Accelerated and Experienced membership Schemes
Arbitration
CIArb's Accelerated and Experienced membership schemes offer the opportunity for individuals who have a background in arbitration to gain direct entry to the higher levels of CIArb membership by virtue of their experience.
This offers the dual benefits of allowing you to forego time-consuming training and gain access to membership benefits earlier.
Accelerated Routes to Membership and Fellowship
The Accelerated Routes to Membership and Fellowship provide a fast-track route for legally qualified professionals with a background in arbitration to gain CIArb membership by completing an assessment programme. The aim of the programme is to assess the range of skills needed to perform competently as an arbitrator.
The Accelerated Routes are suitable for participants from a range of backgrounds, including party adviser, advocate, expert witness, judge or arbitrator.
You need to satisfy yourself that you have the required level of arbitration knowledge before embarking on the programme.
Accelerated Route to Membership (MCIArb)
- For individuals who have a recognised law degree and some knowledge or experience of non-court dispute resolution
- One and a half day assessment workshop that includes group work and individual written exercises
- Assessment consists of a written coursework assignment and a 3-hour written examination.
Details of forthcoming programmes can be found in our Course Finder.
Accelerated Route to Fellowship (FCIArb)
- Specifically for individuals who are qualified lawyers and consider they have already acquired a substantial knowledge of arbitration
- Involves attending a 2-day workshop which assesses candidates' legal knowledge and practical know-how and skill in conducting an arbitration process
- Assessment includes group exercises and individual written exercises
- After successful completion of this assessment, participants are required to complete CIArb's Module 4 (Award Writing) and a peer interview before being awarded Fellowship
Details of forthcoming programmes can be found in our Course Finder.
Experienced Practitioner route to Fellowship
This new CIArb scheme provides highly experienced and renowned arbitrators with the opportunity of direct entry into the Institute at Fellow level. It is special membership route only available to very exceptional individuals.
Suitable candidates must be able to demonstrate their experience in terms of knowledge, skill and length of time working in arbitration.
Candidates must:
- demonstrate that they have a level of arbitration knowledge and skill equivalent to that expected in CIArb's normal pathway to Fellowship;
- demonstrate at least 5 years' experience as a practising arbitrator, with this specifically including the drafting and making of awards, and;
- refer to experience as a court judge handling and hearing commercial or civil dispute cases involving arbitration and to authorship of major texts on the subject of arbitration.
Suitable candidates who are interested in this route to Fellowship need to be proposed and seconded by two existing CIArb Fellows and complete an application form with evidence of their experience.
There is then an interview with a third Fellow, possibly with a request for the candidate to submit in advance a short report which sets out in more detail his/her arbitration accomplishments.
For further details and to make an application, please contact CIArb's Member Services team on Tel: +44 (0)207 421 7430.
Last Updated: 03 September 2009