The Family Mediation Certification Programme (FMCP) is open to all Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) Accredited Mediators. FMCP is a joint effort between SMC and the Family Justice Courts. This five-day intensive certification programme will take place from 13 to 16 October 2025*, with an assessment on 14 November 2025. This programme is designed to enhance a mediator’s skills in managing family disputes. Participants will acquire practical knowledge on handling family mediation cases, which includes how to manage issues such as custody of children, matrimonial asset division, the psychology of family dynamics and family violence.

To be accredited as an SMC Certified Family Mediator, participant must pass the Family Mediation Certification Assessment. The Participant will not, however, be placed on SMC’s Family Panel* nor assigned cases by SMC**.

Note:

*In the event that the programme is unable to proceed on the published dates, it shall be rescheduled to a later date and advance notice will be provided.

Those who passed the Family Mediation Certification Assessment and wish to be empaneled on the SMC’s Family Panel must sign up and meet the following requirement to be empaneled on the SMC’s Panel of Mediators:

**Those already on SMC’s Panel of Mediators will automatically be empaneled on the SMC’s Family Panel upon passing the Family Mediation Certification Assessment. The SMC does not guarantee the assignment of cases.

Trainers:

Conflicts and misunderstandings are inherent in any workplace environment; left unaddressed, issues can detrimentally impact morale, productivity, and staff retention. This comprehensive course is specifically tailored to provide learners with the essential skills and knowledge required to adeptly navigate workplace conflicts. Through this course, learners will learn to pinpoint the root causes of conflicts, defuse tense situations, and devise mutually beneficial resolutions.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for those seeking to enhance their conflict management proficiencies at the workplace:

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, learners will be able to:

We offer customisable training programmes for companies and organisations that seek to equip their staff in the art of mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution. We tailor the content of our training to meet your goals, whether it is to learn how to manage conflicts within the organisation or with external parties, or build stronger teams through effective communication and managing conflicts constructively.

Our clients come from diverse backgrounds, including government organisations, tertiary institutions, professional and trade associations, and business organisations in Singapore and abroad. We have many repeat clients who appreciate the value of training their staff in conflict resolution skills.

SMC has conducted extensive training outside Singapore. We have conducted training programmes in ASEAN countries, in other parts of Asia, the Middle East, the South Pacific region and in Europe.

LOCATIONS WHERE SMC HAS TRAINED

We also conduct training programmes for trainers to equip them with the necessary skills to run their companies’ internal programmes on mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution effectively.

Contact

For more information, please contact:
Training Department
Tel: +65 6335 5036 / +65 6232 1414 
Fax: +65 6333 5085
Email: [email protected]

Mediation can help reduce congested court dockets, allowing judges more time to decide important cases. Mediation is also more suitable for relationship disputes and cases where the cost of litigation is excessive in relation to the quantum of the dispute.

SMC’s Judicial Mediation Training Programme allows Judges to become familiar with mediation and its processes. This will enhance their ability to identify cases before them which are suitable for mediation, and to mediate in appropriate cases.

SMC has run this programme for Judges and other judicial officers both in Singapore and around the world.

Learning Outcomes

The Judicial Training aims to:

This will enable Judges to make use of mediation to quickly resolve suitable cases.

Track Record

SMC has conducted mediation training for Judges from Brunei, Thailand and the Philippines, as well as Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Fiji.

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Training Department
Tel: +65 6335 5036 / +65 6335 5028 / +65 6335 5039
Fax: +65 6333 5085
Email: [email protected]

Strategic Conflict Management for Professionals Module 2 builds on the basics of interest-based mediation which focuses on finding solutions based on the interests of disputing parties and dispute resolution concepts covered in Module 1.

This three-day programme is highly interactive with role plays and exercises and is taught by experienced faculty. It is suitable for anyone who wants to be trained in mediation, including lawyers, C-suite executives, professionals, managers and other executives who want to advance their professional skills.

Participants will be able to:

Strategic Conflict Management for Professionals Module 1 is an intensive two-day training programme to learn the foundations of interest-based mediation which focuses on the disputing parties’ interests and encourages a broader range of solutions.

You will learn about the nature of conflicts and the most effective techniques to manage them. These fundamental dispute resolution strategies can be applied in diverse situations to manage work relationships within an organisation or with external parties, or to build stronger and more effective teams.

This is a highly interactive training programme with role plays and exercises. Anyone who is interested in acquiring mediation skills, including lawyers as well as C-suite executives, professionals, managers and other executives who want to advance their professional skills, should attend this training.

Participants will be able to: