We Train the World
“Today, while more refugee educators are able to venture into the SOGI arena, Neil continues to stand out as the world leader in this endeavor.”
– Jasin Crislip, Senior Director of Learning, Refugees, Admission & Integration, InternationalRescue Commitee
Principal Neil Grungras has trained and advised over 3000 migration, asylum and refugee protection officers at scores of agencies throughout the world.
Neil was the first to identify the need for systematic capacity-building and training of migration professionals regarding gender- and sexually diverse (GSD) migrants. His training program on GSD migrants was launched in 2012 in Rabat, Morocco, under the auspices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – UNHCR. With its emphasis on cutting-edge knowledge, cultural competence and participant-driven learning, the program was administered globally.
In 2016, Columbia University Teachers’ College scientifically assessed Neil’s training program’s effectiveness. The world leader in international education methodically surveyed over 700 participants before, during, and after training workshops. The evaluation team concluded that the program significantly enhanced participants’ capacity to perform their work in critical areas.
Neil has personally trained all these institutions and more:
Government Asylum & Refugee Resettlement Agencies
Government of Australia, Department of Immigration & Border Protection.
RSD officers. Sydney & Melbourne 2015, 2016
Government of Austria, Federal Office for Immigration & Asylum.
Asylum officers. Hosted & presented by the Council of Europe & UNHCR. Vienna & Salzburg 2019
Government of Israel Ministry of Interior, Population Directorate, Bureau of Asylum.
Training of Government RSD officers. Tel Aviv & Ramla 2014 – 2022
Government of Turkey, Directorate General of Migration Management.
Asylum adjudication officers. Under the auspices of UNHCR Turkey. Ankara 2016
Resettlement Support Center Turkey & Middle East (TuME).
Ongoing training sessions for all staff. Istanbul & Beirut (in-person & remote) 2013 – 2023
U.S. Embassy/Consulate, Turkey.
Visa officers. Ankara & Istanbul 2016 & 2017