ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION 2010

The Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) offers you an opportunity to acquire or improve your skills in South Africa's ever expanding fields of arbitration, mediation and negotiation.

After completion, you will be qualified to negotiate, mediate and arbitrate and will be familiar with the principles and processes in conflict management and dispute resolution. This unique study course is a joint venture between the University of Pretoria and AFSA and is presented by South Africa's leading practitioners.

CONTENT
The course consists of 4 compulsory modules and is a block release program.

Module 1: An introduction to conflict management and dispute resolution

• Understanding conflicts and disputes
• Understanding dispute resolution
• Dispute systems design

Presenter: Phil Cohen (11 - 14 May 2010)
Duration: 4 days

Module 2: Mediation, consensus building processes and skills

• Negotiation (dealt with during Module 1's block release)
• Mediation
• Chairing
• Facilitation

Presenter: Phil Cohen (18 - 21 May 2010)
Duration: 4 days

Module 3: Arbitration

• The Arbitration Act
• Arbitration Agreements

Presenter: Charles Cohen, Michael Kuper SC (26 - 28 July 2010)
Duration: 3 days

Module 4: Elective courses

You may choose one of the following:

• Divorce Mediation
  With the changes to Section 33 of the Children's Act, this course is imperative to all Legal Family Practitioners, Social Workers and Psychologists.
  • The break-up of the marital relationship
  • Introduction to divorce mediation
  • Family law
  • Overview of divorce mediation in South Africa
  • Parties to divorce mediation
  • Divorce mediation - overview of stages
  • Opening session
  • Identify and narrow issues
  • Options for settlement
  • The Memorandum of Understanding

Presenter: Charles Cohen (30 August - 2 September 2010)
Duration: 3 days

• Arbitration in the Construction Industry
  • The character of the disputes
  • Conditions precedent
  • Dispute adjudication boards
  • ICC and the protocol-recommendations
  • Case management- UNCITRAL guidelines
  • Collation and presentation of evidence
  • The taking of evidence

Presenter: Patrick Lane, SC (TBC)
Duration: 3 days

• International Commercial Arbitration
  • Essential aspects of international commercial dispute resolution (cross-border disputes).
  • Including the history and development of such arbitral process with reference to international conventions and function of international arbitral tribunals.
  • An essential introduction for persons and legal practitioners advising or dealing with foreign investment, international trade, franchises and joint ventures.

Presenters: Michael Katz; Michael Kuper SC; Gilbert Marcus SC and Philip Punwar (Barrister) (13 - 15 September 2010)
Duration: 3 days

• Labour Arbitration
  • The labour dispute resolution system
  • Disputes and related processes
  • The law concerning typical issues for mediation/conciliation
  • The law concerning typical issues for arbitration

Presenter: Zarina Walele (4 - 6 August 2010)
Duration: 3 days

EVALUATION

Assessment of modules will include:

• role plays with feedback
• writing mock agreements, orders, reports, awards
• examinations/assignments

COSTS for 2010

The course is R25 080.00 (including VAT). There are preferential rates for AFSA Founding Members. The registration fee is reduced by 10% for three or more delegates from the same company if booked at the same time.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For further information contact Selina Tshabalala at telephone number (011) 320 0600 fax (011) 320 0533 or e-mail selina@arbitration.co.za

Click here and register now for 2010!

Registration will be treated on a first-come-first-served basis.