FGM, Forced Marriage & So-Called Honour-Based Abuse Awareness
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FGM, Forced Marriage & So-Called Honour-Based Abuse Awareness
Duration 1-2 hours
Last audited 2nd September 2025
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This FGM, Forced Marriage, and So-Called Honour-Based Abuse Awareness online training has been designed to provide learners with a cultural and practical knowledge of so-called honour-based abuse, female genital mutilation, and forced marriage.
Learners will come away fully aware of how they can take action to help prevent these abuses if they are concerned that someone they know is at risk. They will also discover the multitude of organisations that are available to help by giving advice and assistance to frontline workers and victims.
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Developed by safeguarding professionals
Accredited by CPD
Bulk discount for orders of 10+ courses
Written in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
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What you'll learn
At the end of this course learners will:
- Understand what violence against women and girls is, and specifically what FGM, so-called honour-based abuse, and forced marriage are.
- Know the best practice for handling so-called honour-based abuse, FGM, and forced marriage.
- Know the attitudes that prevent these practices from being abolished.
- Learn to recognise the potential warning signals that indicate FGM or so-called honour-based abuse could be about to occur.
- Learn about the legislation surrounding FGM, forced marriages and so-called honour-based abuse.
- Discover what support is in place for victims or potential victims as well as frontline workers.
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Accredited by CPD
All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Recommended renewal:
3 years
What does this mean? This certificate does not have an expiry date, however, based on industry best practice guidelines there is a recommended renewal period.
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Module 1: Introduction
In this introduction, learners will discover the term ‘violence against women and girls.’ This is a category of violence that describes a series of acts that happen to women simply because they are women. In this module, you’ll also be introduced to the United Nations’ ‘Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women.’
Module 2: Forced Marriage
In this second module, you’ll discover the UK legislation in place to protect potential victims of forced marriage. You’ll find out who is at risk and how you can take action to help victims get a Forced Marriage Protection Order. You’ll also, critically, find out the actions that you should never take that could put the victim in more danger.
Module 3: So-Called Honour-Based Abuse
In this third module, learners will be introduced to so-called honour-based abuse. Learners will discover how the idea of “honour” means something different in every community, meaning that the risk factors and triggers for so-called honour-based abuse change. Learners will discover how so-called honour-based abuse occurs and the many forms that it can appear in as well as what action to take to help a victim of abuse.
Module 4: Female Genital Mutilation
In this final module, learners will discover the cultural claims that practitioners of FGM make. They will also learn the facts behind FGM that dispel these claims and will learn how to help victims of FGM and potential victims. You’ll find out where FGM happens the most, why it happens, and you’ll also discover the story of Alimatu. There is also a section on books that you can read to help you understand the cultural pressure of FGM.
The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 10 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 80%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don't pass don't worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.
This course has been designed for frontline workers and anyone else who is interested in gaining a clear and concise understanding of what these types of abuse are, why they happen and who is at risk. The course also teaches learners how they can help victims and what their legal safeguarding duties are.
Since 31 October 2015, if you're a regulated teacher, healthcare professional, or social worker, you are known as a 'frontline worker', and it is your legal duty to report known cases of FGM in under-18s to the police. This course will help frontline workers understand their responsibilities.
Written by experts
In partnership with
Joanna Nicolas
Safeguarding and Child Protection Consultant
Joanna Nicolas is a highly regarded safeguarding consultant, trainer and social worker with 30 years of experience in the sector.
Joanna is a co-opted Board member of Cafcass and a member of the Prince’s Trust Safeguarding Advisory Panel. She is also a court-appointed expert witness in child protection cases.
She was a core trainer for her Local Safeguarding Children Partnership for 15 years and works with various Local Authorities and other organisations specialising in the most complex child abuse cases.
In recent years Joanna has worked with a range of UK organisations including the Department for Education, Ofsted and Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships.
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If I order multiple courses will I receive any discount?
Yes, our bulk discounts are automatically applied to orders containing any combination of courses. We offer the following discounts on bulk purchases:
If you purchase 10+ courses you receive a 10% discount
If you purchase 50+ courses you receive a 20% discount
If you purchase 100+ courses you receive a 30% discount
If you purchase 500+ courses you receive a 40% discount
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Can I access the training material after I have completed my course?
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Is there a time limit on completing the course?
No, we want our courses to work around you so there’s no time limit in which you must complete the training after making a purchase. You can also split your training over as many different sessions as you wish, as course progress is saved as you make your way through the training. You’re free to learn entirely at your own pace.
