TRAINING
Imkaan has two decades of delivering learning and development through workshops, training, seminars and other fora.
Our training programme is uniquely informed by grassroots responses to violence against women and girls within a BME context. Each course is designed to cover key areas including impact, promising practice in relation to disclosure, risk assessment and support planning, current and changing law and practice.
See below to book onto upcoming training sessions.
Training Education and Accreditation
Imkaan is a nationally approved training and learning centre to deliver education and training programmes with educational institutions Gateway Qualifications (previously the National Open College Network) and Open College Network London. We provide both Assured and Accredited programmes that offer a unique teaching experience which provides interactive learning with our tutors as well as nationally recognised qualifications gained towards individual professional development.
Our suite of bespoke programmes are uniquely informed by grassroots responses to violence against women and girls and specialist learning within a BME and equalities context. Each course is designed to cover key areas including impact, promising practice in relation to disclosure, need and risk assessment, support planning, current and changing law and practice. Our courses provide contextual analysis of BME women and girls experiences and offers integrated approaches and intersectional analysis of violence against BME women, young women and girls.
Imkaan is also accredited by the Law Society to provide a Continued Professional Development (CPD) programme for lawyers and legal practitioners. Programmes are specifically aimed at providing legal advocates with an opportunity to increase knowledge about violence against women and girls in relation to family, criminal, civil and human rights law.
Our training programmes are beneficial to all statutory bodies including the police, local authorities, social services, health and well-being services and education institutions, as well as violence against women and girls sector staff and other voluntary sector organisations who are seeking to improve awareness on violence against women and girls within a BME context.
Our training courses can be booked for your whole staff team or multi-agency teams, tailored to your own work context
It takes considerable resource to organise our trainings, so please do not book a place unless you are committed to attending. If you are unable to attend, you must notify 2 days prior to the training date. If you do not attend, and you haven't notified the training team 2 days prior to the training date, you will be invoiced £50.00.
Upcoming training
27th September 10.00 - 13.00
Expert-led for BME practitioners working in BME organisations: Safe Minimum Practice for BME organisations/groups
Spaces: Maximum of 12 only available
Venue: Imkaan, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8RT
This expert-led training is provided by Imkaan through the Ascent project and is part of the London VAWG Consortium. Learn how small community-based organisations who have an element of violence against BME women and girls within their work can benefit from undertaking Imkaan's Safe Minimum Practice Standards (SMPS) in order to articulate and evidence the safety of their service provision. This also presents an opportunity for smaller groups to be more visible and heard within local VAWG settings such as local authority forums and safeguarding meetings.
14th November 10.00 - 13.00
Expert-led for BME practitioners working in BME organisations: Working with Young BME women
Spaces: Maximum of 12 only available
Venue: Imkaan, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8RT
This expert-led training is provided by Imkaan through the Ascent project and is part of the London VAWG Consortium. The session is aimed at BME women in the London ending VAWG sector. Imkaan is committed to archiving and amplifying young BME women's voices. The session will outline the importance of working with young BME women within an intersectional approach to violence against women and girls. During the session, participants will identify some of the specific issues affecting young BME women and explore the ways in which services can meaningfully address and support young women, from service design and delivery through to evaluation. By the end of the session, participants will have a better understanding of violence against young BME women, the context of young BME women's lives and how to improve and develop appropriate responses towards them.
21st & 27th November 2019 10.00am - 4.30pm
2 day accredited training: Understanding Forced Marriage & 'Honour-based' Violence
Spaces: Maximum of 12 only available
Venue: Imkaan, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8RT
*Please note you must book and attend both dates*
This two day OCN London Accredited programme is provided by Imkaan under the Ascent project and part of the London VAWG Consortium. The programme aims to develop learners knowledge and skills around responding to these forms of violence, including understanding the roots of forced marriage and ways it intersects with other forms of violence The course will explore research and how different communities are historically affected by forced marriage and 'honour-based' violence, and the importance of effective intervention.
By the end of the two days, learners will have a broader understanding of impact, and will have strengthened their practice in identifying risk factors and how to use strategies to best support and safeguard women and girls experiencing /or at risk of these forms of violence against women and girls.
The programme is aimed at practitioners who work directly or indirectly with survivors, particularly BME women. Practitioners also include social workers, housing support, health and education staff, police and those working within the criminal justice system.
15th & 22nd January 2020 10.00am - 4.30pm
2 day accredited training: Understanding Domestic Violence and BME women and girls
Spaces: Maximum of 12 only available
Venue: Imkaan, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8RT
*Please note you must book and attend both dates*
This two-day OCN London Accredited programme is provided by Imkaan under the Ascent project and part of the London VAWG Consortium. The programme aims to develop learners skills and confidence when working with BME women and girls affected by domestic violence. It will raise learners knowledge and understanding of violence against women and girls in general, the forms and impacts of domestic violence in particular, and ways an integrated approach can address multiple barriers faced by BME women and girls. By the end of the two days learners will have a deeper understanding of how violence impacts on the lives of BME women and girls, and be able to strengthen their practice responses in safe, effective and appropriate ways. Learners will also explore the different ways the law can be used, including recent legislation.
The programme is aimed at practitioners who work directly or indirectly with survivors of violence against women, particularly BME women, including social workers, housing support, health and education staff, police and those working in the criminal justice system.
30th January 2020 10.00 - 13.00
Expert-led for BME practitioners working in BME organisations: Understanding violence against BME women and girls
Spaces: Maximum of 12 only available
Venue: Imkaan, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8RT
This expert-led training is provided by Imkaan through the Ascent project and is part of the London VAWG Consortium.
This expert-led session focuses on the various forms and contexts in which violence against BME women and girls manifests. The session will explore how particular concepts such as 'intersectionality' and 'space' are intrinsic to practice and ways practitioners can both analyse and respond effectively.
20th February 2020 10.00 - 13.00
Expert-led for BME practitioners working in BME organisations: Quality Assurance
Spaces: Maximum of 12 only available
Venue: Imkaan, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8RT
This expert-led training is provided by Imkaan's Sustainability Team through the Ascent project and is part of the London VAWG Consortium. Imkaan's national framework assists specialist 'by and for' BME organisations and commissioners in evidencing and understanding the quality of services this sector provides. The session is aimed at BME women practitioners in the London ending VAWG sector, and provides a focus on Imkaan's Quality Assurance frameworks which are part of the initiatives in the area of ending violence against BME women and girls. Participants will learn about what the framework is comprised of and how it can benefit their by and for organisations.
What do participants say about our training?
“An empowering space to be with like-minded young Women”
‘Really great training with a much needed space for discussions”
“Really enjoyed the training, it has influenced my practice! The trainer was extremely knowledgeable and challenged my language and statements appropriately, this encouraged self-reflection."
"I appreciated the time and effort that has gone into this training….I would highly recommend to all social care professionals, not just within the VAWG sector! Thank you”
“I thought the training was excellent, I had awareness about DV and BME, but after two days of this training, it just brought my understanding to another level! I thought the trainer delivered the material in a very creative and animated way to keep us engaged and really grasp the subject matter….Have booked myself onto another training”
“ Thank you for the training and a chance to network”
To request in-house training, please email