Choosing certificates offered
by the Centre for Conflict
Resolution
Specializations | Certificate Enrollment Form
Benefits of Being a Certificate Student | Evaluation
How To Complete a Certificate | Contact Info
The Centre for Conflict Resolution offers
three certificates and two associate
certificates:
To earn a certificate you must choose one of the specializations. You may change your specialization or register for an additional specialization at a cost of $50, as long as you complete all the required courses and electives for the new specialization. This does not apply to Family Mediation.
Certificate Enrollment Form
Please click on the link below for more information and to access the Certificate Enrollment Form, or contact us at 604.528.5608 or 1.888.799.0801 and we will mail you a copy.
Certificate Enrollment Form (Word document, 217 KB)
Benefits of being a Certificate
Student with the Centre for
Conflict Resolution
When you enroll in a certificate at the
Centre for Conflict Resolution you join a
learning community and participate in a
unique educational experience.
Becoming a certificate student will
help you:
- Enhance your career prospects –
employers are looking for people who
build productive interpersonal and
workplace relationships;
- Choose the amount of time that you
have for taking courses and the speed
at which you learn and integrate the
new skills;
- Work in a specialization that is most
valuable and relevant to you –
negotiation, mediation/third-party
intervention or family mediation – or
complete more than one certificate;
- Gain membership in community of
learners (a listserv and web site,
including an online discussion forum)
through which you will receive advance
notice about learning and professional
opportunities and where can connect
with your peers, form practice groups
and engage in discussions related to
the discipline of conflict resolution;
- Access the JIBC’s extensive collection of
books, periodicals, and videos on
conflict resolution and related subject,
including a wide variety of online
journals and articles, courtesy of the
JIBC virtual library; and
- Celebrate your success with friends and
family when you graduate at the JIBC convocation ceremony.
For a certificate enrollment package:
Phone: 604.528.5608 or 1.888.799.0801
E-mail: conres@jibc.ca
Evaluation
Each certificate has an assessment process. The assessment consists of a written self-evaluation, a written preparation for the situation to be role-played, a one-hour videotaped simulation and a verbal questioning period.
For the three Associate Certificates and the Family Mediation Certificate:
- These are “mail-in” assessments which means you complete you role-play at a location of your choosing,
and submit your assessment via mail.
- Prior to registering you must be enrolled in the program and have completed all courses in the program.
For the Certificate in Conflict Resolution: Negotiation, and Mediation/Third-Party Certificate:
- These are ”in-person” assessments which means you complete your role-play at the JIBC New Westminster or Victoria campus.
- You do have the option of completing your role-play at a location of your choosing, and submitting your assessment via mail.
- Prior to registering you must be enrolled in the program and have completed all the required courses and most of your elective hours.
How to Complete a Certificate in Conflict Resolution
- Download a certificate enrolment
package from our web site at www.jibc.ca/conres or contact us at 604.528.5608
and we will mail you a copy.
- The enrolment fee is $250 for the
Mediation or Negotiation specializations.
When you sign up, you will receive a $125
gift certificate to apply to your next
conflict resolution course.
- The enrolment fee is $175 for the Family
Mediation Certificate.
- The enrolment fee is $50 for the Associate
Certificate in Workplace Conflict, the Associate Certificate in Conflict Coaching, and the
Associate Certificate in Leadership and
Conflict Resolution.
- The number of required courses and
electives varies in each specialization.
For details on how to complete each
specialization, see certificate web pages.
- Progress at your own pace. You decide
the amount of time that you have for
taking courses and the speed at which
you learn and integrate your new skills.
We recommend that you take one to
three years to complete a certificate
program.
- The cost of completing a certificate varies
depending on the specialization you
choose. You can expect to pay around
$7,500 to complete a Negotiation or
Mediation/Third Party Intervention
Certificate.
- You can choose your specialization at any
time, and all eligible courses will be
counted towards the requirements of
that specialization.
- You may change your specialization, as
long as you complete all the required
courses and electives for the new
specialization.
- You may enroll in an additional
specialization at a cost of $50, as long as
you complete all the required courses
and electives. This does not apply to the
Family Mediation Certificate.
- Each certificate has an assessment
process.
Contact Information
To register for your assessment or if you have any questions about the assessment process, contact:
ccrassessments@jibc.ca or phone 604.528.5609, toll-free 1.888.799.0801
For assistance in planning your learning
path, contact:
Program Planner
604.528.5618
ccrassessments@jibc.ca
Community of Learners
Many of our learners find it beneficial to
meet with a small group of colleagues either
in person or through the Community of
Learners to practice their skills.
Centre for Conflict Resolution Course and Certificate Information Sessions
Attend one of our free course and certificate information sessions to learn more about:
- course content and specialization structure
- planning your learning path
- career benefits of conflict resolution training
- private practice and other specific careers in conflict resolution
Attend either in person or by telephone conference (for those sessions indicated).
All sessions are held 6-8 p.m.
Please contact us at 604.528.5608 or 1.877.799.0801 or conres@jibc.ca to register.
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