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.

• 3 November (and later dates), LADR: Refresher training, Birmingham. Email Lesley Allport for more information
• Autumn 2026, Lorraine Bramwell Associates (LBA), Refresher Training, Online & London. Email Lorraine Bramwell for more information
• 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
• 8-10 March 2027 (plus earlier preparation), NFM: Child Inclusive Mediation Training, Online

CIM CPD Courses

• 5 October, FMA: CIM Professional Development, Online
• 10 November, FMA: CIM Workshop – Making their Conversation Count, Online
• 30 November, FMA: Child Inclusive Mediation: Best Practices and Techniques for Working with CYP and Feeding Back, Online

CIM Awareness & Understanding Courses

• 15 September, Adrian Wright / Judi Lyons: CIM Awareness Day, Online
• 1 October, FMA: CIM Awareness and Understanding Day, Online
• 16 October, NFM: CIM Awareness & Understanding, Online
• 19 October, Ataraxy: CIM Awareness & Understanding, Online
• 3 November, Resolution: Child Inclusive Mediation Awareness & Understanding Day, Online
• 8 December, Adrian Wright / Judi Lyons: CIM Awareness Day, Online

CIM Refresher Courses

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

PPC Courses

• 30 September, FMA: PPC Update of Theory and Practice, Online
• 12-13 October, FMA: PPC Foundation Training, London
• 13 October, Resolution: PPC Forum, Online
• 15 October, FMA: PPC Update of Theory and Practice, Online
• Online Training, NFM: PPC Training, Online
• Online Study, NFM: PPC Accreditation & Re-Accreditation, Online

Safeguarding Knowledge and Skills

• 6 August, NFM: Domestic Abuse and Effective Screening, Online
• 13 August, NFM: Safeguarding in Mediation, Online
• 28 September, Resolution: Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding, Online
• 5 October, Ataraxy: Family Mediation ‘Domestic Abuse Screening and Assessment tool’ from FMSB, Online
• 7 October, FMA: Coercive Control Awareness, Online
• 8 September, Resolution: Bitesize- Re Y and The voice of a Young Person – how did we not hear it when it mattered?, Online
• 8 September, South East London Family Mediation: Domestic Abuse Awareness Session. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 15 September, South East London Family Mediation: Using the new FMC Domestic Abuse Screening and Assessment Tool. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 17 September, Adrienne Cox: Training on the new FMC Mediation Screening and Assessment:
  Guidance and Resource, Online
• 12 October, Adrienne Cox: Domestic Abuse training and training on the new FMC Mediation Screening and Assessment: Guidance and Resource, Online
• 30 October (and other dates), FMA: Module 4: Understanding Domestic Abuse, the Law and Mediation (2 Week Course), Online
• 17 November, Adrienne Cox: Domestic Abuse training and training on the new FMC Mediation Screening and Assessment: Guidance and Resource, Online
• 24 November, Adrienne Cox: Training on the new FMC Mediation Screening and Assessment:
  Guidance and Resource, Online

Other Courses and Events

• 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
• 4 September, FMA: From Disclosure to Decision: Practical Financial Mediation Skills, Online
• 7 September, FMA: Kinship Care Mediation, Online
• 8 September, FMA: Business Valuations and Forensic Accounting on Divorce, Online
• 10 September, FMA: Pension Sharing & Retirement Planning on Divorce, Online
• 11 September, FMA: Know Your Own Communication Style and How to Bridge Styles in Mediation, Online
• 25 September (and other dates), FMA: Module 3: Private Children Law in Practice (2 week course), Online
• 30 September, Resolution: Lunch & Learn Session 8: AI 101, Online
• 1 October, South East London Family Mediation: Shuttle Mediation: Best Practice and Dodging Pitfalls. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 6 October, FMA: Introduction to Supporting Fathers and Male Caregivers, Online
• 10 October, NFM: Back to Basics: Drafting Summaries, Online
• 12 October, FMA: Schedule 1 Children Act 1989: Financial Provision for Children Outside Marriage, Online
• 13 October, FMA: A Guide for Mediators: Supporting Parents of Neurodivergent Children Through Separation, Online
• 13 October, South East London Family Mediation: The Mediator’s Toolkit. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 13-14 October, FMA: An Integrated Approach to Family Mediation, London
• 15 October, Abigail Kirk: Financial Foundations, Online. Contact Abigail here to find out more and sign up
• 15 October, Resolution: Working With High Conflict Personalities, Online
• 16 October, FMA: Parenting in Harmony: Mediation for Consistent, Effective Approaches in Both Homes, Online
• 19 October, FMA: Cohabitation and Separation: Legal Framework for Unmarried Couple, Online
• 20 October, FMA: Innovation in Outcomes, Online
• 23 October, FMA: All You Need to Know About Non Court Dispute Resolution and How to Weave it Into Your Mediation Practice, Online
• 29 October, FMA: The Ripple Effect: Understanding Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Developing a Trauma Informed Mediation Practice, Online
• 5 November, FMA: Wellbeing as a Mediator, Online
• 5 November, South East London Family Mediation: Using a PODE in Mediation. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 11 November, FMA: Narrative and Dialogical Approaches in Mediation Practice, Online
• 12 November, FMA: Helping Parents Focus on the Needs of their Children, Online
• 17 November, South East London Family Mediation: An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Mediation. Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 19 November, FMA: Wills, Life Insurance & Powers of Attorney on Divorce, Online
• 19 November, NFM: Tips and Traps of Collating Financial Disclosure, Online
• 23 November, FMA: An Introduction to Tax & Pensions, Online
• 24 November, FMA: Parenting Strategies that Help Separating Parents Meet Their Children’s Needs, Online
• 26 – 27 November, Resolution: Family Mediation: Using an Advanced Hybrid Practice Model, London
• 27 November, FMA: Child Welfare – A Practical Approach to Mediating When There is Social Services Involvement, Online
• 1 December, FMA: Breaking Through: Strategies for Overcoming Resistance to the Process, Online
• 3 December, South East London Family Mediation: Developments in family mediation practice and theory, Please go to their website and click on “Courses” for more information and to book.
• 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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