You don't need to wait for a live mediation to continue developing your skills.
Our facilitated Mediation Skills Practice sessions provide opportunities to practise realistic scenarios, strengthen techniques and build confidence alongside fellow mediators.
Choose from focused two-hour sessions or more extensive four-hour workshops, with opportunities for funded practice and structured development through our Practice Ready Programme.
Two-Hour Skills Sessions
£75 per session
Focused practice to develop specific mediation skills.
Our two-hour sessions explore individual aspects of mediation, including questioning, reframing, managing difficult conversations, addressing impasse and moving towards resolution.
You'll work through practical exercises and realistic scenarios, with opportunities to receive constructive feedback and learn from other mediators.
DRA-funded places are available for eligible mediators, subject to availability, programme conditions and session capacity.
Six Core Skills Covered:
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Intake Questioning & Information Gathering
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Individual Meetings, Rapport & Trust
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Listening, Rephrasing & Reframing
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Managing Emotion and Psychological Safety
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Interests, Impasse & Appropriate Challenge
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Outcome Management and Closing Well
Want More Than Occasional Skills Practice?
Practice Ready — The Mediator Development Programme
If you're looking to build experience, improve your professional visibility and develop opportunities for mediation work, Practice Ready provides a structured three-month programme of individual coaching and practical development support.
Your programme includes:
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Three individual coaching sessions covering your development plan, professional profiles and prospecting strategy.
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Guidance on building mediation experience and accessing suitable observation opportunities.
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Two flexible skills-session credits, covering four hours of facilitated practice.
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Priority booking for available skills sessions.
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Exclusive rates for additional sessions.
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Practical business development guidance to help you strengthen your profile and identify potential clients and referral opportunities.
You can use your included credits for one four-hour session or two separate two-hour sessions, subject to availability.
Four-Hour Skills Sessions
£150 per session
Extended practice to build confidence and refine your approach.
Our four-hour sessions provide more time to explore realistic mediation scenarios, practise managing the mediation process and develop your responses to challenging situations.
These sessions are particularly valuable for newly qualified mediators, those returning to practice and practitioners who want to strengthen their confidence through more extensive practical exercises.
Core Sessions:
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Pre-Mediation (intake, enquiry and client management)
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Mediation (individual and joint meetings)
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Outcome Management
Register your interest
Whether you're interested in a funded two-hour session, an extended four-hour workshop or our Practice Ready Programme, we'd be happy to help you find the right option.
Complete the registration form below and let us know which type of support interests you.
Not sure where to start? Arrange a short conversation with us to discuss your experience and development goals.