Past Trainings

As a part of its role to promote Mediation, as an alternative dispute resolution method, and with the objective of enhancing  the mediator skills, CRCICA held successfully in March 2022, the Mediator Skills Training program, was attended by 16 participant who attended 45 hours of practical and theoretical training, in order to obtain the certificate of “Accredited Mediator”. This training was designed according to the latest international methods that adopt a learning-by-experimentation approach and included several methods, such as presentation, brainstorming, exercises, aids, practical applications, role-playing, and simulating the role of mediator.  

CRCICA was honored to deliver a training throughout the months of January and February, to judges of the Economic Courts, which focused on the capacity building of 36 of the Egyptian judges to practice different ADR methods and efficient cases settlement within the project of developing the Economic Courts’ activity. The respectable judges were engaged in interactive discussions of real cases supported with relevant case studies, and effective training visual materials, presentations and handouts. A closing ceremony of the training was held at the Tanoak Hotel – El Sokhna to hand out the certificates to the judges with a successful completion of 55 hours of actual time spent. Trophies were also handed with a note of appreciation to all involved parties from CRCICA, Tetra Tech, US Aid and the Ministry of Justice.  

On 19 February 2022, Dr Ismail Selim, Director of CRCICA, conducted an ADR training in French on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods, with special emphasis on general and specifics of Arbitration to Tunisian Architects.

In January 2022, CRCICA, in partnership with the South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) successfully conducted a professional first-class training for the employees of Ganope. The training took the form of 2 rounds of interactive sessions for 5 consecutive days for the first round followed by another 5 consecutive days for the second round and was delivered by Dr. Ismail Selim, Mr. Yasser Mansour, Mr. Mohamed Abdellatif, and Engineer Nagy Iskander. The training delivered upon three distinct modules related to the concession agreement, covered the procedures and justifications for offering the bid for exploration areas and the financial and technical evaluation, together with the steps of concluding the agreements and highlighting the foreign partner commitments and role during the exploration and research phases, while focusing as well on the commercial procedures and implementation.The Training has also tackled the drafting of arbitration clauses as well as the arbitration procedures. The training was principally held at Ganope’s premises, while CRCICA hosted the participants for a couple of days at its own premises, during which the trainers delivered a presentation and discussion on how to avoid the legal and technical disputes that may arise.  

On 10 January 2022, the Director of CRCICA, Dr. Ismail Selim visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of conducting a training course for African Diplomats at the Diplomatic Studies Institution. Dr. Ismail Selim presented his lecture in French about International Arbitration before 22 diplomats from diverse African nationalities including Mauritania, Togo, Senegal, Kono, Burundi, Comoros, Chad, Mali, Gabon, Burkina Faso, and Cameroon.