As IOM's designated resources to assist African governments in building their capacity in migration management, the ACBC works closely with IOM country missions to deliver assessments, training programs, technical assistants, research,project review and development. The ACBC provides expert in the following areas;
- Border and migration management assessments;
- Integrated Border Management;
- Immigration training curriculum development;
- One-Stop Border Posts;
- Border Management Information Systems: MIDAS (Migration Information and Data Analysis System), formerly known as PIRS (Personal Identification and Registration System);
- Identity Management;
- Security and counter-terrorism;
- Interview and investigation techniques;
- Counter-trafficking and smuggling of migrants
- Mixed migration flows;
- Migration policy; and
- Migration data and statistics.