The Skills of the New Mediator

The Process of Third Party Intervention We cannot of course consider or examine the skills of any role in a vacuum. In the case of a mediator we have little experience to use as a basis as we are to some extent advocating new departures from existing practice. We must therefore consider a wide range of current practices and carefully examine the extension of present experience. Industrial relations mediation has traditionally used only a limited range of skills extensively and thoroughly as an examination of the following conciliation process shows. These are nevertheless basic and integral to the mediation process.