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Current Price: £30.00+ VAT · Self Printed Certificate

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This FGM training course is for anyone who works with vulnerable adults, children, or young people and covers important issues including FGM (female genital mutilation), abuse linked to faith or belief, and forced marriage. You’ll learn how to identify vulnerable people while being culturally aware and how to report abuse if you’re concerned about someone’s welfare.

This course is one of our many CPD-certified online safeguarding training courses, designed to help those working with vulnerable adults and children to stay compliant and protect those under their care.

Course Level: Intermediate

Duration: 3-4 Hours (14 Modules)

Accreditation: CPD Certified

Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate

Last Updated: 31st October 2025

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Description

The prevalence of FGM, abuse linked to faith or belief, and forced marriage is a very serious problem, and anyone who works with vulnerable adults, children, and young people needs to be aware of its indicators and consequences.

This FGM training course helps learners understand these issues, identify vulnerable individuals, and report suspected abuse, using videos and real-life scenarios. It’s part of our safeguarding training offering and is a great follow-on course for those who have completed their Safeguarding Everyone training.

The course will take approximately 3-4 hours to complete, depending on the speed at which you prefer to work through the material. Your progress will be saved automatically, which means you can pause and come back at any time.

At the end of the course, learners will need to complete a short multiple-choice test. Upon successful completion of the test, you will be able to download a CPD-certified FGM training certificate that can be printed and kept for your records.

Course structure

This online course is split into four modules to help you understand the following topics:

  • Abuse linked to faith or beliefs
  • Forced marriage
  • 'Honour'-based abuse
  • FGM and breast flattening

Why take this training course?

A number of high-profile businesses and organisations have used our online FGM training to help combat this serious safeguarding issue. The course uses immersive real-world scenarios to help learners absorb more information and enable them to apply the learning in their work.

We’ve included mini challenges within each section of this course to test the knowledge gained, as well as links to relevant agencies and organisations which can supply more information if learners want to further develop their knowledge once their training is complete.

This FGM training course is suitable for individuals in a range of roles which include working regularly with vulnerable adults or children.

Accreditation

The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Course duration

Approximately three to four hours. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly learners can study and absorb the material. Learners can proceed as quickly or slowly as they like as your progress is automatically saved throughout.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Test and certificate

The end of course test consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark, and, if necessary, may attempt the test six times at no extra cost.

If learners do not achieve the 75% pass mark, further attempts may be given by contacting our support team.

Learners will be able to download a digital certificate on completion. This can be printed, and we suggest you keep it for your records.

What you'll learn

  • Explain the origins and main justification for FGM
  • Describe the four types of FGM
  • Define child abuse linked to faith or belief
  • Outline this type of abuse and how to identify it
  • Identify why and how honour-based violence happens
  • Recognise how the law protects victims
  • Understand the reasons behind forced marriage, its indicators, and the potential consequences for people subject to forced marriage

Suitable for

  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Administrators
  • Teachers
  • Teaching assistants
  • Nurses
  • Councillors
  • Support workers
  • Volunteers
  • Anyone who comes into contact with children, young people and adults

Course Structure

We outline the way in which abuse can be linked to certain areas of faith and belief, such as traditions within culture and ceremonies.

Certification

Example Certificate

Self-Printed Certificate Option

Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.

CPD Certified

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