8. Drafting and Decision-Making

At the end of the process of gathering information, a decision on the status of the asylum seeker must be made. Can the asylum seeker stay (on a temporary basis), or does he/ she have to return to his/her country of origin?

The objective of the module on “Drafting and Decision Making” is to teach participants how to make accurate decisions, based on the information gathered and in accordance with the requirements in the Procedures Directive. The aim is also to teach case officers how to draft decisions in a legally correct and, for the applicant, comprehensible manner.

Target group: Case officers.
Entry level: Participants need to have practical experience as a case officer.
Available languages: English, Czech and Romanian.

Content

This module provides skills on an initial level to formulate and motivate the decision in accordance with the requirements of the directive.

Objectives

At the end of the training participants will have gained knowledge in:

• The necessary components in a decision.
• The requirements of the directive.
• How to deal with special circumstances in asylum procedures (confidentiality, several family members, etc.).

At the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Use the requirements of the directive in the specific case of the asylum seeker.
• Argue in a judiciously correct, logical and understandable manner and put them down in writing.
• Identify the characteristics of a strong decision.
• Identify the characteristics of a weak decision.
• Demonstrate awareness of the pitfalls in their arguments.

Methods

Self-studies online comprising case studies, exercises, self-assessment tests and written assignments, combined with a face-to-face session which goes further into the topics in discussions and group exercises.

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