Training

Family Law Mediation Pilot Project

 The Singapore Mediation Centre (“SMC”) would like to extend an invitation to you, to participate as a mediator in a pilot project to encourage Family Law Mediation (“the Pilot Project”) at SMC.

 The Pilot Project will involve accrediting Family Law practitioners as SMC Associate Mediators. In the circumstances, you are cordially invited to apply to be an Associate Mediator for the Pilot Project.  Please fill up the registration form attached to this letter and return it by fax or post by Monday, 6 November 2009 if you would like to participate in the Pilot Project (please note that only participants with 7 years of post-qualification experience in family law practice in Singapore may apply).  The training for the Pilot Project would be as follows: 

  1. Participants are required to attend a 2 day basic mediation workshop[1] on 2 – 3 December 2009;
  2. On completion of the 2-day basic workshop, participants would go through clinical training of:-
     
    1. Half-day Coaching and Assessment Session through role plays with coaches who will provide feedback on the participants; and
    2. Observation by co-mediator of up to 3 mediations under the Pilot Project (or, at the discretion of SMC, any other SMC mediation), who would provide feedback to SMC.

Only participants with satisfactory feedback reports would be accredited as SMC’s Associate Mediators i.e. there may be circumstances under which you may not be accredited.

For your further information, you may wish to note that the Panel of Associate Mediators is different from SMC's Panel of Principal Mediators.  In general, mediation cases referred to SMC are only assigned to the Panel of Principal Mediators.  The accreditation of ‘Associate Mediator’ is a formal recognition of one’s mediation skills and does not mean that one is assigned SMC's normal cases.  However, SMC may assign cases under specific schemes (such as the Small Case Commercial Mediation Scheme or the Pilot Project) to Associate Mediators.  An Associate Mediator would also have to pay an annual fee to SMC and would be entitled to certain benefits and privileges.

 Please click here to download the registration form.

 *Please note that the workshop will only take place if a minimum number of participants sign-up.

[1] A waiver of the attendance at a basic mediation workshop may be obtained if a participant had attended the SMC basic mediation workshop or equivalent within the last 2 years.

 

Mediation: Strategic Conflict Management for Professionals

Mediation: Strategic Conflict Management for Professionals is an intensive 2-day workshop that offers you an opportunity to increase your understanding of conflicts, learn the latest and most effective techniques to manage and resolve conflicts, and improve your communication and interpersonal skills. Participants can expect a highly interactive programme and active engagement in role-plays and simulations.

What you can expect to learn:

  • Fundamental concepts in interest-based conflict management.
  • A model of mediation: a dynamic process.
  • Mediator's strategies and tactics.
  • Power tools for effective communication.
  • Overcoming impasse.

Who should attend:

  • Managers involved in management of disputes between members
    of their organisation or between them and external parties
  • Professionals and Executives involved in group problem solving

Time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Venue: 1 Supreme Court Lane, Level 2
Dates:01 — 02 February 2010;
            19 — 20 April 2010;
            29 — 30 July 2010; and
            25 — 26 October 2010

Registration fee: S$650 (excluding GST)
Early-bird registration fee: S$585 (excluding GST)

Please click here to register online.

 

Associate Mediator Accreditation Course

The Associate Mediator Accreditation Course is specially designed for those who want formal recognition of their mediation skills. Successful participants will be accredited as Associate Mediators of the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC). Associate Mediators will enjoy special SMC benefits and privileges.

What you can expect to learn:

The Associate Mediator Accreditation Course begins with a 3-day intermediate level workshop comprising a short revision of basic mediation principles and an expansion on techniques learnt at an earlier SMC workshop. After the workshop, participants will undergo a written and practical assessment.

Who should attend:

Those who have attended Mediation: Strategic Conflict Management for Professionals or an SMC 2-day workshop on mediation or conflict resolution within the last 2 years are eligible to attend the Associate Mediator Accreditation Course.

How do I become an Associate Mediator?

Only upon passing the assessment at the end of the Accreditation Course will participants be accredited as Associate Mediators. However, SMC will not assign cases to Associate Mediators. Further, SMC will not endorse cases that Associate Mediators are involved in. For more details, please download the rules and procedures.

Time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Venue: 1 Supreme Court Lane, Level 2
Dates: 21 — 23 April 2010 (Workshop); 26 April 2010 (Assessment); and
             27 — 29 October 2010 (Workshop); 1 November 2010 (Assessment);

Registration fee: S$1300 (excluding GST)
Early-bird registration fee: S$1170 (excluding GST)

Please click here to register online.

 

Registration & Enquiries

Please click here to register online or click here to download our registration form.

Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file. To install Adobe, please go to http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/.

For enquiries, please contact Ms Survinder Kaur at 6332 4213, email address survinder_kaur@sal.org.sg or Ms Ivy Lee at 6332 4653, email address ivy_lee@sal.org.sg

Alternatively, join our mailing list and get the latest updates on our training schedule.

 

In-house Workshops

In addition to our regular training workshops, the SMC can design customised courses to meet the specific needs of our institutional clients. Our instructors will work closely with our clients to customise the syllabi of in-house workshops, in order that specific learning goals are realised. Our customised courses can be conducted on our clients’ premises for the convenience of their members.

The SMC can also provide training for trainers if candidates meet the minimum requirements that have been set by the SMC Training Panel. Such training will help to develop the capacity of an organisation to conduct internal workshops on negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution effectively.

For more information, please contact Ms Survinder Kaur at 6332 4213 or survinder_kaur@sal.org.sg.