About Course

This five-day training provides a practical and foundational understanding of vulnerability in migration contexts. Using an interactive, adult-learning approach with presentations, group work, role plays, and case studies, it builds participants’ ability to identify, assess, and respond to the needs of vulnerable and at-risk migrants. The programme covers key concepts, legal and institutional frameworks, identification and referral mechanisms, protection responses, coordination strategies, and ethical principles for effective professional practice.

Status: MFHEA Accredited             

Qualification Type: Award ECTS: 1                                              

Duration: 5 days

Mode of delivery/attendance: Face-to-face/full-time

Hours of total learning: 25 hours (Contact: 21 hours/Self-study: 2 hours/Assessment: 2 hours)

Language of instruction: English or Arabic

Address: Training Institute on Migration Capacity Partnership for the Mediterranean (MCP Med TI), Development House, 4A, St Anne Street, Floriana, Malta.

Modes of teaching

  • Lectures
  • Visual aids and samples
  • Plenary discussions
  • Practical exercises
  • Verbal and written quizzes
  • Self-paced self-study

Assessment Attendance: A full mark implies uninterrupted attendance through the full course of studies. Weight: 10 points Practical Application : Weight: 30 points The final examination has been meticulously designed to assess the student’s holistic understanding of the course concepts. Weight: 60 points. The passing grade for successful completion of programme: 60/100 Additional Information:

  • Dates for next intake: N/A
  • Educational programme fees: N/A
  • Registration method: N/A
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What Will You Learn?

  • Understand the rights of vulnerable and at-risk groups under international and regional
  • frameworks.
  • Identify the specific needs of different migrant and refugee groups, including children and persons
  • with disabilities.
  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of immigration authorities in protection and assistance.
  • Recognize indicators of vulnerability and protection gaps in migration contexts.
  • Use screening tools and follow SOPs and referral mechanisms for appropriate responses.
  • Implement protection-sensitive interventions tailored to individual cases.
  • Apply a rights-based, fair, and non-discriminatory approach in professional practice, ensuring due process.

Course Content

Day 1

  • Conceptualizing Vulnerability
  • Definitions and Determinants
  • Common Prejudices about Vulnerability
  • Legal Frameworks Overview
  • The key legal instruments

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5