EASO Annual Training Report 2020 - Executive Summary - Overview

Sep 13, 2026

EASO Annual Training Report 2020 Executive Summary highlights how the European Asylum Support Office sustained and adapted training during the COVID-19 upheaval. It explains the rapid shift from face-to-face sessions to online webinars, strengthened internal instructor capacity, and the creation of the Training-the Training and Professional Development Centre (TPDC). The summary also reports training delivery outcomes, including a 5% increase in registrations for training curriculum modules, and outlines priorities such as enhanced quality assurance and future developments.

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Foreword

Training adaptation and continuity in 2020

Establishment of the TPDC and quality assurance direction

Introduction

Key themes and milestones in 2020

Overview of training activities in figures

EASO Annual Training Report 2020 Executive Summary EASO Annual Training Report 2020 Executive Summary SUPPORT IS OUR MISSION Cover image: iStock, European Asylum Support Office Icons and illustrations: iStock, Microsoft 365, European Asylum Support Office Neither the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) nor any person acting on behalf of EASO is responsible for the use that might be made of the following information. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2021 Print PDF ISBN 978-92-9465-167-9 ISBN 978-92-9465-168-6 doi:10.2847/952845 doi:10.2847/846066 BZ-08-21-144-EN-C BZ-08-21-144-EN-N © European Asylum Support Office, 2021 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. For any use or reproduction of photos or other material that is not under the EASO copyright, permission must be sought directly from the copyright holders. Foreword The past year has challenged us all in ways that were unimaginable just 18 months ago. The upheaval in the way we work and the way in which institutions operate had a profound impact in all sectors, not least in the asylum field. Travel restrictions, port closures and physical distancing measures required all relevant actors to quickly adapt their working arrangements to ensure that persons in need of international protection could continue to access asylum processes while adhering to all health and safety protocols. Even during this challenging period, EASO wanted to continue the implementation of necessary changes to ensure that we could continue supporting national asylum and reception administrations. Specifically, in the training domain, our EASO team rapidly deployed online solutions to replace face-to-face sessions with webinars, thereby enabling the continued delivery of EASO training in this new context. It also strengthened further its own internal capacity in terms of in-house trainers to complement and support national deployed experts in the delivery of train-thetrainer and operational training sessions. When I took over the position of Executive Director of EASO, we started with the internal restructuring of Agency, which resulted in the establishment of a Centre entirely dedicated to EASO Training-the Training and Professional Development Centre (TPDC) . The TPDC will enable EASO to continue putting quality and excellence at the heart of its training activities whilst allocating training resources in an optimal manner. I am proud to point out that this edition of the Annual Training Report 2020 shows how, despite the challenge posed by the ongoing pandemic, EASO was able to rapidly respond to the changes and maintain high levels of training delivery during 2020, with an increase of 5 % in registrations for EASO Training Curriculum modules compared to 2019. As a departure from previous editions, this report also goes beyond the numbers to highlight important areas of the TPDC’s activities as well as to anticipate some of the main developments in EASO training over the coming year. During the past year, EASO continued to implement the Training and Learning Strategy adopted by EASO’s Management Board in 2019. This will soon translate into an enhanced quality assurance framework for EASO training, which will consolidate EASO’s position, in accordance with its founding regulation, as a centre of expertise on all matters relating to asylum. This new quality assurance framework will ensure that the learner is always atthe centre of EASO’s training activities, and in accordance with European standards and guidelines in training and education, also ensure that training quality standards are maintained and enhanced across the training cycle. In delivering this ambitious agenda, EASO will continue to rely on the invaluable contributions of experts drawn from national asylum and reception authorities who, as an expression of the principle of solidarity, are made available by the Member States to participate in

FAQs

What changes did EASO implement to keep training running during 2020?

EASO rapidly deployed online solutions, replacing face-to-face sessions with webinars to ensure access to training while respecting health and safety requirements.

What is the TPDC and why was it established?

The Training-the Training and Professional Development Centre (TPDC) was created through internal restructuring to put quality and excellence at the centre of EASO training and to allocate training resources optimally.

What training results does the Executive Summary report for 2020?

It reports 7,910 participations in EASO training sessions and a 5% increase in participations/registrations for EASO Training Curriculum modules compared with 2019.

Sep 13, 2026

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