Mediation Course

Course Outline: What You Will Cover

The mediation and conflict resolution profession is an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling profession. Students who enrol into the course will complete the following units of study:

How Will You Benefit?

• Fast track your career in the mediation profession
• Quickly develop skills in months not years!
• Study a mediation course that was designed in conjunction with senior professionals in the mediation profession
• Free up valuable time, don’t waste time and money travelling to classes
• Study at your own pace whenever and wherever you are
• Have access to a tutor
• Easy interest-free payment plans from as low as $49 per week

Start reaping the benefits by enrolling today!

Career Prospects

After becoming one of the most litigious societies in the world mediation is fast becoming the increasingly popular, timely and cost-effective way to settle disputes. Furthermore, mediation ensures privacy while publicity is unavoidable when disputes are aired in court. As a result of all of these factors, mediators have and are expected to continue experiencing above-average growth in employment.

Mediation is a meaningful and rewarding profession in which you will actively facilitate negotiation and settlement between disputing parties by providing direction and encouragement, working collaboratively with the parties and finding creative ways to reach a mutual solution.

Most mediators are employed by:

• Local & State Government
• Schools & Universities
• Legal Service Providers
• Corporations
• Insurance Providers
• Independent Mediation & Arbitration Business’s
• Independent Mediator

Mediation skills are a valuable asset to your career and many employers find it highly desirable that employees hold these skills. For example, those who work in:

• management
• customer service
• counselling & psychology
• education
• law enforcement
• sales and
• key negotiating roles

Will all find dispute resolution, conflict management and ultimately mediation to be an invaluable set skill to have when you perform your day to day duties. In fact, it is these skills that will distinguish and set you apart from your colleagues.

Good personal traits to have to be well suited to work as a mediator include: neutrality, honesty, good communication skills, judgment skills, confidence and the ability to work well as a team.

Based on a recent “30 Best Careers” ranking report it was found that mediators performed very well based on pay, forecast job growth, prestige and job satisfaction. It also found that working as a solicitor / lawyer was one of the most overrated professions.

Course Levels Explained

This course leads to the awarding of an ICI Certificate in Mediation. This qualification recognises the graduates capacity for initiative and judgment across a broad range of technical and management functions. Certificate holders typically have personal responsibility and autonomy in performing technical operations or organising others in the workplace.

Prerequisites

There are NO previous work or education requirements for entry into any course level. Graduates can expect higher course levels to result in higher potential salary, positions and skill capabilities.

Course Length

The average time within which students complete studies is 31 weeks.

ICI courses allow you to study at your own pace with no assignment deadlines. This means that you determine the pace of the course and within which time period you will ultimately complete your studies in.

• Completing your course with ICI is flexible as you can fast-track and graduate in a matter of months. You complete activities and submit assignments whenever you are ready.
• The maximum time given to complete a program is three years.

Study Mode: Online Learning

This entire course is carried out via Distance Learning (also known as correspondence learning). Distance learning is ideal if you need to adapt around work, family, or other commitments. It is also extremely beneficial should you simply wish to fast track your studies (and career) and not be locked into a timetable.

Our course content and learning experience ensure that your course is relevant and interesting. Learning, tutorial assistance, assessments take place whenever and wherever you are in the country or world. It takes place at your own pace on your own terms to fit your lifestyle. As an ICI student, you’ll never endure a pop quiz, spend countless hours and hundreds of dollars travelling, and never be late with an assignment or for class.

Recognition & Accreditation

This course is recognised and accredited by the International Association of Private Career Colleges (IAPCC) and the International Approval and Registration Centre (IARC). ICI courses are not AQF qualifications. ICI is an independent global awarding body that develops and administers career-related curriculum and training programs. When you graduate from an ICI training program you join ICI graduates in over one hundred and fifty countries around the world.

The courses offered by ICI are written by industry professionals and will assist in fast-tracking you into the new career of your choice.

Various government departments and businesses have enrolled their own staff with ICI for further training and development and are a strong indicator of acceptance and recognition by employers and industry.

The following is a partial list of companies and government departments which have enrolled or sponsored staff into ICI courses:

• Department of Defence
• State of Queensland
• Department of Tourism, RegionalDevelopment & Industry
• Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation
• Revenue SA (State of SouthAustralia)
• Metcash Trading Ltd Australia (IGA)
• Navman Technologies
• Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
• Employment Directions Network /Department of Education & Training
• Queensland Compensation
• Calvin Klein
• John Paul College
• Darwin International Airport
• Mitsubishi Corporation

• Commonwealth Bank
• HSBC
• American Express
• Clayton UTZ
• Hennikers Solicitors
• Villari Lawyers
• UnitingCare
• Aviva Australia Holdings,
• Uniting Care Institute of Family Practice
• Federal Workplace Authority
• Centacare Employment Group
• Mission Australia
• MAX Employment
• Gunnebo Australia (Security)
• Brookfield Multiplex
• Coca-Cola Amitil
• Coles Myer Ltd

Already in the Profession or Industry?

This course and qualification is a great way of consolidating existing knowledge via Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), updating your industry skills and contributing towards your professional development. It is also one of the most practical steps you can take towards working towards gaining a promotion or better-paid position.

Course fees can be claimed as a tax deduction as long as the course is sufficiently connected to your work activities.

What Do I Get?

All materials essential for course completion are included in the cost of the course fee. Upon enrolment, students receive:

• All required study materials and course notes
• Assignment projects with constructive tutor feedback
• A tutor who will service all of your course and career questions.

On successful completion of the course you will receive:

• A graduation certificate officially recognizing your successful completion of studies and qualifications
• Transcripts indicating units completed
• Letter of recommendation and validation for current and future employers
• Post-nominal letters placed after your name which indicate that you hold the relevant qualification. For example: John Smith, DipMed
• Job search assistance: Graduate Career Services Program ( Click to learn more ).

Cut Off Date

Friday, 10th February 2023 is the next enrolment cut off date. Places are limited, in demand and entry into the course is on a first come first served basis.

Your enrolment is processed and acknowledged within 24 hours of the Institute receiving your application. You can expect to receive your course within days of enrolling. When you start your ICI course its at your own pace and you determine when you finish. Don’t miss out. Enrol today!

Course Investment & Payment Plans

How do I get started?

Click on one of the Enrol Now buttons below and you could be working on your first lesson – and towards a new career – in a matter of days!