CIArb’s Diploma Programmes

CIArb's Diplomas are our flagship courses providing the highest standards globally in arbitration training.  If all parts are successfully completed candidates are eligible for Fellowship (FCIArb)

The Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration is suitable for:

• Practising lawyers and other professionals who are familiar with legal reasoning and concepts and are involved in arbitration (domestic or international) and who wish to increase their knowledge and understanding of international commercial arbitration.

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• Members or Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators who have experience of domestic arbitration practice and wish to extend their knowledge to include international arbitration procedures.

This intensive course looks at subjects including the Law, Practice and Procedure of International Arbitration, as well as Evidence, Decision Making and Award Writing. They are taught by prominent international experts in the field and attract candidates from across the globe. Successful completion of these specialist courses allow individuals to apply for varying grades of CIArb membership.*

The Diploma in Maritime Arbitration is suitable for:

• Ciarb Members and non-members with a minimum of five years’ professional workplace experience as, for example, a lawyer, surveyor, accountant, insurer, shipbroker or similar. This experience must involve communicating with others, problem-solving, managing workloads effectively, decision-making and the exercise of judgment.

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• Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators who have experience of domestic or international arbitration practice and wish to extend their knowledge to include international maritime arbitration procedures.

The number of international maritime arbitrations has grown over the past few years and, as the world emerges from the pandemic, they are expected to continue to increase^.  Ciarb’s Diploma in International Maritime Arbitration is a practical course given by experienced practitioners in the field, ideal to introduce you to the world of international maritime arbitration. This is not an academic course and is designed to be a practical guide, taught by top maritime practitioners.

The Diploma will provide you with a detailed knowledge of the procedural elements of an international maritime arbitration, as practised in the most commonly used maritime centres, using legislation based on the English Arbitration Act 1996 and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law, together with the London Maritime Arbitrators’ Association (LMAA) Terms, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and other maritime arbitration rules, to enable you to understand and participate in such proceedings.

Accelerated Route to Membership or Fellowship

Please note these fast track programmes are for candidates with requisite knowledge
and/or experience of ADR.  They are assessment only and there is no teaching content.

• The 3-day Accelerated Route to Membership (ARM) in International Arbitration assesses candidates who have prior knowledge via training route and/or experience of the relevant alternative dispute resolution*. Upon successful completion of the programme candidates are eligible for membership as CIArb Member (MCIArb).
  
  
• This 5-day Accelerated Route to Fellowship (ARF) in Construction Adjudication, or International Arbitration is a programme for those with a minimum of 5 years in construction adjudication or international arbitration either as a representative or an adjudicator/arbitrator*. On successful completion of the programme, candidates are eligible for a peer interview to become CIArb Fellow (FCIArb).

To be considered for the Accelerated Route to Membership in International Arbitration, please send your full CV outlining your experience and/or training in international arbitration to the Senior Membership Courses Manager, Andrea Khan, at akhan@ciarb.org. Please click here for full details on the course and entry criteria.

To be considered for the Accelerated Route to Fellowship in International Arbitration, please send your full CV outlining a minimum of 5 years experience as an Arbitrator or Representative in International Arbitration to the Senior Membership Courses Manager, Andrea Khan at akhan@ciarb.org. Please click here for full details on the course and entry criteria.

To be considered for the Accelerated Route to Fellowship in Construction Adjudication, please send your full CV outlining a minimum of 5 years experience as an Adjudicator or Representative in Construction Adjudication to the Senior Membership Courses Manager, Andrea Khan at akhan@ciarb.org. Please click here for full details on the course and entry criteria.