Training and events

Our training for professionals working with international students is delivered by our expert staff and covers our specialist areas of immigration advice, analysis of recent changes to immigration Rules and law, fee assessment, and exploring ordinary residence questions.

UKCISA training courses are:

  • designed to provide you with the tools, skills and knowledge to deliver the highest level of international student experience.

  • carefully curated, relevant, and responsive to the external policy context.

  • run by IAA-registered UKCISA staff and practitioners from our extensive network.

  • grounded in the principles of the #WeAreInternational Student Charter.


  1. AISA Conference 2026

    • Location:International Students House
    • Date:19/11/2026
    • Time:10:00 am
    • Time:6 hours

    The AISA Conference 2026 will take place at International Students House, Great Portland Street, London on Thursday 19th November, 10am – 4pm.


What attendees say about our courses

Booking frequently asked questions

Before booking, please check the course, aim, objective and other details to ensure that it will meet your training needs. Please also read our terms and conditions below. Once you have done this, you can complete our online booking form. 

Availability can be found onlineIf our courses are marked as ‘Fully booked’ please email training@ukcisa.org.uk to be put on our waiting list. We endeavour to listen and respond to requests for training and our waiting list helps us understand how to meet demand.

If you have any questions about the courses or your booking, please contact us at training@ukcisa.org.uk

Yes you can. If they are are registered to our website you will have the option to select them during the booking process.

Yes, you can book on some training courses if you're not a member of UKCISA; this will be at the non-member rate.  Please contact us at training@ukcisa.org.uk

Our training courses cost: 

  • £150 for UKCISA members and students’ unions. 
  • £300 for non-members.  

Our fees training courses cost: 

  • £350 for UKCISA members and students’ unions.  
  • £700 for non-members. 

Our webinar costs include copies of the presentation and links to any relevant resources and information. We do not circulate recordings of our training webinars to delegates. 

We accept payment by credit/debit card or BACS transfer. Payments should be made before the course.

A purchase order (PO) number is a code assigned by your institution (usually the finance department) to orders placed with a vendor. 

Once the online form has been completed and your payment has been received, we will send you an email to confirm receipt of your place on the course. If you do not receive confirmation two weeks after completing the form, please contact UKCISA to ensure that your booking has been received. 

Please see our terms and conditions. Refunds will only be given if cancellations are made in writing more than two weeks prior to the course. Delegate substitutions can be made at any time without a charge.  

We want to make our online training courses accessible to everyone. Our training courses include options for live transcription and closed captioning (please note that closed captioning may not be accurate). We also circulate the slides and any other relevant information to all delegates.  

If you have any other accessibility needs that you would like to discuss, please email training@ukcisa.org.uk. 

We offer in-house training on fees assessment and student immigration online.  

Please email training@ukcisa.org.uk to discuss your training needs and find out further information on costs. 

Due to overwhelmingly positive feedback to our online training and events, and the number of benefits it provides for our members across the UK, our programme will remain online.

Cancelling course bookings

The following charges will apply for online and in-person training and events if you wish to cancel a booking: 

  • For cancellations made 15 or more days before a course there will be no charge.  
  • For cancellations made 1-14 days before a course the full cost of the training course or event will be charged. 

Cancellations must be received in writing via email to training@ukcisa.org.uk and must contain the full booking details including the delegate’s name, institution/organisation name, contact details and the course(s) that you wish to cancel.  

We are not able to offer refunds for cancellations made by delegates for reasons outside our control, including illness, or technical difficulties, travel difficulties due to adverse weather conditions or industrial action.

Substitute delegates

You may transfer a place on a course to a substitute delegate free of charge at any time. Please inform us of any changes so that we can send joining instructions to the correct person. 

Payment

Payment should be made in advance of the training course.  

Course cancellations and amendments

We reserve the right to change course dates, venues and programmes without liability. If we cancel a course and cannot offer you an alternative option, we will provide a full refund of the course fee. This extends to any technical difficulties that may impact the delivery of our online training and events.   

Course materials 

If you are no longer able to attend your event or training course, we will not be able to send you the course materials.

Equal opportunities

We are committed to the promotion of equal opportunities in its employment practices and in the provision of services to its members and other users. We are committed to the progressive development of policies and practices that are non-discriminatory in the widest sense, that recognise and respect diversity and encourage the challenging of discrimination. Speakers and course facilitators will challenge any racist, sexist or otherwise unacceptable language or behaviour. 

Complaints policy

We are committed to providing the best possible service to our members and supporting them to deliver an excellent international student experience in the UK. However, if you’re unhappy with our service, we would like to hear from you so that we can resolve any issues. If you would like to make a complaint about UKCISA or its services, you can contact us.  

All UKCISA training and events

  1. Annual Conference

    Join us for UKCISA Annual Conference 2027 from 25-27 June, at the Assembly Buildings Belfast.

    Find out more
  2. In-house training

    We can support your staff by delivering interactive online training.

    Find out more
  3. Practitioner networks

    Membership gives everyone in your institution access to our practitioner networks.

    Find out more

Please note that while we are registered by the IAA for the provision of our immigration advice, training provided by UKCISA is not accredited by the IAA.

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