Information about the practical skills development options available for Mediation Institute Students.

1. Practical Skills Development
AND ASSESSMENT
MEDIATION INSTITUTE STUDENT INFORMATION

2. Two qualification systems
Mediation Institute graduates are assessed under two qualification
systems:
1. VET System which is competency based (Cert IV and Vocational
Graduate Diploma Courses)
• If you can consistently demonstrate competence you are assessed as
competent.
• It doesn’t matter how that competence has been developed
2. Industry Standard published by the Mediators Standard Board
◦ Set time based requirements regarding skills development practice and
assessment
◦ The skills required are equivalent to 6 of the 15 units from the Certificate
IV in Mediation qualification

3. Mediation Institute Graduates
are awarded two qualifications
COMPETENCY BASED CRITERIA BASED
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS REGARDING
TIME SPENT PRACTICING SKILLS AND
THE DURATION OF THE ASSESSMENT
Certificate IV in Mediation and/or
Vocational Graduate Diploma of
Family Dispute Resolution
Nationally Accredited Mediator
Certification

4. 3 assessment
options
Skills and Knowledge Nationally
Accredited
Mediators
Workshop Option if
not a Nationally
Accredited
Mediator
Online Option if
not a Nationally
Accredited
Mediator
Knowledge development
and assessment
Online Online Online
National Accreditation
requirements
N/A
Mandatory 9 Role
Plays during
workshop with
Assessment at the
workshop or later
Mandatory 9
Role Plays via
Video Mediation
Role Plays plus
video mediation
assessment
Certificate IV in
Mediation requirements
Min 1 role play
for assessment
under National
VET Standards
Competence
assessed under
National VET
standards during
workshop
Competence
assessed under
National VET
standards during
video role plays
Vocational Graduate
Diploma of FDR
requirements
Select either
Workshop or
Online Option
National
Accreditation is
a lower
standard than
FDR
competencies
Competence
developed in
Parenting and
Financial mediations
during workshop
and assessed via
Video Mediation
Competence
developed and
assessed in
Parenting and
Financial
mediation via
Video Mediation
1 Workshop – Students
will attend 5 days of
workshop based skills
development
2 Online – Students
will participate in
online video mediation
sessions to develop
skills
3 Nationally
Accredited Mediators
Students who are
already Nationally
Accredited can
demonstrate
competence through a
video mediation
session with optional
workshop attendance

5. Once again as a flow chart

6. How the qualifications Graduate D
fit
together
Vocational
Graduate
Diploma of
Family
Dispute
Resolution
10 units -
knowledge and
skills required
to work as a
Family Dispute
Resolution
Practitioner
Certificate IV
in Mediation
Covers 15 units
including legal
and ethical
obligations and
mediation
practice
knowledge
National
Accreditation
Equivalent to 6
units covering
mediation skills

7. What you have to decide
Do I want to select the Workshop or Online only option?
Workshop Option - you may benefit from participating in online role
plays but it is not mandatory.
Online option – for National Accreditation in addition to your vocational
qualification you must participate in a minimum of 9 practice
mediations and comply with the final assessment requirements.
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