Our Services
We are committed to promoting international development and security through the delivery of expert knowledge to identify people and manage their movement from State to State in a responsible and safe way.
Nick Southon – Director
Nick thrives on engagement at all levels and has a wealth of experience as a consultant and in UK Home Office training, change, stakeholder management and communication roles to senior board level.
Skills and Experience:
- Prince2 and Agile Project Manager with leadership and senior programme experience.
- Extensive migration training research and delivery experience; designed and delivered the training framework for the UK Biometric Programme.
- Skilled speaker and presenter who has represented the UK Government globally in Border, Migration and Biometric collaboration initiatives.
- Expert assessor of State Excellence programmes in Border and Migration Directorates in the United Arab Emirates.
- Contributor to the strategic development of border policy and modern visa regimes through assignments with the International Organisation for Migration and close engagement with top level technology delivery partners.
- Designed and delivered State specific training programmes and workshops on forgery, visa and border policy and processes, and integrated Border Management (IBM).
- Researched, designed and delivered a full training programme for trainers, basic and advanced students on the production and identification of forged identity documents, imposters and the profiling of passengers.
- Contributor to the definition and communication of best practice visa policy and border processes, notably as co-editor of the 2018 ICAO Traveller Identification Programme Guide.
- Collaborative researcher who has delivered country development reports and technical interventions for the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
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