ICN Autumn National Workshop 2025

Bookings are now open for the Autumn ICN National Workshop. ICN is a professional sub-group and practitioner network of UKCISA for those working in visa compliance as well as HR staff compliance. Find out more about ICN and how to become a member as a part of your UKCISA membership.

The Autumn ICN National Workshop will be online on the 14 November 2025, 10.00am - 3.00pm. The price for this event will be £50 per person.

Programme:

10:00am - 10:15am:  Welcome and update from ICN Co-chairs

10:15am - 10:45am:  Operational update from UKCISA

10.45am - 11:30am:  Student and HR Compliance Interactive Sessions

AQF Session with Anne Marie, UKCISA - in this session, Anne Marie Graham, UKCISA Chief Executive and member of the Agent Quality Framework advisory and steering groups, will give an update on the AQF and sponsor guidance, and lead a discussion with members to enable them to raise any questions related to the AQF and its implementation with regard to compliance 

HR Compliance Interactive Session - collaborative session discussing latest changes impacting student and HR immigration compliance within the HEI sector 

11:30am - 11:40am:  Comfort break

11:40am - 12:30pm: Breakout sessions

Breakout sessions Student Compliance:

• BCA and Graduate Route Changes, facilitated by Gail Bumbury
• September Enrolment -Changes, Challenges and The Future, facilitated by Christina Peters
• Safeguarding, facilitated by Nadia Douglas
• Remote Studies, facilitated by Paul Rees

HR Compliance Interactive Session continued, collaborative session discussing latest changes impacting HR immigration compliance within the HEI sector  

12:30pm - 1:15pm:  Student Compliance Working lunch within Regional Groups; HR Compliance lunch break  

1:15pm - 2:00pm:  UKVI Q&A Session

2:00pm - 2:15pm:  Comfort break

2:15pm - 2:45pm:  Universities UK International (UUKi)

2:45pm - 3:00pm:  Closing remarks