St. Petersburg, FL | Certified Workplace Mediator and Trainer (May 2025)

In Person Certified Workplace Mediator and Trainer (CMT) in Conflict Resolution
Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL)
May 19-23, 2025

The Certified Workplace Mediator and Trainer (CMT) program equips participants with the skills to mediate workplace conflict, resolve their own conflict situations and train others on effective workplace conflict resolution strategies. This 40-hour course is ideal for professionals seeking to improve organizational dynamics and foster a positive workplace environment.

Designed for professionals in conflict resolution, talent development, training and development, executive coaching, employee relations and diversity, equity and inclusion, this program provides the tools and knowledge to excel in your career and make a significant impact in your organization.

Workplace Mediation

Participants gain essential skills for mediating workplace conflicts, including:

• Core Competencies: Learn to identify and address various conflict types and their underlying causes.
• Mediation Techniques: Master the structured approach to move from disagreement to resolution through Third-Party Resolution.
• Practical Application: Enhance your skills through role-plays and exercises designed to refine mediation techniques and strategies.

Training Others in Conflict Resolution

Participants learn the MTI method of Managing Workplace Conflict and how to deliver the MTI conflict resolution seminar modules both in-person and virtually by utilizing comprehensive trainer guides, videos, participant workbooks and worksheets.

• Necessary Knowledge (NK): Establishes the core competencies of conflict resolution and how to think strategically about conflict, rather than react blindly to it
• Successful Conflict Conversations (SCC): Teaches individuals to mediate their own conflicts and evaluate how their behavior is impacting others (Self-As-Mediator)
• Third-Party Resolution (TPR): Prepares managers to take a proactive mediation role to resolve conflict between two other individuals (Manager-as-Mediator)

The certification also features the Conflict Dynamics Profile (CDP), an individual assessment that increases self-awareness and improves conflict management skills. By completing the program, participants become certified to present, administer and provide feedback on the CDP-Individual (CDP-I) Assessment.

In-Person Program Information and Logistics

Attendance at all sessions is required to earn certification.

Hotel and Transportation

Eckerd College will secure a room block for this program and a unique link to reserve your room will be sent to you shortly after registration.

Hotel details coming soon.

One-on-one session with a Principal Trainer

The goal of the one-on-one session with the MTI Principal Trainer is to provide participants with an
opportunity to:

• Apply what they have learned in the program to their current development needs;
• Ask questions and discuss details about delivering the seminars;
• Practice delivering a CDP-I Feedback Report; and
• Review sections of the program to ensure clarity and understanding.

Program Fees

Corporate/Standard: $2,875
Government or Non-Profit Organization: $2,615*
Educational Organization: $2,480*

*Please Note: The Organization type and associated discount (if applicable) will be verified upon registration and subject to approval.

After certification, practitioners must purchase CDP licenses and seminar material kits for each participant through MTI.

Who Should Attend

The CMT Program is for any professional, regardless of role or level within an organization, who wants to be certified in advanced workplace mediation and train others in conflict resolution skills.

The program is ideal for:

• Human Resource professionals and leaders within organizations who are responsible for training and development
• External training consultants and mediators who want to conduct these seminars with clients

Benefits of the CMT Course:

At the successful completion of the CMT, participants are recognized as:

• Certified Trainer of Conflict Resolution (Train-the-Trainer)
• Certified in the Conflict Dynamics Profile-Individual (CDP-I) Assessment
• Certified as an MTI Workplace Mediator

Certified: Trainer of Conflict Resolution (Train-the-Trainer)

Through the train-the-trainer certification, practitioners gain the ability to train others in effective workplace conflict resolution strategies by presenting MTI’s seminars: Third-Party Resolution (Manager-as-Mediator) and Successful Conflict Conversations (Self-as-Mediator).

Key Benefits

• Strategies: Conflict resolution techniques tailored for both individuals and managers
• Tools: Resources for building effective conflict resolution systems within an organization
• Materials: Ready-to-use materials and resources for successful seminar delivery, including trainer resources, workbook kits and individual worksheets

All materials needed to deliver these seminars are available for purchase through MTI.

Certified: Conflict Dynamics Profile-Individual (CDP-I)

As part of the program, participants also are certified to administer and deliver the Conflict Dynamics Profile-Individual (CDP-I) version. The CDP-I is a powerful assessment that helps individuals and teams understand how they respond during conflict, what triggers can escalate conflict and how to manage conflict more effectively.

Key Benefits and Applications

• Participants receive a comprehensive assessment of their own conflict behaviors through the CDP.
• The program highlights both a model for conflict and practical applications for the CDP in coaching and in the mediation process.
• The CDP-I is used with MTI seminars as part of a standalone workshop or in individual and team coaching.
• The CDP Individual Group Report consolidates individual CDP-I results to help practitioners better understand team dynamics, providing averages, highs and lows for each scale.

The CDP-I and CDP Individual Group Report are available to purchase and deliver through MTI.

Certified: MTI Workplace Mediation Certification

Earn certification as an MTI Workplace Mediator and be able to mediate differences confidently and efficiently to increase organizational productivity.

• Equip participants with the necessary skills to mediate workplace conflict.
• Provide tools to help participants build a system within their organization for more effective mediation and conflict resolution.
• Teach participants how to help others work through the roadblocks that occur while trying to resolve conflict.

Program Accreditations

Pre-Approved Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)

The CMT Program is pre-approved for CEUs with several professional associations:

SHRM: 40 CEUs
ICF: Core-7 CEUs, Resource Development-8 CEUs, Total-16 CEUs
HRCI: 35 CEUs

Program Attendance and Technical Requirements

To uphold the integrity of our accreditation with the International Mediation Institute (IMI) and professional associations, participants must adhere to the following standards:

Attendance: To attain certification, attendance at all program sessions is mandatory, in addition to fulfilling other specified requirements.

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*Please Note: Select your organization type and associated discount (if applicable) from options below. Organization type will be verified upon submission and subject to approval.