DURATION*

Class meets for 12 weeks from the week of January 8, 2024 to March 25, 2024.

Groups meet for 2.5 hours each week.

The practical portion of the apprenticeship consisting of three (3) case observations and five (5) co-mediations is self-directed upon the completion of classes.

LOCATION

Zoom

FEES

New York Peace Institute Alumni: $975

Outside Participants: $1375**

New York Peace Institute’s Apprenticeship is a structured hands-on learning experience that blends classroom instruction with case observation and real mediation. This program is designed to equip you to become a volunteer mediator with New York Peace Institute. However, we also support the learning and development of individuals wishing to gain mediator skills and credentials for their outside practice.

Apprentices learn and practice concepts introduced in the Basic Mediation Training with greater depth in a small group setting. The course is also designed to prepare apprentices to pass New York Peace Institute’s evaluation.

Our program is approved by New York State’s Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Court Improvement Programs and is geared toward recruiting a diverse and qualified cadre of Community Dispute Resolution Center Program volunteer mediators. In other words, our goal is to train, develop, and support individuals who are passionate about mediation.

*Please note that the duration refers to the classroom-based curriculum. The full Apprenticeship, which includes co-mediating five cases and observing three, can take approximately one year to complete.

**We heavily favor applications from New York Peace Institute alumni and encourage any outside applicants to first take our Basic Mediation Training.