International Mediation Institute (IMI) Certification and International Mediation Practices

The International Mediation Institute (IMI) is a Hague-based non-profit public interest initiative to drive transparency and high competency standards into mediation practice, worldwide. IMI was established in 2007 to set out internationally-applicable quality standards for mediators and an international mediator credentialing scheme. Rather than unify regulatory instruments, IMI aims to offer a framework for diverse mediator certification requirements in different countries and in public and private sector service-provider organisations around the world. IMI continues to work with mediator credentialling institutions around the world to ensure and elevate quality in the field. During this workshop, IMI’s Executive Director will, together with several prominent IMI Certified Mediators, shed light on how IMI Qualifying Assessment Programs are being delivered, discuss advantages of being assessed as part of IMI Certification, as well as considerations to be made in international mediation practice.