head of training. The expert will facilitate a consultation workshop at the beginning of the process and a validation workshop once the draft curriculum has been produced. Finally, a training of trainers with an international expert will be held at the Academy in order to strengthen DCIC’s capacity to offer top-notch training courses at the Academy.