Training
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:
- Participants are required to attend a 2 day
basic mediation workshop[1]
on 2 – 3 December 2009;
- On completion of the 2-day basic workshop,
participants would go through clinical training of:-
- Half-day Coaching and Assessment
Session through role plays with coaches who will
provide feedback on the participants; and
- 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 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.
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.
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 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.
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