The AAIC staff Development and training Policy states that the AAIC recognizes that its staff, with their commitment, skills and abilities are most valuable resource of the organization. As such the AAIC is anxious to help staff develop. The AAIC staff development and training policy is an agreed framework providing personal, job and organization development for each member of staff. It is the responsibility of the Management Committee to ensure that all staff in the organization receives adequate and appropriate managerial supervision.

During the year 2001, the AAIC successfully attended asylum level 2 training run jointly by OISC and FIAC as part of meeting the OISC requirements. This mean that from now on, the centre not only will be able to provide immigration advice freely allowed to fill in and submit SEF to the Home Office on behalf of the client. This is a remarkable achievement for the centre and great help for our service users. It will save them from going to unscrupulous solicitors who take advantage of their vulnerability

The AAIC also attended training in monitoring and evaluation for refugee community organizations run by Charities evaluation services. This was a very useful highly recommended to anyone. It will help us prepare future business plan, write annual report and fill in funding application forms. A media training run by Refuge Council Community development team was also interesting. We learned new skills for instance how to talk to the media, how to contact your local MP, how to conduct an interview and how to write a newsletter.

Right now, thanks to award for all is running a mental health-counseling course for volunteer befrienders in support victims of domestic violence within the community. The other training planned for the future are; learning how to advice, reception skills, learning how to represent (all those courses will be run by external agencies) The center is considering running it training course for the volunteers before the end of the year 2002.