ACCREDITATION OF MEDIATION TRAINING COURSES
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(a) The mediation training course must:
(i) be relevant to the immediate or long term needs of mediators;
(ii) be of significant intellectual and practical content;
(iii) deal primarily with matters related to the practice of mediation.
(b) The Committee will take into account the following:
(i) the dates of the proposed course;
(ii) the content of the proposed course;
(iii) the proposed course structure day-by-day, including how many hours of lectures and simulations per day;
(iv) the name and qualifications of the course trainers, including their mediation training record, mediation experience and the amount of time each of the them will actually spend providing training during the course in question;
(v) the names and numbers of coaches, their qualifications including for each individual their mediation training record, mediation experience and the amount of time they will actually spend coaching during the course in question;
(vi) the maximum number of participants in the proposed course;
(vii) the number and length of role plays in the proposed course, with a brief description illustrating the training objective of each and details of how each stage of the process is covered;
(viii) the methods by which the role plays will be monitored by the course trainers and coaches and how the individual course participants will be coached or provided with feedback;
(ix) whether a certificate is issued to “successful” course participants (including a definition of what “successful” means) and what is the content of such certificate, if any; and
(x) the method by which a course participant will provide feedback to the course provider and how such feedback is to be used by the course provider.
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In order for a course to be accredited as a mediation training course for the purpose of satisfying Stages 1 and 3 of the accreditation requirements for the LSHK accredited general mediators and accredited family mediators, an application for accreditation of each course must be made by the provider of the course to the Mediator Accreditation Committee. The application must be made on the Society's standard form and sent to the Assistant Director, Professional Development at least 4 weeks before the scheduled date of the course. If the application is incomplete, accreditation may take 4 weeks from the date of submission of the complete application.
All changes to the information submitted to the Society in relation to an application for CPD course accreditation shall be notified to the Society as soon as the changes are made and in any event prior to the commencement of the course. The Society has the right to withdraw accreditation on the basis of the changes made to the course.
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No Retrospective Accreditation
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It is not possible to accredit after any course has taken place.
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Documents and Information Required on Application for Course Accreditation
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(a) a detailed outline of what will be covered in the course and by whom
(b) a programme showing the sequence of speakers, the method of teaching, eg. lecture, participatory case study, role-play, discussion, question and answer, and the amount of time which each person will spend on each area
(c) the training objective of each role play included in the course and how each stage of the process is covered
(d) the methods by which the role plays will be monitored by the course trainers and coaches and how the participants will be coached and provided with feedback
(e) an outline of the course materials which will be provided to participants
(f) a brief up-to-date resume of each speaker's professional qualifications, legal background and any teaching and mediation training experience which they each have.
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(a) Where the provider is also applying for CPD accreditation on a course-by-course basis, the provider is required to:
(i) submit the application form and supporting documents in duplicate to enable the application to be processed separately by the CPD Accreditation Sub-Committee for the award of CPD points and the Mediator Accreditation Committee for accreditation as a mediation training course; and
(ii) pay a separate fee for each of the applications for CPD accreditation and mediation training course accreditation.
(b) Where the provider is an accredited provider of CPD courses, the provider is required to comply with the CPD accreditation procedures applicable to accredited providers.
(c) Where the course is accredited with CPD points, the provider must comply with the CPD requirements.
All providers should note the attendance policy and policy on segmented accreditation of CPD courses contained in page 41 of the CPD Information Package.
All computerised attendance records generated from a computerised scanning system in respect of an accredited course must be forwarded to the Assistant Director, Professional Development within 7 days of the course in order for the participants to gain their points.
(d) All accredited courses must be evaluated by the participants attending the course in a manner approved by the Society.
(e) All providers shall promptly submit a full set of the course materials to the Law Society upon request by the Law Society at any time after the application for accreditation has been submitted or within a reasonable period after the course is held.
A summary of the evaluation forms must be forwarded to the Assistant Director, Professional Development within 7 days of the course.
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A fee, at the rate prescribed by the Council from time to time, will be charged on an application for accreditation of a mediation training course. The fee currently prescribed by the Council is HK$2,000 per course.
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Monitoring of Accredited Courses by the Law Society's Representatives
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All providers shall permit any person nominated by the Society to attend any mediation training course free of charge for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating the course.
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