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20 June 2019 / Dr Paresh Kathrani
Issue: 7845 / Categories: Features , Profession
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Using knowledge and experience: Entry requirement for Accelerated Routes to CIArb membership widened

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) is one of the world’s leading providers of dispute avoidance, management and resolution (DAMR) training

CIArb lays down a series of benchmarks for those wishing to practise as arbitrators or mediators, amongst other forms of DAMR. Different grades of CIArb membership can be attained by completing CIArb training, such as Membership (MCIArb) and Fellowship (FCIArb) of the Institute. These postnominals are worldwide marks of prestige and esteem.

CIArb’s courses cover online and face to face Introductory training, as well as in-depth, year-long ‘Pathways’ in Construction Adjudication, Domestic and International Arbitration and Mediation. CIArb also offers a nine-day, intensive Diploma programme in International Commercial Arbitration in Oxford and in the Far East, and its DAMR training is provided through its network of branches across the world.

For those who already have experience, CIArb also offers accelerated programmes in the following forms of DAMR:

  • Accelerated Routes to Membership (ARM) in Domestic Arbitration, International Arbitration and Construction
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