Continuing Professional Development

Training courses and events related to family mediation can be listed on this site at the FMC’s discretion. If you would like an event to be added here, please complete this form.

Refresher Courses

All FMSB-approved foundation course providers can offer refresher training. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, contact the providers directly where you can ask to be added to a waiting list. The full list of providers can be found here.

• Spring 2026, LADR: Refresher training, Birmingham. Email Lesley Allport for more information
• Spring 2026, Lorraine Bramwell Associates (LBA), Refresher Training, Online & London. Email Lorraine Bramwell for more information
• 12 & 13 May, NFM: Refresher Training, Online (access to self-study materials from 27 April)
• 6 & 7 October, NFM: Refresher Training, Online (access to self-study materials from 11 September)

CIM 3-day Foundation Courses:

Click here for approved providers of the 3-day CIM course.

• 22-24 September, NFM: Child-Inclusive Mediation Training, Online
• 7 October, FMA: CIM Foundation Training Programme, London

CIM CPD Courses

• 26 June, Katy Harris: Advanced Child-Inclusive Mediation Practice, London
• 12 May, South East London Family Mediation Bureau: Child-Inclusive Mediation, Online. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.

CIM Awareness & Understanding Courses

• 28 April, Judi Lyons / Adrian Wright: CIM Awareness Day, Online
• 8 May, Resolution: CIM Awareness & Understanding, London
• 14 May, Ataraxy Family Mediation Training: CIM Awareness and Understanding Day, Online
• 15 September, Adrian Wright / Judi Lyons: CIM Awareness Day, Online
• 16 October, NFM: CIM Awareness & Understanding, Online
• 8 December, Adrian Wright / Judi Lyons: CIM Awareness Day, Online

CIM Refresher Courses

• 30 April, Judi Lyons / Adrian Wright: CIM Refresher Training, Online
• 17 September, Judi Lyons / Adrian Wright: CIM Refresher Training, Online
• 10 December, Adrian Wright / Judi Lyons: CIM Refresher Training, Online

PPC Courses

• 19 June, NFM: Reflective Supervisions for PPCs, Online
• 12-13 October, FMA: PPC Foundation Training, London
• Online Training, NFM: PPC Training, Online
• Online Study, NFM: PPC Accreditation & Re-Accreditation, Online

Safeguarding Knowledge and Skills

• 28 April, Adrienne Cox: Domestic Abuse training and training on the new FMC Mediation Screening and Assessment Resource, Online
• 5 May, Judi Lyons & Adrian Wright: Safeguarding your clients and using the new domestic abuse screening toolkit when conducting MIAMS and initial interviews, Online. Contact for more information 07710038106
• 19 May, South East London Family Mediation Bureau: Domestic Abuse Awareness Session, Online. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 20 May, Ataraxy Family Mediation Training: Family Mediation Domestic Abuse Screening and Assessment – FMSB tool, Online
• 21 May, South East London Family Mediation Bureau: Using the New FMC Domestic Abuse Resource, Online. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 28 May, Adrienne Cox: Training on the new FMC Mediation Screening and Assessment Resource, Online
• 16 June, Adrienne Cox: Domestic Abuse training and training on the new FMC Mediation Screening and Assessment Resource, Online
• 16 June, South East London Family Mediation Bureau: Using the New FMC Domestic Abuse Resource, Bromley. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 24 June, Adrienne Cox: Training on the new FMC Mediation Screening and Assessment Resource, Online
• 6 August, NFM: Domestic Abuse and Effective Screening, Online
• 13 August, NFM: Safeguarding in Mediation, Online

Other Courses and Events

• 7 May, FMA: Innovation in Outcomes, Online
• 15 May, NFM: Reflective Practice – But Why?, Online
• 23 April, South East London Family Mediation Bureau: Co-Habiting Couples in Mediation, Online. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 27-28 April, Resolution: Family Mediation: Using an Advanced Hybrid Practice Model, London
• 5 May, South East London Family Mediation Bureau: Suitability for Mediation and Reasonable Adjustments, Online. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 1 June, NFM: Back to Basics: Drafting Summaries, Online
• 2 June, South East London Family Mediation Bureau: When the Child says No, Online. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 4 June, College of Mediators: Conference 2026, University of Westminster – London
• 11 June, South East London Family Mediation Bureau: Financial Disclosure in Mediation, Online. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 11 June, NFM: Shuttle Mediation, Online
• 23 June, South East London Family Mediation Bureau: Mediation and the Family Business, Online. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 2 July, South East London Family Mediation Bureau: Risks and Benefits of Online versus In-person Mediation, Online. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 8 July, NFM: Tips and Traps of Collating Financial Disclosure, Online
• 14-15 July, FMA: An Integrated Approach to Family Mediation, Havant
• 15 July, NFM: High Conflict Mediation, Online
• 17 July, NFM: Lets Think About How It Feels, Online
• 19 August, NFM: Pensions “Some Helpful Information”, Online
• 2 September (and later dates), FMA: Introduction to Family Law (5 Week Course), Online
• 3 September, NFM: TOLATA ‘Cohabiting Couples in Mediation’, Online
• 10 October, NFM: Back to Basics: Drafting Summaries, Online
• 13-14 October, FMA: An Integrated Approach to Family Mediation, London
• 19 November, NFM: Tips and Traps of Collating Financial Disclosure, Online
• 4 December, NFM: Pensions “Some Helpful Information”, Online

Self Study (various topics)

• Online study, NFM: Working Towards FMCA Status / Portfolio Building, Online
• Self-study at time of own choosing, NFM: Mental Health in Mediation, Distance Learning
• Self-study at time of own choosing, NFM: Effective MIAMs, Distance Learning
• Self-study at time of own choosing, NFM: Getting to Grips with Accounts in Mediation, Distance Learning
• Self-study at time of own choosing, NFM: Getting to Grips with Being an Inclusive Mediator, Distance Learning
• Self study at time of own choosing, NFM:  Getting to Grips with Legal Aid Assessment, Distance Learning
• Self-study at time of own choosing, NFM: Domestic Abuse and Effective Screening, Distance Learning
• Self-study at time of own choosing, NFM: Working Towards FMCA Status – Portfolio Building, Distance Learning
• Self-study at time of own choosing, NFM: Safeguarding in Mediation, Distance Learning
• Online Training, NFM: PPC Training, Online
• Self-study at time of own choosing, NFM: Self Study for PPCs: Accreditation & Re-Accreditation, Distance Learning
• Ongoing, NFM: Professional Practice Consultancy Training, Distance learning

FMC Events

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