MII Accredited Mediation Training Programmes
All training programmes approved by the Mediators' Institute of Ireland are assessed against specific criteria based on the competencies required for the various levels of membership. Please note that while the following listed training programmes have been approved by the Mediators’ Institute of Ireland (The MII), the MII is not responsible for the administration or delivery of these programmes. Also, to become a member of the MII, participants must register directly with the MII.
Any person who is on an MII approved training programme is entitled to apply for free membership of the MII under the Trainee Member scheme - see Trainee Members page for details and registration information - and any person who successful completes an MII approved training programme is eligible to apply for MII membership at either Associate or Certified level depending on the status of the programme.
If you would like to apply to have your training programme approved, please refer to the MII training programme approval process.
New Quality Assurance Standards for MII Approved Programmes have been agreed by Council and will be posted shortly.
Approved Programmes to Associate and Certification Status
The following training programmes have been recognised as MII approved training programmes. The programmes without an MII approved assessment are to Associate Member level (ie. participants who successfully complete the programme can apply to register as an Associate Member of the MII), and those with an MII approved assessment are to Certified Member level (ie. successful participants are eligible to apply for Certified Member status). Registered Associate Members may submit for MII Certified Member assessment through MII role play assessment.
For information in relation to MII accreditation, membership, ethics or policy you should review the relevant section of this web site or contact MII Administration - this is to ensure the information you receive is accurate and up to date. For information on becoming a registered MII member, please refer to the relevant page in the Become a Member section.
| Name | Organisation | Principal trainer | Region | Duration | Price (€) | MII approved assessment (Certified) |
| Become a Certified Mediator' Training Course | North West Mediation Training | Paddy OConnor/ Margaret McGarrigle | North West | 60 Hours | 1200 | Yes from July 2012 - Certified with completion of sucessful Assessment |
| Certificate in Mediation Training | Conflict Positive | Julie McAuliffe | Nationwide | 60 Hours | Cost: 1,250 | Yes |
| Certified Mediation Training Course | The People Company | Eoin Cullina | Nationwide | 60 Hours | 1,700 or *1,500 *Early Bird Discount | Yes from 2012 Certified with completion of sucessful Assessment |
| Certified Mediation Training Programme | Drumondra EC | Fiona McAuslan through Drumondra EC | Nationwide | 60 Hours | 1,000 + (250 for MII assessment optional) | Certified Member Status (with Assessment completed sucessfully) |
| Certified Mediation Training Programme | Hibernian Training | Margaret (Mags) Bouchier | Dublin | 60 Hours + | 1,450 + 250 for MII approved assessment | Yes from January 2013 |
| Certified Mediator Training | Mediation Training Ireland | Sabine Walsh | Connacht | 60 Hours | 850 | Associate Member Status & Certified Member Status (with Assessment completed sucessfully) |
| Family Mediation Foundation Training Course | Family Mediation NI | Ms. Sheena Bell, Ms. Eimear Hayden and Ms. Janni Knox | North | 60 Hours - 12 days in full | Stg. £2100 (MII assessment fee of 250, payable serarately) | yes from July 2012 |
| Friarylaw ADR Civil & Commercial Mediation Training | FRIARYLAW | Joanna Campbell (modules 2-4), Oliver J Connolly (module 1) | Ireland, EU & International | 60 hours - 40 direct (plus 20 indirect) | 2,250 | yes from 2012 |
| Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution (validated by HETAC) | Independent College Dublin | Nicola White, Law School, Independent College | Dublin | 60 Hours of 300 Hours in full | 6850 - Evening/Part time Programme: 3425 | Certified Member Status (with Assessment completed sucessfully) |
| Mediation, Negotiation and Conflict Management Skills Training | Core Solutions Group | John Sturrock QC | UK and Ireland | 60 hours | Module 1: £2,475.00 + VAT & Module 2 (Optional Assessment Module): £1,475.00 +VAT | Certified Member Status (with Assessment completed sucessfully) |
| Mediator Skills Training | CEDR | Mr James South Training Director | London | 60 Hours - 42 Hours - 5 days | £4525 plus VAT | Yes from 2012 |
| Train to become an MII Certified Mediator | Mediation Foundation of Ireland | Luke Monahan | Ireland | 60 Hours - 7 days | 1350 + 250 refresher and assessment | Yes from 2011 |
| Certified Mediation Training | Consensus Mediation | Mary Rafferty | National | 60 Hours | 1350 - 1800 | Yes from May 2009 |
| Basic Conflict Resolution & Mediation Skills | Athena Mediation | Geoffrey Corry | Dublin - 3 Locations/3 organisations | 60 hours | approx 895 per participant | Yes - from September 2008 |
| Certificate in Mediation Skills | Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon (incorporating Polaris HR) | Gerry Rooney & Ray Flaherty | National / International | 60 Hours | 1,900 | yes |
| Certificate in Mediation Training | CRMC: Conflict Resolution & Mediation Consultants | Delma Sweeney | Dublin | 60 Hours | 2,000 | Yes - from September 2006 |
| Certified Mediation Training | O'Sullivan Solutions | Gerry O'Sullivan | National/International - Will vary for each course | 60 Hours - 56 hours in training and 15 hours outside training time | 1,550- 1990 - programme funding available | Yes - from March 2009 |
| Certified Mediation Training | Round Table Mediation and Training Ltd. | Ber Barry Murray | Cork and Dublin | 60 Hours - 7 days | 1,950 (Early bird 1500 for full payment by Friday 1st March 2013) | Yes - from September 2007 |
| Certified Mediation Training Programme | Institute of Public Administration | Lily Regan | Dublin and nationwide | 60 Hours + | (1,950 plus cost of Assessment Day an addititional 250) | Yes - from September 2007 |
| Diploma in Mediation & Conflict Intervention | Department of Business and Law, National University of Ireland, Maynooth | Delma Sweeney | Maynooth, Co. Kildare | 60 Hours - 220 Hours in full | 5,000 + 250 for Roleplay Assessment | Yes - from September 2006 |
| Community Mediation Training Programme | pH7 Mediation | Tricia Hayes | Southern Ireland | 60 Hours | 7,000 (Per Group of 8 Participants) | Certified through completion of assessment by co-mediaiton route |
| Professional Training in Organisational and Workplace Mediation | CRMC: Conflict Resolution & Mediation Consultants | Delma Sweeney | Dublin | 60 Hours of 90 hrs in full | 2,750 Euro | Yes - from September 2006 |
| The Skills of Mediation | Catalyst Consulting | Brendan Schutte | Ireland | 60 Hours - (incl. project) | 1,750 | Yes - from Apriil 2009 |
Note: Only the mediation training programmes listed above are approved by the MII. If you have completed training that you believe might be the similar to the requirements you should submit information about your course for the attention of the MII Accreditation Director. If the Accreditation Director believes that on the face of it the training that you did might be equivalent to an MII approved course, then you will be asked to submit copies of your course papers to have your training assessed for which there may be a fee. As this is a voluntary body it may take up to two months from receipt of your papers for your training to be assessed.
The MII no longer has automatic ‘equivalent’ training programmes, and those trainers whose programmes had been recognised as ‘equivalent’ were informed of this change and given a lengthy period to enable them to have their course approved. July 2012.
Approved Practitioner Training Programme
The following Practitioner training programme(s) are recognised as enabling a person to further develop their mediation knowledge and skills. Please note that to register as a Practitioner Member of the MII, one must first register as a Certified Member and then fulfil the MII Practitioner Member assessment and registration requirements.
| Name | Organisation | Principal trainer | Region | Duration | Price(€) |
| Masters in Mediation & Conflict Intervention | Department of Business and Law, National University of Ireland, Maynooth | Delma Sweeney | Maynooth, Co. Kildare | 378 Hours | 6,940 Euro |