How to become a Mediator

General Mediator

How to become a General Mediator

Candidates seeking to be an accredited mediator of the HKIAC must have at least 2 years full-time working experience prior to submitting their application for consideration by the HKIAC Mediator Accreditation Committee (the “HKIAC MAC”).

Stage 1 – Training Course

Satisfactory completion of a mediation training course of 40 hours minimum duration. (as approved by the HKIAC MAC.)

Stage 2 – Assessment

Mediate at least two HKIAC simulated general (non-family) mediation cases.

After successful completion of two HKIAC simulated general (non-family) mediation cases, a candidate is required to obtain 2 completed Form MA4 with comments from the assessor on the candidate’s performance, indicating that the candidate has satisfied the MAC that an acceptable level of competence as a mediator has been achieved.

To learn more about the HKIAC Stage 2 Assessment, please click here.

* For the purpose of registering for the HKIAC Stage 2 Assessments, please provide the following details to us ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ):

- Full Name

- Contact Number

- Email Address

- Preferred Language for assessment (English or Cantonese)

Stage 3 – Application

After completion of stages 1 and 2, candidates may apply to the HKIAC MAC for accreditation attaching the following:

Form MA1
Two Form MA4, together with two settlement agreements
Stage 1 Mediation Training Course Certificate
Application fee ($600)
Annual Panel fee ($900)

The above fees should be made payable to the "Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre".

Prior to accreditation being approved, a candidate for mediation accreditation may be called by the HKIAC MAC to take part in an accreditation assessment including a personal interview and a possible further simulation supervised by a suitable qualified person chosen by the HKIAC MAC who must submit a completed Form MA4 in connection with the further simulation.

Candidates who are accredited may choose to have their names included on the Panel of HKIAC Accredited General Mediators, subject to complying with all the requirements.

With effect from 1 April 2010, for the purpose of assessing applications for accreditation, the Stage 2 assessment result shall be valid for 3 years from the date of the notification of that result.

Important Notes

1. The time limit for Stage 2 Assessment is 3 years from the date of satisfactory completion of Stage 1 mediation training course.

2. For the purpose of assessing applications for accreditation, the Stage 2 assessment result shall be valid for 3 years from the date of the notification of that result.

3. Candidates will only be informed of their Stage 3 result by post 2 weeks after the scheduled meetings of the HKIAC Mediator Accreditation Committee. Result will not be disclosed over telephone/e-mail.

4. For consideration by the Committee at an upcoming meeting, candidates are required to submit their applications two (2) weeks before the scheduled meeting of the HKIAC MAC. For dates of the meetings of the Committee, please click here.

Fee Schedule

Note: Any and all of the fees are subject to change at the discretion of the HKIAC MAC.

	Fees in HK$
Application for Mediator Accreditation / re-assessment fee per assessment / re-assessment (non-refundable)	600*
Application fee for Exemption from any or all of the stages of the accreditation requirement	600*
Panel maintenance fee per category per calendar year (January to December)	900*

* Cheques to be made payable to "Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre" upon submission of application.