RPDR

CIIAN has offered the Registered Practitioner in Dispute Resolution (RPDR) designation since 1997.

Join the ever-growing community of highly-competent Registered Practitioners in Dispute Resolution (RPDR’s) across Canada and around the world.  The RPDR designation demonstrates to the public that you are a qualified practitioner that is committed to a high level of professionalism and adherence to ethical standards in dispute resolution.

To promote ongoing quality assurance, RPDR’s continue to learn and develop through CIIAN’s Continuing Competence Program (CCP).

RPDR Requirements

  • Complete CIIAN’s Learning Module I and Learning Module II (or equivalent).
  • Complete a minimum of eighty (80) hours of mediation
  • Obtain three (3) letters of reference from clients
  • Obtain one (1) letter of reference from a peer
  • Execution of the following documents:
    • Declaration of Principles
    • Code of Conduct
    • Qualities of a Practitioner in Dispute Resolution
  • Registration Fee of $525.00 + GST (one-time fee)

Contact us to have your prior learning and professional experience evaluated to determine eligibility as an RPDR.

CONTINUING COMPETENCE PROGRAM (CCP)

As an on-going quality assurance mechanism and to support RPDR’s in their continuing professional development, RPDR’s must annually confirm compliance with the Continuing Competence Program (CCP).

The CCP is a mandatory requirement to undertake reflective learning activities to ensure RPDR’s are continuously meeting professional practice standards and enhancing knowledge and skill development.

There is no fee for the CCP.  RPDR’s must declare compliance with the CPP on an annual basis. 

Download CCP Guidelines

Declare CCP Compliance

RPDR FAQs

You are eligible to apply as a RPDR if your profession requires you to act as a third-party dispute resolution practitioner.  This might include mediators, diplomats, human resource professionals, board directors, consultants etc.

The RPDR designation demonstrates to the public that you are a qualified dispute resolution practitioner that is committed to ongoing excellence and professionalism.

RPDR’s also receive exclusive membership benefits including free access to CIIAN resources (role-plays, mediation agreements, Conflict Style Root Assessment, etc.), discounts to CIIAN online courses which can be passed on as value-added to clients, and are approved to provide coaching, training, and mediation services for CIIAN. 

No, there is no fee for renewal of the RPDR designation.  The only requirement is to self-report compliance with the Continuing Competence Program.

If you miss reporting compliance with the CCP, your designation will become inactive until CCP compliance is met.  Inactive RPDR’s are ineligible for membership benefits.  RPDR’s who do not report CCP for a period of three (3) years will be subject to a $225 RPDR reactivation fee.

Partially.  We grant equivalencies for training provided at other institutions; however, CIIAN”s Learning Module One is a mandatory requirement.  This ensures RPDR’s share a common fundamental knowledge base, vocabulary and skillset.

In Canada, there is no regulatory body for mediators; therefore, a professional designation is not required to practice.  However, many choose to acquire professional designations to convey professional competence.   

Successful applicants may hold the designation of RPDR indefinitely provided that they annually submit their declaration of compliance with the Continuing Competence Program.

Please visit this page to declare compliance with CCP.

Please send an application via email including evidence of prior learning and experience, reference letters, and signed Declaration of Principles, Code of Conduct & Qualities of a Practitioner in Dispute Resolution.  There is no application fee.  Only successful applicants need submit the RPDR designation fee.