About Mediation Institute
Flexible, Accessible, High Quality Online Dispute Resolution Training and Membership Services
Who We Are
Mediation Institute is a specialist provider of online dispute resolution training for people wanting to become NMAS Mediators, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners and Family Group Conference Facilitators.
We also provide membership services including complaint handling, professional development webinars, workshops and courses related to dispute resolution and interpersonal skills.
Digital Advocates
We believe that people should have access to high quality dispute resolution services and training no matter where they live.
That is why all Mediation Institute training ensures that our students develop the skills they need to provide dispute resolution services remotely via video meeting technology.
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Your Dream.
Our Mission.
Supporting Respectful Resolution of Disputes
We support our students and members to become a significant part of the solution to the conflict, family violence and abuse in Australia.
Working as a dispute resolution professional isn’t just a job. It is an opportunity to save lives, livelihoods and the mental health of people in your community.
As mediators we work with people to help them to resolve their disputes without having to go to court or escalate into abusive behaviour.
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Established 2013
We founded Mediation Institute in 2013 to innovate how mediation skills are trained in Australia.
Winners of the eLearning Excellence Award for the vocational training sector in 2014.
State finalists in Victoria in the 2023 Telstra Best of Business Awards.
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Real World
We walk our talk. All trainers are working mediators. We collaborate widely with other organisations and specialists.
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Values Guided Organisation
Our top 5 values are:
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We Care
Ongoing enrolment so you can start when you are ready.
Flexible payment options. Special consideration when it is needed. Pastoral care and individual support.
When you are a student or member of Mediation Institute you are not just a customer. You are the fulfilment of our mission!
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Meet Our Amazing Team
The Faces Behind Our Success
The best things about Mediation Institute are our people. We couldn’t do it without them!
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Cynthia Brooking
FDR & NMAS Trainer and Coordinator
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Lee Lee
FDR & NMAS Trainer and Coordinator
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Brian Williams
FDR & NMAS Trainer
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Mel Meunier
NMAS Trainer
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Peter Hanson
NMAS Trainer
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Darren Clark
NMAS Assessor
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Peter Johnstone
NMAS Assessor
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Eve Clare
Family Group Conferencing trainer
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John Cleary
CM-1 Trainer
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Joanne Croxton
FDR Trainer
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Ange Beasley
FDR Trainer
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Cheryl Bryan
FDR Trainer
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Sheree Anderson
FDR Trainer
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Meet Our Collaborative Partners
We Collaborate With These Organisations
Mediation Institute works with other organisations who support the advancement of the appropriate dispute resolution industry in Australia and the world.
Meet Our Clients
We Train and Support their Staff
Mediation Institute provides training and membership support for a wide variety of organisations throughout Australia including these organisations.
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We host this free network as a support to Mediators. The Mi Mediator Network is for dispute resolution professionals who want to …
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