The Mediators’ Institute of Ireland (the MII) was established to promote the use of quality mediation as a process of dispute resolution in all areas by ensuring the highest standards of education, training and professional practice of mediation and by increasing public awareness of mediation
The MII has different categories of membership which include accredited Mediators, trainee Mediators, and individuals and organisations which have an interest in mediation.
Only Practitioner and Certified Members who hold a current MII practising certificate are approved by the MII to mediate and are bound by the MII Code of Ethics to only mediate where they have the appropriate training, knowledge and competence to effectively mediate.
A list of MII accredited Mediators is available in the MII 'Find a Mediator' section.
For information on the 6 different categories of MII Membership, please click on the titles below:
| Practitioner Member | An experienced Mediator who has successfully completed an MII advanced assessment. |
| Certified Member | Any person who has satisfactorily completed a 60-hour MII approved or equivalent training programme and successfully undertaken an MII approved assessment of their mediation skills. |
| Associate Member | Any person who has satisfactorily completed a 60-hour MII approved or equivalent training programme. |
| General Member | Any person with an interest in Mediation. |
| Trainee Member | Any person who is on an MII approved training programme is entitled to free membership under the Trainee Member scheme. |
| Organisation Member | Entitled to regular information on mediation, to membership rates at events and to an in-house presentation. |
01/12/2010
The Centre for International Studies at Dublin City University will be hosting a one day conference on The Role of the EU in International Peace Mediation on Wednesday 1st December 2010. This conference is being organised with the support of the…
30/11/2010
The Family Support Agency (FSA) is seeking to form a panel of suitably qualified Mediators who will be available to work in the Agency’s Family Mediation Service (FMS) up to 31 December 2011, when the need arises. For details and further information,…
25/11/2010
New court rules relating to mediation and conciliation became operative on Tuesday 16 November 2010 in line with recommendations from the Law Reform Commission. The rules provide that in all civil cases the parties or the court may seek to…
17/11/2010
Quotations for expressions of interest for training are being sought by the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development 280 Republic Street Valletta VLT1112 Malta. This is in the form of expressions of interest to help them…
10/11/2010
In her opening address to the MII Annual Conference on Saturday 6 November, Karen Erwin, MII President, called on Government Departments, local government, state agencies and semistate bodies to introduce, with immediate effect, a policy that mediation…
The MII accredits mediation training courses which meet set training standards. The following training programmes have been recognised as MII approved training programmes.
The purpose of CPD is to ensure that Mediators keep their knowledge and skills up to date for the benefit of users of their service and for their own personal and professional development.
