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FDC designs and develops training courses that answer to the specific requests of the beneficiary (i.e.: during periodic or permanent improving programs for their own employees, for institutions, or improving the skills of the target group, for other NGOs).
On request, FDC involves for designing and developing these training courses, foreign conflict resolution specialists from Europe, North America (USA and Canada), also from the SEE region.
FDC’s training courses are all designed such as to respect the Romanian Occupational Standards (COSA) and the requirements of the National Council for Adult Education (CNFPA) under the coordination of the Romanian Ministry of Labour.

FDC’s VISION FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA
Foundation for Democratic Change is dedicated to promote mediation and development of a culturally specific model of conflict resolution in Romania, thus contributing to the consensus building process on controversial aspects through the use of third neutral party consultations.

Foundation for Democratic Change is committed to promoting the field of conflict resolution in Romania by designing, developing and delivering conflict resolution trainings as well as through other activities that raise the profile of conflict resolution in Romania.


WHY ARE THESE COURSES USEFUL
A graduate of the Certificate Mediation Program will be able to:
· Analyze conflicts- the factors, the process and the potential for resolution
· Communicate effectively and facilitate constructive dialogue
· Design and apply appropriate consensus-building processes, including mediation
· Become a member of the Romanian Mediator’s Network and benefit out of the exchange of experience and know-how that exists between the members of the Network.

WHO COULD PARTICIPATE?
The training programs developed and delivered by FDC are addressed to individuals interested in using conflict resolution techniques in the social environment they live, in their professional or personal lives. Additional advanced courses are designed to cover requirements necessary for potential employment as mediators.
From the training programs could benefit corporations, organizations, public institutions, also individuals.
It is recommended that the trainees have experience in working with people, developed communication skills and willingness to subsequently apply the knowledge and skills accomplished through these trainings.

FDC's TRAINING OFFER		I. CERTIFICATE MEDIATION PROGRAM
		II. SPECIALIZATION COURSES
		III. TAILORED TRAINING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS

I. CERTIFICATE MEDIATION PROGRAM

Foundation for Democratic Change offers the Certificate Mediation Program. There are three levels of the Program and a Practical Unit. For Levels I and Level III and for the Practical Unit all courses are mandatory. At Level II there is one mandatory course and the student has to choose at least one more course from the list of optional courses.

LEVEL I - Introductory Level Courses
Code	Courses	Status	Duration	Content
MI1	Alternative Conflict Resolution (ADR)	Mandatory	3 days x 6 hours/day	Presentation of basic concepts, legal framework, historical background, types of interventions and specificity, different experiences in mediation field in Europe and North America, rev communication skills absolutely necessary in mediation.
MI2	Conflict Analysis	Mandatory	3 days x 6 hours/day	Different types of reactions in conflict, different types of interventions, nature of the conflict, way of dealing with conflict, conflict escalation and de-escalation, psychological notions (self-evaluation, the relation between personality and way of reacting in conflict, etc.)
MI3	Mediation	Mandatory	3 days x 6 hours/day	The mediation process, preliminary and subsequent mediation stages, closing final agreement between parties, techniques of parties assistance in a conflict, mediation skills.
MI4	Negotiation	Mandatory	3 days x 6 hours/day	Historical background, differences on classic negotiation, examples of win - win negotiation, practical drafts of preparing win - win negotiation, develop skills to negotiate.

LEVEL II - Intermediary Level Courses
Code	Courses	Status	Duration	Content
MI5	Desk Office Management	Mandatory	3 days x 6 hours/day	Organize your desk as CR expert and mediator as information, folders, materials;, relate to others, mediation legal framework.
MO1	Ethnic Conflicts Mediation	Optional	3 days x 6 hours/day	Ethnic conflicts - retrospective, ways of intervention, the importance of cultural differences, role and behaviour of the third neutral party in ethnical conflicts.
MO2	Environment Mediation	Optional	3 days x 6 hours/day	Environment related conflicts – retrospective and particularities, ways of intervention, the importance of cultural differences, role and behaviour of the third neutral party.
MO3	Mediation at the work place	Optional	3 days x 6 hours/day	Work related conflicts – retrospective and particularities, ways of intervention, the importance of cultural differences, role and behaviour of the third neutral party.
MO4	Labour Mediation	Optional	3 days x 6 hours/day	Labour conflicts – specific issues and legal framework, ways of interventions, role and requirements for the third - neutral.
MO5	Family Mediation	Optional	3 days x 6 hours/day	Legal framework, special requirements for the third – neutral, case studies and role plays on types of interventions.

LEVEL III - Advanced Level Courses
Code	Courses	Status	Duration	Content
MA1	Meditation II	Mandatory	3 days x 6 hours/day	Models of mediation, mediation stages and procedures tailored to the parties in conflict, increasing the knowledge to identify interests, stages of conflict.
MA2	Meditation III	Mandatory	3 days x 6 hours/day	Rephrase and restate, role –play development, critical issues in mediation.

PRACTICAL UNIT
Code	Courses	Status	Duration	Content
MP1	Case Study	Mandatory	10 days	The case study will contain: - General information about the conflict to analyze; - History of previous interventions to deal or solve the conflict; - Personal considerations.
MP2	Role-Plays	Mandatory	5 days	The student will have to put into practice the knowledge gained during the previous trainings and show his/her abilities in simulated conflict situations.
MP3	Final Paper	Mandatory	100 days	The final paper will be conducted by the student and coordinated by a FDC trainer in order to prepare for the final exam to receive the Competence Certificate from CNFPA (National Council for Adult Education, Romanian Ministry of Labour).

An Attendance Certificate will be granted to the participants after each training module to include information about the training unit and skills developed.

A Competence Certificate will be granted to those students completing all the requirements of the Certificate Mediation Program. According to the law, the Graduate Certificate in Mediation gives him / her right to start working as mediator.

All training courses are interactive, based on role-plays and case studies.
The Level I courses have as main objective the assimilation of necessary skills to intervene as a third neutral party in conflict situations.
The Level II courses aim to complete the knowledge on intervention in conflict situation and improve the necessary abilities to work as a third – neutral.
The Level III courses aim to deeper students’ knowledge and skills as future mediators.

The courses at the same level could be taken one by one or in the FDC proposed order.
To obtain the Competence Certificate, the courses must be all attended in a period no longer than 2 years.

II. SPECIALIZATION COURSES

The following specialization courses are offered upon request:

SPECIALIZATION UNIT
Code	Courses	Content
MS1	Ethics in Mediation and Legal Framework	Ethical codes, legal framework and requirements, closing agreements, relations with other specialists: lawyers, psychologists, trainers, public administration, etc.
MS2	System Design in Conflict Resolution	Approaching complex conflicts, identification of parties involved in “conflicts in chaos”, developing approaching strategies of conflict situations, system design of intra-institutional conflict resolution or in relationship with a system (example: health, education, local administration, multiethnic communities etc), tools for intervention.
MS3	Overcoming Barriers in Communication	Communications’ role in conflict, communications barriers, ways of intervention and overcome the barriers.
MS4	Facilitation	When is facilitation necessary/ appropriate, practical drafts of facilitation, facilitation stages and objectives, types of facilitation, preparing and developing the facilitation process.
MS5	Conflict Prevention	Conflict dynamics, stages of intervention, violence as conflict manifestation form, favourable elements for conflict escalation and/ or preventing violence.
MS6	Peacebuilding	Concept presentation, relationship between peacebuilding concept and other ways of intervention in conflict resolution, transition societies and peacebuilding process, differences between peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding processes.
MS7	Mediation in cases of discrimination	Legal framework against discrimination, potential role of the third-neutral, sensitivities.

The specialization training courses are organized in cooperation with international partners, specially designed to meet the goals of those requesting the courses, due to their complexity and novelty level. After each course the participants will receive an Attendance Certificate attesting their participation in that course. The duration of the specialization courses depends on the requirements of the beneficiaries.
Pre-requisites: Candidates for the Specialization Courses should have graduated at least Level I of the Certificate Mediation Program or an equivalent.

III. TAILORED TRAINING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS

Foundation for Democratic Change designs and delivers customized training programs to corporations, institutions and organizations upon request.
Regarding this, FDC offered training programs on the prevention of inter-ethnic conflicts, specially designed for Rroma NGOs leaders as well as training programs specially designed for mass-media and NGOs representatives interested in increasing public participation in environmental decision-making.

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The courses offered by FDC are in Romanian and upon request could be delivered in English.
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