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WELCOME TO MPE
MPE is delighted to offer its CPD Express Course Programs in conjunction with the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) in 2012. You can expect the same high quality CPD from Roz and Peter, supported by the highly experienced CPD administration team of Australia’s leading professional organisation for migration practitioners.
EARN 10 MARA CPD POINTS IN ONE DAY IN 2012
We value your time as much as you do
The MARA has approved our CPD activities so that we can offer our ground-breaking course program that enables registered migration agents with at least three years experience in the profession to complete their annual CPD requirement quickly and efficiently. For these agents, there will be no need to spend two whole days away from their practice and definitely no need to sacrifice their precious, hard-earned weekends.
The course program is structured into morning (9:00 am to 12:45 pm) and afternoon
(1:45 pm to 5:30 pm) sessions. You can earn 6 MARA CPD points at the morning session and 4 MARA CPD points at the afternoon session.
Practising lawyers and accountants who have been registered migration agents for at least three years, will be able to complete their annual CPD obligations by earning 6 MARA CPD points in one morning. The morning session will end with a short quiz of 20 multiple-choice questions.
What does this mean for you?
CPD Express is designed specifically for the serious practitioner who wants a return on their investment in CPD and to be treated as a professional and not as one of the crowd. We know how busy you are and that you want to get straight to the point rather than being lectured on basic matters.
Our classes are strictly limited to 40 people and take place in a comfortable interactive learning environment that is conducive to sharing ideas and networking with other experienced professionals.
The course program is supported by course materials designed to be used as reference materials in your professional practice so you get ongoing value from your CPD.
We also ensure your energies are kept up with good quality catering throughout the day.
What will the course program cover?
Our CPD Express program is flexible enough to cover recent and forthcoming legal and policy changes, “hot” issues affecting the migration portfolio and issues of particular interest to participants. This means our course programs will always be as up to date and directly relevant to you as possible.
PART 1: MORNING SESSION (MARA Item No. 50000)
Module 1 - The Advanced Refresher – 1.5 hours
(9:00am-10:30am)
This is an update on the latest developments in case law, legislative activity, policy and issues concerning the immigration portfolio generally including:
- Court decisions that set precedents which must be followed by decision-makers or which are relevant to the day-to-day work of the migration professional
- Tribunal decisions that highlight matters relevant to advanced practice such as approaches to evidence, procedures, statutory interpretation and trends in decision-making
- Critical analysis of recent legislative and policy developments in immigration and other areas of law that impact on immigration
- Discussion and analysis of media commentary, political debates and government inquiries concerning migration matters and the migration agent profession.
Module 2 - Interactive Case Study Workshop - 1.5 hours
(10:45am-12:15pm)
This session will feature our popular and enjoyable case study workshop.
Our case studies are based on realistic scenarios relating to various visa subclasses and the more complex issues encountered by experienced agents. The case studies will require participants to work through a solution using legislation, case law and other relevant resources. The case studies would involve scenarios featuring the more difficult aspects of migration practice and cover a range of areas such as:
- Permanent and Temporary employer sponsored visas
(including employment law issues)
- Partner visas
- Visitor visas – sponsored and unsponsored
- Business Skills visas
- Family visas
- Health and character issues
- Student Visas
- GSM visas
- Protection visas
- Citizenship matters
- Code of Procedure
- Visa cancellation
- Section 48 issues
- Condition 8503, 8534 and 8535 waivers
- Unlawful applicants
- Time limits and valid application requirements
- Merits and judicial review
- Legal Professional Privilege / Agent – client confidentiality obligations
- Ethical dilemmas, conflicts of interest and professional discipline
PART 2: AFTERNOON SESSION (MARA Item No. 50001)
Module 1 - Interactive Case Study Workshops - 2 hours
(1:45pm-3:45pm)
This module will involve more case studies but the emphasis will be on realistic scenarios relating to problems encountered in day-to-day practice by experienced agents, such as:
- Difficult clients
- Client complaints to professional bodies
- Clients affected by changes in the law or policy
- Problematic decision-makers
- Ethical dilemmas, conflicts of interest and professional discipline
Module 2 - Experiential Workshop – 1.5 hours
(4:00pm-5:30pm)
This is our brainstorming session where you will be able to raise issues of concern to you that you face in your own practice for group discussion. This can range from “true confessions” where you have made mistakes to venting some steam about what irks you about working in the migration field. The discussion will be moderated to ensure benefit not only to you but also to the group as a whole.
The Multiple Choice Quiz at the end of the morning session- Terrified of a test? Don’t be! It’s well worth the little bit of extra effort.
Our quiz is not designed to trick you into failing but merely to reinforce the subject matter of the material covered in the morning session of the course. We have allocated 30 minutes for the quiz and it will be open book. We are sure you will find some of the questions amusing as well as a fun challenge.
By having the quiz, MARA has approved Part 1 of the Course Program as being worth 6 MARA CPD points. The quiz will save all agents a lot of time, especially practising lawyers and accountants as they will be able to meet their minimum annual MARA CPD obligation in one morning. All other agents can stay for the afternoon session and complete their CPD in one day instead of two.
WHY CHOOSE MPE FOR YOUR CPD?
Because:
- You are a discerning professional committed to quality in your work and who expects the same from CPD
- You want to be treated as an individual and not just one of a crowd
- You want to be part of a learning environment that includes other professionals with the same commitment to quality as you
- We value your time as much as you do and that is why we offer migration agents with at least three years experience the opportunity to earn all the CPD points they need in the fastest, most convenient way possible without compromising on quality
- We ensure that the CPD experience with us is practical, relevant and readily applicable in professional practice
- Our courses are conducted in easily accessible, comfortable conference venues with natural light and catering to keep you energised throughout the day
If you would like to plan your annual CPD and need to know when, where and what the next series of courses will be, please click here to find out more and register your place.
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