1.11 Have your trainers agreed to provide the required training? If not, when do you expect them to have done so? 1.12 Details of previous family mediation courses offered by your organisation (or related courses if no previous family mediation training provided). Please append a selection of feedback on previous courses to include feedback where improvements to the course have been suggested (see the checklist at the end). Providers should normally have experience of running comparable courses. If they do not, they may still be eligible provided that they are using sufficiently experienced trainers. Section B Course information Criteria and guidance 1. Course entry requirements: 1.1 What are your entry requirements? 1.2 What evidence will you require Do the entry requirements match with those stated in the standards manual (2: 1.2)?
training process to FMCA level 3.3 Information about all likely costs post training to FMCA level and beyond 3.4 Information about the level of PPC support needed (a) to achieve FMCA, and (b) on an ongoing basis 3.5 Detailed summary of learning objectives and course content YES/NO YES/NO YES/NO The provider must also give a realistic estimate of the commitment and resources required to become a fully-qualified (FMCA) family mediator, and to continue practising, in order to enable participants to make an informed choice about training as a mediator. 3.6 Is your post training review (see 2: 1.9) included in your initial cost of training YES/NO It is not compulsory to include the review in the cost of the training, but the provider needs to make clear to potential participants that the review is required in order to continue towards FMCA status and has a cost implication. 4. Evaluation 4.1 How do you obtain feedback and evaluations from each participant? 4.2 How have you used feedback from previous courses? The provider should have a system in place for obtaining feedback from participants and staff, and taking it into account both within the course if necessary and in the design of subsequent courses.
5. Course content Please confirm that your course: 5.1 Reflects at least level 5 in the English or Welsh qualification frameworks 5.2 Provides training in terms of the principles of mediation to enable participants to: demonstrate a working knowledge of the theory underpinning key aspects of practice 5.3 Provides training in terms of the knowledge, techniques and skills of mediation to enable participants to: demonstrate a working knowledge of key aspects of practice undertake straightforward mediation without direct supervision 5.4 Provides training to enable participants to adhere to the FMC Code of Practice post training YES/NO YES/NO YES/NO YES/NO See 2: 1.3. See 2: 1.4. Are the course content and teaching methods adequate to prepare participants to understand and act according to the FMC professional competence standards (1: appendix 2), at an appropriate level for a new practitioner who may not be closely supervised?
- Tutor-led discussion - Other discussion 5.17 Explain how your course and teaching methods provide the participants with adequate opportunity to: learn the required principles and theory, reflect on and discuss principles and approaches and apply theory to practice and develop relevant skills See 2: 1.5. There is no specific requirement for particular teaching methods beyond using a variety of methods that enable these requirements to be met. Section C Assessment of the participants Criteria and guidance 1.1 What methods will you use for formal assessment of the participants during the course? 1.2 How will you ensure that participants do not pass the course until they are at an acceptable level to begin mediating without close supervision? See 2: 1.6. Assessment methods must be: valid and sufficient for what they are assessing robust and consistent, i.e. do not result in participants being passed who are not ready to begin mediating with PPC support fair, i.e. do not create barriers that do not reflect the criteria being assessed.