Training

Karma Nirvana provides outstanding training to highlight and increase awareness on the issues pertinent to Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse. Our trainers are highly experienced & skilled professionals in the area of honour based abuse, domestic violence & forced marriage.

How is training provided?

Karma Nirvana can design and provide bespoke training to meet individual agencies learning outcomes. Agencies are required to outline learning outcomes on the "training/events request application". Some of the ways in which Karma Nirvana has provided training include:

• Conferences
• Talks and seminars
• Full day(s) training
• Workshop
• Assemblies (schools)
• Bespoke training packages

Who does Karma Nirvana provide training to?

Karma Nirvana provides training to agencies nationally to increase awareness on issues pertinent to that of forced marriage and honour based abuse.  Karma Nirvana has provided training to some of the agencies listed below (list not exhaustive):

• Police Constabularies
• Social Services (Including Safeguarding Boards and to social work teams)
• Education professionals (Including school assemblies and teacher training days)
• Government Offices (Including England, Scotland and Wales)
• Legal Service agencies (Including Crown Prosecution Service, Judges, Association of Women Lawyers, magistrates)
• Voluntary Agencies (Charities including, CAADA)
• Connexions
• Locals Authorities
• Health Professionals
• International agencies (Including the Canadian and Swedish Embassy)

What does Karma Nirvana's Training cover?

As highlighted earlier Karma Nirvana can design and provide bespoke training to meet individual agencies learning outcomes. Some of the area's that Karma Nirvana has delivered training on include:

• Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse
• No Recourse to Public Funds
• Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act
• Best practice guidance (Do's and Don'ts)
• Real life experiences (a survivor can speak about personal experiences, if requested)
• Case Studies
• Real life case studies

Expert Witness in Legal cases

An expert witness is an individual who by virtue of their experience and skill provides an expert opinion in a particular subject beyond that of the "average person". Jasvinder Sanghera can provide expert witness evidence and has been formally instructed by solicitors, police constabularies and Local Authorities (requests form Children and Young Peoples Department and CAFCASS) to act in child and criminal proceedings. Most recently Karma Nirvana provided evidence to the B-M (children case), in which LJ Wall commented:

"...He described her (JS) as "a national leader and author on the issues of South Asian women and domestic violence, a leader on raising the voice of victims and survivors who experience crimes rooted in the name of honour... The judge cited extensively from the cultural expert's evidence, which he accepted...She (JS) gave a number of reasons for reaching this conclusion, with which the judge plainly concurred..."

If you are interested in finding out more information about Karma Nirvana's training please contact a team member at Karma Nirvana on 0800 5 999 247. Alternatively, emails can be sent to knevents@btconnect.com.

If you would like to book training or an event, please fill in the Karma Nirvana Training/Events Request Application and submit it to knevents@btconnect.com