IMI is delighted to announce the recognition of Breakthrough ADR LLC 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, online and hybrid format!
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.breakthroughadr.com
About Breakthrough ADR
Breakthrough ADR is a global dispute resolution and conflict systems design organization dedicated to strengthening how institutions prevent, manage, and resolve conflict. The firm delivers competency-based mediator training and strategic advisory services to courts and judiciaries, financial institutions, corporations, law firms, utilities, nonprofit organizations, government entities, and higher education institutions across multiple jurisdictions. Through rigorous experiential learning, structured assessment, and leadership development programming, Breakthrough ADR builds the capacity of professionals and institutions to navigate complex, high-stakes disputes with ethical integrity, cultural fluency, and practical skill — transforming conflict into clarity, alignment, and forward momentum.
Congratulations to Breakthrough ADR!
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 RMTPs. 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.
