Internationally and Nationally trained Mediators are empanelled as IIAM Mediators. As per the IIAM Mediator Accreditation System, Mediators are categorized as Grade A to Grade D. Mediators are entitled for upgradation based on the IIAM Qualifying Assessment Programs (QAP).

Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation (IIAM) is the only institution in India approved by the International Mediation Institute (IMI) at the Hague, Netherlands, as a “Qualifying Assessment Programme” (QAP) for IMI Certification for international mediators. This is based on programs whose mediator training and assessment assertedly provides assurance of mediation experience and expertise worthy of IMI certification.

IMI, formed for the purpose of certifying international standards for mediators and for implementing the Global Mediator Competency Certification, had launched its global mediator competency certification scheme in January 2009. This is an online scheme for enabling businesses and their advisers to find the world's most competent mediators by using an advanced search engine on the IMI web portal – www.imimediation.org.

Accredited Mediators of IIAM will be eligible for empanelment with IMI. IMI Certification entitles Mediators to upload their Profile onto the IMI web portal and therefore to be recognized and included among the world's most competent mediators and be searchable by a vast number of users worldwide. This will give Mediators endorsed by IIAM a much greater opportunity to be appointed as mediator in international disputes.

The IIAM Accreditation and Qualifying Assessment Programs will be accessible on equal basis to all mediators regardless of their professional affiliations, gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion, sexual orientation or other personal characterization. The Mediator accreditation will be purely based on evaluation under the respective QAP’s. Training or Orientation programs on mediation received by candidates, on equal rating with IIAM programs as accepted by IIAM, will entitle the mediator to apply under IIAM QAP’s.

Accredited IIAM Mediators will be bound by the IIAM Mediators’ Code of Professional Conduct and IIAM Mediators’ Conduct Assessment Process.

For details on IIAM Mediator Accreditation System (MAS) and IIAM Qualifying Assessment Programs (QAP)

For details on IIAM Mediators’ Code of Professional Conduct and Conduct Assessment Process.

IMI QAP Certification for IIAM

For more details on IMI Qualifying Assessment Programs.