Your New Year's Resolution - IMI Certification

IMI is open for business and the Experience Qualification Path to Certification is available only for the first half of 2009!

Until June 30th experienced commercial mediators may certify via EQP without undertaking any test.

You can grandparent in by belonging to any of these organisations:

1. Having already passed the experience based competency assessment of the organizations listed below that are recognized by IMI as meeting IMI quality assessment requirements for experienced Mediators:

ADR Institute of Canada (ADRIC Chartered Mediator) http://www.adrcanada.ca/
AMINZ (AMINZ Mediator Fellow) http://www.aminz.org.nz/
BBMC (BBMC Accredited Mediator) http://www.bbmc-mediation.be/
CIArb(CIArb Mediation Fellow) http://www.arbitrators.org/
LEADR (LEADR Advanced Mediator) http://www.leadr.com.au/; http://www.leadr.co.nz/
NMI (NMI Certified Mediator) http://www.nmi-mediation.nl/

2. Being endorsed as an experienced practising Mediator and an active panel member in good standing by one of the following organizations qualifying their mediator panels on the basis of established high competency standards:

ADR Chambers Canada www.adrchambers.ca
ADR Center www.adrcenter.it
ACCTM www.acctm.org
AAA Mediation www.aaamediation.com
CMAP www.cmap.fr
CEDR Solve www.cedr.com/CEDR_Solve
CIArb www.arbitrators.org
Core Mediation www.core-mediation.com
CPR Institute www.cpradr.org
IAM www.iamed.org
IIAM www.arbitrationindia.org
INTA www.inta.org
JAMS www.jamsadr.com
mediationcenter a/s http://www.mediationcenter.dk/
MII www.themii.ie
SKWM-CSMC www.skwm.ch
SMC www.mediation.com.sg
Tokiso www.tokiso.com
WAMS www.usamwa.com
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center www.wipo.int/amc

Frequently Asked Questions about IMI Competency Certification

Disclosure: Geoff Sharp is one of four vice-chairs of IMI's Independent Standards Commission