Upon completion of Foundation Training you are eligible to apply to join the Mediation Network's Practitioners Register as a Basic Grade mediator. Progression from Grade one to Grade Five requires further training and practice under the supervision of Mediation Network staff. This is an introductory course, which is designed to provide participants with an improved understanding of everyday conflict situations, which occur, in families, the work place, organisations and other groups. Through discussion and role-plays participants enhance their skills to facilitate mediation effectively and to understand basic factors, which affect the mediation process. Participants will increase their ability to understand, and make use of, the process, which was introduced in the Foundation Training in Mediation course.
Participants learn to apply the mediation process in ways, which assist groups in conflict.
Transforming societal conflicts. Building Community Relations is about learning the best ways for living together in the same place with people who are different. The Northern Ireland Open College Network at Level 2 has accredited this course. The course operates in partnership with the Further Education sector and is offered as a series of ten evenings. Registration is through local colleges.