All training should be completed in sequence, based on the prerequisites for each category:

- 6 hour GODR-approved arbitration training course
- 6 hour GODR-approved early neutral evaluation training course
- Be a registered neutral with GODR
- Have practiced law or served as a judge (or a combination of both) for at least 8 years preceding the date of application
- 5 years of relevant experience in the substantive area of dispute involved
- Have served as an arbitrator or mediator in a minimum of 10 court-connected or private ADR sessions
- 28-hour GODR-approved general civil mediation training course
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- Observe 5 civil (non-domestic and non-juvenile) mediation sessions totaling at least 10 hours of mediation session time, pursuant to Appendix B of the Supreme Court ADR Rules
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- 12-hour GODR-approved general civil mediation practicum taken after successful completion of the general civil mediation training course
- 42-hour GODR-approved domestic relations mediation training course
- Satisfy all requirements for registration in General Civil Mediation
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
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- 12-hour GODR-approved domestic relations mediation practicum taken after successful completion of the domestic relations mediation training
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- Observe at least 1 mediation AND participate in at least 2 co-mediations of domestic relations cases, pursuant to Appendix B of the Supreme Court ADR Rules
- 14-hour GODR-approved specialized domestic violence mediation (SDV) training course
- Successfully register as a neutral in both General Civil Mediation and Domestic Relations Mediation prior to taking the SDV training course
- 21-hour GODR-approved juvenile delinquency mediation training course
- Successfully register as a neutral in General Civil Mediation prior to taking the juvenile delinquency training course
- 28-hour GODR-approved juvenile dependency mediation training course (21-hour if registered in Domestic Relations Mediation category)
- Successfully register as a neutral in General Civil Mediation & Juvenile Delinquency Mediation prior to taking the juvenile dependency training course
- Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- Satisfy all requirements for registration in General Civil Mediation
- 16-hour GODR-approved combined Probate Mediation training and practicum