OISC publishes new practice note on continued professional training
Following the new Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner Code of Standards for regulated immigration advisers going live on 1 September 2024, the OISC has published an accompanying practice note on how immigration advisers need to show they are competent. Unhelpfully, it’s towards the bottom of this page and it currently includes tracked changes from a not-final version.
Code 4.1: Be fit to provide immigration advice and/or services Code 4.3: Maintain the required level of competence in your immigration and/or asylum work and ensure that your immigration and asylum knowledge is current and of sufficient depth for your role Code 4.4 Be able to demonstrate that you are compliant with the Commissioner’s Continuing Professional Development requirements
The practice note says the sorts of thing that will act as red flags to the OISC are where
no evidence exists that an annual programme of planned CPD activity has been produced; or
planned activity cannot be shown to be relevant to the individual or the business in terms of
ensuring the fitness and competence of the advice and services provided; or planned activities have not been undertaken without a justifiable explanation.
the organisation fails to complete recommended learning and development where it has been requested to do so by the Commissioner.
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