Revista da EMERJ - V. 20 - N. 2 - Maio/Agosto - 2018

 R. EMERJ, Rio de Janeiro, v. 20, n. 2, p. 73 - 115, Maio/Agosto 2018 96 Is there a law that defines who can perform mediation? Yes. It is the Law on Mediation of 2013 , Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No.118/13, 148/15, 192/15, 55/16. What kind of training program is required - how many hours and main topics taught? Completed training according to the accredited training pro- gram for mediators in lasting of minimum 70 hours, in the country or abroad. Trainings for the mediators are performed by the trainers. According to the law as a trainer for mediators can act all natural persons who have legal capacity and have the license for a trainer (hereinafter: licensed trainer). The law stipulates that the license can be issued to the persons who will submit a request for license to the Board along with the proofs for the fulfillment of the following con- ditions: a) completed training for trainers of mediators in lasting of minimum 32 hours, in the country or abroad in the last three years, or university diploma of higher education VII / I or 300 credits under the European credit transfer system (ECTS) in the Republic of Ma- cedonia in the field of mediation, conflict resolution, negotiation or conciliation, or a decision on recognition of appropriate high - edu- cational qualifications acquired abroad in the relevant field, issued by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Macedonia; b) registration of his status as mediator in the Register of mediators or appropriate register of a foreign state, if the applicant is a foreign national; c)registration from the Register of records of mediation pro- ceedings or appropriate register of a foreign country if the applicant is a foreign national, for conducted at least 12 mediation procedures in the last three years and d) at least two references from people who know the applicant in professional capacity and attest for its ability to transfer theoretical and practical knowledge. The law provides that the license issued to the trainer can be extended or subtracted depending on the results of the evaluation of the quality of the work of trainer. The Board makes the evaluation of the quality of work of the trainers, at least once in every five years, in accordance with the methodology and procedure for monitoring and evaluating the quality of work of the trainers of mediators.The training for mediators are conducted according to the accredited training programs for me-