Core Mediation Training

This 40 hour programme meets the training requirements for accreditation and has consistently been approved by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and Law Society of Hong Kong.

It is a highly interactive programme that comprises a combination of demonstrations, discussions, case studies, exercises, role-plays and real-life examples presented by professional practitioners.

Through a thorough examination of the stages of the mediation process and the development of core mediator skills, this programme equips participants with a solid foundation which, upon successful completion, will enable them to act as sole mediators.

Main topics covered:

• Communication skills - questioning, active listening, reframing, summarising, acknowledging, dealing with difficult behaviours.


• Technical skills - managing expectations, forming an agenda, identifying needs, identifying common ground, breaking impasses, doubt creation, reality testing, dealing with walkout, dealing with apparent power imbalances, option generation and creative problem solving, communicating offers, managing lawyers and other advisors, drafting an agreement.


• Process knowledge - understanding the benefits and risks of each stage of the mediation process, how to set up a mediation, preparatory steps for the mediator and the parties in dispute, designing an effective process, managing the process, ethical issues, confidentiality, liability of the mediator, mediator appointment agreement, confidentiality agreement.


• Developing as a mediator - local mediation marketplace, local jurisdiction issues, how to build a mediation profile, ways to develop as a mediator.

This programme has been recognised by leading mediation and arbitration bodies including:

• Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
• Hong Kong Law Society
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Malaysian Mediation Centre
• General Council of the Bar UK