IMI is delighted to announce the recognition of UC Law San Francisco’s Center for Negotiation & Dispute Resolution as meeting IMI’s competency criteria required of a Recognized Mediator Training Program (RMTP) – formerly known as Certified Mediator Training Program (CMTP)- to deliver training in person.
Consequently, individuals who successfully complete their RMTP will be eligible to become IMI Qualified Mediators should they choose to apply for such recognition with IMI.
Visit their website at: https://www.uclawsf.edu
About UC Law SF CNDR
Established in 2003, UC Law SF’s Center for Negotiation & Dispute Resolution is among the oldest law school ADR centers in the United States. CNDR’s work focuses on three pillars:
- Promoting practical research & scholarship that bridges theory and real-world impact, such as through our ADR speaker series;
- Shaping the profession globally, including through the International Mediation Leadership and Development Institute and our partnerships with institutions around the world; and
- Training today’s and tomorrow’s conflict experts, including more than a third of UC Law SF students each year, as well as practitioners and executives in our private training programs. We’re proud to have our students flourish at the highest levels in national and international ADR competitions, offer ADR concentrations in our JD and LLM degree programs, and be recognized across the country and internationally as a leader in dispute resolution theory and practice
Congratulations to UC Law San Francisco – Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution!
IMI Recognized Mediator Training Programs (RMTPs), formerly known as Certified Mediator Training Programs (CMTPs), meet international competency criteria for mediation training excellence. Individuals who complete RMTPs are able to become recognized as ‘IMI Qualified Mediators’. RMTPs can be searched here. For further context on our nomenclature update aimed at better distinguishing foundational training from professional certification, please refer to our news item, which outlines the full rationale and background.
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.
