The Professional Mediators' Association

The Professional Mediators' Association is rated 3 out of 5 in the category alternative dispute resolution. Read and write reviews about The Professional Mediators' Association. "The Professional Mediators' Association (PMA) is an independent trade body which exists to raise awareness of mediation and to promote excellence in all aspects of business, workplace, employment and consumer mediation" The PMA was founded in September 2007 by our current President David Liddle. Since that time, the PMA membership has grown rapidly and the PMA now acts as a 'hub' for a community of professional mediators working across the UK and beyond. THE AIMS OF THE PMA: 1. Develop a network of professional mediators, working across the UK and beyond. 2. Provide a voice for professional mediators and to influence government policy and decision making. 3. Raise the profile and the standard of mediation practice and secure the reputation of PMA members, reassuring the purchasers and users of mediation services that PMA mediators operate within a strict and rigorous professional framework. 4. Drive up the standards of the mediation profession by delivering regular continuing professional development programmes(CPD). 5. Develop and promote an accreditation scheme for professional mediators and mediation schemes. 6. Celebrate and reward success in all aspects of workplace, employment, business and consumer mediation. The PMA is governed by an independent steering group comprising: mediation providers, mediation users and purchasers, academics and authors plus ex-officio members from various Whitehall Departments and other agencies. Visit www.professionalmediator.org