IMI is delighted to announce the recognition of Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators as meeting IMI’s competency criteria required of a Certified Mediator Training Program (CMTP) to deliver training in person and online!
Consequently, individuals who successfully complete their CMTP will be eligible to become IMI Qualified Mediators should they choose to apply for such recognition with IMI.
Visit their website at www.NICArb.org.
About Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators
The Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb), Nigeria’s premier arbitration institute, was established in 1979 under the visionary leadership of the late Judge Bola Ajibola, SAN, KBE, former Attorney General of the Federation and Judge of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. The Institute was duly incorporated in 1988 under the Companies Act as a legal entity limited by guarantee. Since its inception, NICArb has been at the forefront of advancing the domestication, awareness, and professional practice of arbitration, mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Nigeria. Over the years, it has earned a distinguished reputation as the preferred appointing authority and institutional administrator for a broad spectrum of commercial disputes. In furtherance of its commitment to raising professional standards in mediation, NICArb is proud to announce its strategic partnership with the International Mediation Institute (IMI). This collaboration aims to deliver world-class mediation training that meets both local and international best practices.
Through this partnership, all mediators trained by NICArb under the approved programme will receive IMI certification, making them eligible to mediate not only within Nigeria but across jurisdictions worldwide. This marks a significant milestone in NICArb’s mandate to develop a cadre of highly skilled, globally certified mediators who can confidently navigate complex disputes in any part of the world. NICArb remains committed to promoting excellence and professionalism in ADR, and this collaboration with IMI represents another step in aligning Nigerian mediation practice with international standards.
Congratulations to Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators!
IMI Certified Mediator Training Programs, or CMTPs, meet international competency criteria for mediation training excellence. Individuals who complete CMTPs are able to become recognised as ‘IMI Qualified Mediators’. CMTPs can be searched here.
As of June 2021, IMI decided to recognize training delivered in part or entirely online as meeting the standards required of IMI CMTPs. Therefore, the Training Criteria now applies equally to programs that deliver training in-person, in hybrid formats, and online. View IMI’s training criteria.
The minimum standards for training that IMI has set has been accepted by the European Commission for Efficiency of Justice – “CEPEJ“ as the minimum European standard (and indirectly by the EU which accepts and looks onto Council of Europe standards – please see https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/european-union and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union). As such, IMI is the only organisation in the world whose standards have been adopted by an intergovernmental standard-setting organisation.
IMI is the only organisation in the world that transcends local jurisdictions to develop global, professional standards for mediators and advocates involved in collaborative dispute resolution and negotiation.
Interested in having your organisation’s training or assessment program appraised against IMI’s international standards? See how to Register a Program here.
