Autumn 2025
Certified Mediation Training
Accredited by the Mediator’s Institute of Ireland
Course Description
The RoundTable certified mediation training programme, accredited by the Mediator’s Institute of Ireland, offers you the opportunity to train as a mediator. Over the course of three months, you will gain an understanding of conflict, alternative dispute resolution, mediation legislation and the transformative, facilitative and evaluative models of mediation. You will learn the skills and techniques of mediation, explore your style of mediation and apply your learning in simulated mediation situations, culminating in your preparation to go forward for assessment to become a certified mediator with the Mediators Institute Ireland. This course is a blended learning course with 8 online sessions, delivered through Zoom, and 3 full days of classroom work. Classroom training will take place in a Cork City Venue. Total cost of training is €2325.00
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What the programme offers?
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This blended learning programme (classroom and online) is guided through module based work, providing you with the skills and knowledge to understand the theories, models and areas of mediation, the mediation act, understanding and managing conflict in mediation, the skills of the mediator, the mediation process, and practical experience through role plays for both online and in person mediations. (For details of each module, see curriculum above)
Main Benefits
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Gain an understanding of the mediation process;
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Learn how to manage conflict and become a qualified mediator;
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Learn how to manage conflict in mediation;
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Help people resolve their conflicts peacefully;
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Assist people in conflict to save time and money by avoiding court and legal processes;
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Make a difference to people’s lives.
Dates
This course is a blended learning course with 8 online sessions, delivered through Zoom, and 3 full days of classroom work. Classroom training will take place in a Cork City Venue.
Session: Date:
Time: Delivered:
Session 1. Tuesday 9th September 2025
Session 2. Thursday 11th September 2025
Session 3. Tuesday 16th September 2025
Session 4. Thursday 18th September 2025
Session 5. Tuesday 23rd September 2025
Session 6. Thursday 25th September 2025
Session 7. Tuesday 30th September 2025
Session 8. Wednesday 1st October 2025
Session 9. Tuesday 14th October 2025
9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Online
9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Online
9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Online
9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. In-Person Training
Cork City Venue
9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Online
9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Online
9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. In-Person Training
Cork City Venue
9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Online
9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Online
Session 10. Thursday 16th October 2025
Session 11. Tuesday 21st October 2025
External Assessment 25th-27th November 2025
9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Online
9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. In-Person Training
Cork City Venue
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Trainer
Ber Barry-Murray
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Ber is an advanced accredited mediator with the Mediators Institute of Ireland, with 20 years experience as an active mediator, having qualified in the Family Mediation Service in 2000.
In addition to her extensive work in mediating with families, she is on the Council of MII, with responsibility for the family sector. She has led the team who developed the template and guidelines on Separation Mediation Settlements;Parenting Mediation Settlements and Child Support Mediation Settlements.
Ber is on the panel of assessors for Advanced Mediators with MII, on the panel of mediators for the Medical Council, and panels for mediation in some of the large universities. She has mediated cases in family separation/divorce, child issues (both direct and indirect work with children), foster and family law cases.
Ber designed the family separating couples mediation training for MII in 2010 and has delivered this programme since that time. She is currently involved in the revision of this course. She brings extensive experience to the training in working with families, and delivers a practical applied programme through case study application.
