Apply for NMAS Accreditation

PART 1: Important Information

This form should be read in conjunction with both the Approval Standards and the Practice Standards contained in the National Mediator Accreditation Standards (”the Standards”).

The Standards may be found here.

The Australian National Mediator Standards apply to any person who voluntarily seeks to be accredited under the National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS) to act as a mediator and assist two or more participants to manage, settle or resolve disputes or to form a future plan of action through a process of mediation. Practitioners who act in these roles are referred to in the Approval Standards as mediators.

PART 2: Applicant Details

* Title

* First Name

* Surname

* Address 1

Address 2

* Suburb / Town

* State / Territory

* Postcode

* Email

Home phone

Mobile phone

Business Phone

PART 3: Application Type

* Please indicate the type of application you are seeking to make.

PART 4: Application Pathway

An applicant must have completed a course of training which at least meets the requirements set out in Section 2.3 of the Standards; and must have also met the assessment requirement set out in Section 2.4 within 6 months preceding the formal notification to the applicant of assessment as competent.

Alternatively, an applicant may seek accreditation under Section 2.5 relating to comparable training; or, experience, training and assessment; or, CALD knowledge. experience and assessment.

We encourage you to refer to the Australian National Mediator Approval Standards when considering your pathway. The Approval Standards may be found here.

* Under which pathway are you seeking to apply for accreditation?

PART 4a: Training Qualified

* I have completed a training course as described in Section 2.3 of the National Mediator Accreditation Standards.

Yes

No

* I have been assessed as competent in a simulated mediation assessment as described in Section 2.4 of the National Mediator Accreditation Standards.

Yes

No

PART 4b: Comparable Training

* I have completed a mediator training course which is at least comparable to the training course described in Section 2.3 of the National Mediator Accreditation Standards.

Yes

No

* I have been assessed as competent in a simulated mediation assessment as described in Section 2.4 of the National Mediator Accreditation Standards.

Yes

No

PART 4c: Experience Qualified

* I can provide evidence to having conducted at least 100 hours of mediation, and otherwise met the continuing accreditation requirements described in Section 3 of the Standards within the two years prior to making this application.

Yes

No

* I have completed mediator training, supervision or education to the satisfaction of the RMAB.

Yes

No

* I have been assessed as competent in a simulated mediation assessment as described in Section 2.4 of the National Mediator Accreditation Standards.

Yes

No

* I can provide two references attesting to my competence as a mediator.

Yes

No

PART 4d: CALD Knowledge

* I can provide evidence to an RMAB that I possess appropriate mediation experience and knowledge of the unique values and traditions within the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) community with which I identify.

Yes

No

* I have been assessed as competent in a simulated mediation assessment as described in Section 2.4 of the National Mediator Accreditation Standards.

Yes

No

* I can provide two references attesting to my competence as a mediator.

Yes

No

PART 4: Evidence of Practice Hours

A mediator must have conducted at least 25 hours of mediation, co-mediation or conciliation within the two-year cycle.

A mediator who is unable to demonstrate a minimum of 25 hours practice due to lack of work opportunities, health or career circumstances or residence in non-urban or CALD communities, must have conducted at least 10 hours of mediation, co-mediation or conciliation and must attend such supplementary training, coaching and/or assessment as the RMAB considers necessary, in addition to the Continuing Professional Development required in Section 3.5 of the Standards, to address the shortfall.

I have meet the requirements of Section 3.5 of the Standards by having completed at least 25 hours of practice.

Due to extenuating circumstances - such as health, career or lack of opportunity due to living in non-urban or CALD communities I have undertaken at least 10 hours of practice.

PART 5: Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

A mediator must undertake CPD of at least 25 hours that contributes to the knowledge, skills and ethical principles contained in the Practice Standards. This may be made up as follows:

(a) Participating in Education (up to 20 hours)
This means participating in formal structured activities such as training seminars and workshops (up to 20 hours) or attending conferences (up to 15 hours).

(b) Reflecting on Practice (up to 15 hours)
This means receiving professional supervision or coaching or participating in structured peer-based reflection on mediation cases.

(c) Providing Professional Development (up to 15 hours)
This means delivering presentations on mediation or related topics, including two hours of preparation time for each hour delivered, or providing professional supervision, assessment, coaching or mentoring of mediator trainees and mediators.

(d) Credit for related professional CPD (up to 10 hours)
This means hours of CPD completed to maintain professional licensing or accreditation related to their mediation practice, such as in law or in the behavioural or social sciences or in the professional field in which they mediate, such as building or engineering.

(e) Learning from Practice (up to 8 hours)
This means participating in up to four mediations as a client representative or in a formal learning capacity (up to 2 hours per mediation) or role-playing for trainee mediators and candidates for mediator assessment (up to 2 hours per simulation).

(f) Self-directed Learning (up to 5 hours)
This means private study such as reading, listening to or viewing pre-recorded content such as podcasts, or writing articles or books relevant to mediation that are published in recognised journals or by recognised publishers.

(g) Other (up to 5 hours)
This means such other activities as may be approved by the MSB on application by an RMAB.

* Please upload evidence of 25 hours continuing professional developmentthis should include reference to course date, institution / provider, topic, category (as above), and associated hours

PART 5: Good Character

An applicant must be of good character and possess appropriate personal qualities and experience to conduct a mediation process independently, competently and professionally.

* Have you been disqualified from any type of professional practice?

Yes

No

* Do you have any criminal convictions?

Yes

No

* Do you have any impairment that could influence your capacity to discharge your obligations in a competent, honest and professional manner?

Yes

No

* Have you ever been refused NMAS accreditation or accreditation renewal or had your accreditation suspended or cancelled?

Yes

No

PART 5a: Character References

An applicant must provide written references from two persons who have known them for more than three years and can attest to the applicants suitability as a mediator and provide further comment on the applicants character.

* Upload Character Reference (1).

* Upload Character Reference (2).

PART 6: Membership

An applicant must become and remain a member of a Recognised Mediator Accreditation Body or a member or employee of an organisation with a relevant ethical code or standard and a complaints and disciplinary procedure that can address complaints against mediators.

I wish to become a member with Northern Territory Alternative Dispute Resolution (free-of-charge).

I am already a member with another Recognised Mediator Accreditation Body or organisation.

PART 7: Professional Indemnity

An applicant must be covered by relevant professional indeminity insurance or have statutory immunity.

I am indemnified through my employer.

I am covered under a current professional indemnity insurance policy.

PART 8: Registration Fees

An applicant must pay a registration fee of $100 (inc. GST) to the Mediator Standards Board every 2 years. Northern Territory Alternative Dispute Resolution facilitates this payment by issuing an invoice following the assessment of this application.

I understand I am responsible for paying these fees prior to my accreditation status being awarded.

PART 9: Acknowledgements

Please take some time to consider the following statements and confirm your acceptance of them:

I have read the National Mediator Accreditation Standards and understand my obligations.

I undertake to comply with the Approval Standards and the Practice Standards, with any relevant legislation, professional standards and any other requirements that may be relevant to my area of work.

I acknowledge that an RMAB can disclose information about me to the Mediator Standards Board, and the Mediators Standards Board can release it to other RMABs upon request.

I understand that upon submitting this application Northern Territory Alternative Dispute Resolution will issue an invoice for the required fees.

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