ADR Training

Well-recognized as a beacon for professional training in the field, the DRF is tasked with producing quality ADR practitioners as part of its mandate to promote a peaceful society. The organisation has offered countless training opportunities for persons in Jamaica with the aid of expert and proficient trainers.

TRAINING COURSES THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Main Courses

         Including:

              ·   56 Hour Certified Mediators Course 

              ·    Mediators Refreshers Course

              ·    Celebrity Mediators Course

              ·    Peer Mediators Course

              ·   Advanced Mediators Course

              ·    Arbitration

Short Courses

         Including:

              ·   Ethics

              ·   Effective Negotiation

              ·   Effective Communication for Mediators

              ·   Uncovering the Issues Identification

              ·   Property

Requesting DRF Training

Requesting training is easy! Just complete our online registration form and indicate the course(s) you’re interested in.

Steps in the Training Process:

1.  Sign up and then request a Pro Froma Invoice via email

2   Pay fee to participate in selected training

3.  Complete training and assessment

4.  Certification of Participation

5.  Successful Mediators in Training (MITs) are recommended to the Chief Justice for gazetting and certification

6.  Congratulations! You’re a trained and certified Mediator! 

Training is available to any individual or agency interested in such an endeavour and thus anyone can request professional training. Over the years the DRF has provided training for individuals ranging from:

·  CEOs with advanced degrees

·  Low literacy leaders in urban and rural  under-served communities

·  Policy makers in the public and private sector

·  Housewives, Teachers, Police Officers, Supervisors, Lay Magistrates, Line Staff and Attorneys

·  Judges, Magistrates and Clergy 

·  Secondary and tertiary level students.

The Foundation in offering training to organizations, has also provided this service to the following organizations:

·  CIDA/GOJ

   o Social Conflict & Legal Reform Project

   o Democracy & Governance Fund

   o Gender Equity Fund for Spanish Town

·   Kingston Restoration Company Ltd. funded by USAID under their Peace & Prosperity Project.

·   Peace Management Initiative (PMI)

·   National Housing Trust

·   Grace Kennedy & Company Ltd.

·   Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica

·   Local Justice of the Peace Organizations

·   Insurance College of Jamaica

·   Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd.

·   Jamaica Chamber of Commerce

·   Inner City Leadership Programmes

·   Law Schools – UWI Faculty of Law in Barbados, Norman Manley Law School, Hugh Wooding Law School and Eugene Dupuch Law School.