Mediation Training Programs · Online

Learn mediation as a structured, party-centred process.

Mediation is a voluntary, party-centred and structured negotiation process in which a neutral mediator assists the parties in arriving at their own amicable settlement. These programs teach it the way it is practised: stage by stage, skill by skill, through live role plays and simulations.

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Led by Meena P. Waghray Advocate and Mediator Simulation-based learning
The programs

Choose your starting point.

Each program is designed for a distinct stage of a learner's mediation journey: a foundation workshop for first exposure, and a comprehensive certification program for professional practice.

i. Foundation

Taste of Mediation

3-hour signature skills workshop

A focused introduction to mediation and ADR for law students. Participants are introduced to the concept and philosophy of mediation, how it differs from litigation and arbitration, the functional stages of the process, and the core skills of the mediator: active listening, effective questioning, reframing, and neutrality. Includes 45 minutes of role play and mock mediation, so you experience the process rather than merely hear about it.

  • Understanding conflict beyond legal positions through interest-based negotiation
  • BATNA, WATNA and ZOPA, explained and applied
  • The complete mediation process, from opening statement to closure
  • A strong foundation for mediation moots, ADR internships and future specialisation
Rs. 5,000 Workshops are scheduled every week. Register for the workshop
ii. Certification

40+ Hour Mediation Training Program

Professional practice and certification · Online

A comprehensive online program built on the understanding that mediation is strategy in motion: a discipline of process design, principled negotiation and adaptive conflict management. Delivered over 4 weeks in comfortable slots of live and recorded sessions, guided role plays and simulations, expert-led masterclasses, and curated audio modules for reflection and reinforcement.

  • Certificate of Trained Mediator under the mentorship of Meena P. Waghray
  • 5-year professional membership with Out of Court
  • Post-certification mentorship: competition coaching, shadowing live mediations, and guided handling of actual sessions in a structured phase
  • Faculty includes senior experts in arbitration and criminal mediation
Rs. 14,999Rs. 25,000 Limited period offer. New batches commence every week. Apply for certification
The method

The process you will learn, stage by stage.

Both programs follow the structured, stage-wise approach to mediation. Every stage is first demonstrated, then practised in role play.

1.

Introduction and opening statements

The mediator establishes neutrality, confidentiality and ground rules, and each party states its case without interruption.

2.

Joint session

Issues are identified and framed, information is gathered, and the parties begin to hear each other's interests, not just positions.

3.

Separate sessions

Confidential caucuses where the mediator reality-tests each party's alternatives using BATNA, WATNA and MLATNA, and generates options.

4.

Closing and settlement

Terms are negotiated, refined and recorded in a clear, workable and enforceable settlement, or the matter is closed without agreement.

How you learn

Simulation-based, by design.

Mediation skills are acquired through practice, not lectures. Both programs are built around doing the work: structured role plays, mock mediations, high-intensity simulations of deadlocks and emotional volatility, and live expert feedback on how you conducted the session. Participants leave having mediated, not just having read about it.

Role plays in every moduleAll seven modules of the certification program include live sessions and structured practice.
Debriefed by practitionersEvery simulation is reviewed by a practising advocate and mediator, with senior ADR faculty.
The curriculum

Inside the 40+ hour program.

Seven modules. Every module stands independently, yet together they form a single integrated dispute resolution curriculum and a cohesive mediator's mindset.

  1. Module 1: Foundations of Mediation8 hrs

    The concept and philosophy of mediation, mediation law, ethics, confidentiality and enforceability, ADR jurisprudence, dispute system design, BATNA, WATNA and interest mapping.

  2. Module 2: Types of Mediation7 hrs

    Civil and commercial mediation, family and matrimonial disputes, criminal and compoundable offences, and corporate and workplace conflicts, with domain-specific strategy for each.

  3. Module 3: Steps of Mediation and Negotiation Strategies9 hrs

    The process end to end: intake, opening statements, issue framing, joint sessions, caucuses, reality testing, negotiation leverage, option generation and settlement architecture.

  4. Module 4: Roles in Mediation6 hrs

    The mediator as process architect and guardian of party self-determination, alongside the functions of lawyers and case managers, with attention to power asymmetry, emotion, bias and stakeholder dynamics.

  5. Module 5: Role Plays and Simulations7 hrs

    High-intensity simulations focused on resistance, deadlocks, emotional volatility, cognitive bias, and advanced reframing and recalibration techniques.

  6. Module 6: Mediation Moots4 hrs

    Mediation moot structure, persuasive framing, caucus management, BATNA evaluation and live expert feedback.

  7. Module 7: Live Expert Sessions4 hrs

    Advanced negotiation, ethical judgment, multi-party disputes, career pathways, court integration and professional positioning.

On completion

What you leave with.

Certification

Certificate of Trained Mediator, valid for 5 years from the date of certification, under the mentorship of Meena P. Waghray.

Membership

5-year professional membership with Out of Court, keeping you inside a working ADR community rather than leaving you with a certificate alone.

Mentorship

Personalised coaching for mediation competitions, shadowing of live mediations, and guided handling of actual sessions in a structured phase.

Meena P. Waghray, Advocate and Mediator
The trainer

Meena P. Waghray · Advocate and Mediator · Founder, Out of Court

Learn from a lawyer who mediates, and a mediator who trains.

These programs are led by Meena P. Waghray, a practising advocate and mediator, along with senior experts in arbitration and criminal mediation. The faculty bring extensive experience in court-connected mediation, arbitration practice, criminal dispute resolution and professional mediation training.

The sessions balance doctrinal clarity with practical insight drawn from Meena's own practice, so participants learn not only what mediation is, but how mediation works in real disputes.

  • Advocate with over 20 years of practice, including the Karnataka High Court
  • Internationally certified mediator, ADR ODR Group (UK)
  • Mediation certifications with NLSIU, Bengaluru and NALSAR, Hyderabad
  • Currently undergoing advanced coaching for Master Mediator with Integrated Management Associates, Tempe, Arizona
  • Nominated for the Shamnad Basheer Prize
  • Speaker at national and international forums; judge at national moots
  • Has trained thousands of students over the past 9 years
Eligibility

Who these programs are for.

Law students, all years Recent law graduates Practising advocates Mediators and ADR practitioners HR, compliance and governance professionals Mediation moot and competition teams
Get in touch

Questions before you register?

Write to us or call, and we will help you select the program aligned with your current stage.

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