40-Hour Mediation Training

40-Hour and other mediation trainings are taught by various entities and organizations in the State, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:

• University of Southern Maine offers the following class options:
• 40-hour Mediation Training
• Certificate in Negotiation
• Introduction to Negotiations
• Negotiations: Making Business Deals
• Negotiations: Resolving Disputes
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Maine requires the following for General Civil Mediation (District Court). 

A minimum of 100 hours of mediation training and experience, including:

• At least 40 hours of mediation process training (15 hours in the last two years);
• At least 20 hours of experience as a mediator; and
• At least 10 hours of training or experience in general civil law and court procedure.

INFORMATION FOR MEDIATORS - Becoming an ADR Neutral for the Courts