Restorative justice
Accreditation and endorsements
Restorative justice accreditation, and endorsement, recognises the skills that you develop through training and real-case experience and ensures you can meet Ministry of Justice practice standards.
Levels of accreditation | See accreditation details and apply | Renew your accreditation | More information
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Levels of Accreditation
There are three levels of accreditation for restorative justice facilitators:
- Trained Status
- Facilitator Accreditation
- Facilitator Advanced Accreditation
Once you have facilitator accreditation, or are in the process of applying for facilitator accreditation, you can apply for two specialist endorsements:
- Specialist Endorsement for working with Family Violence (FV)
- Specialist Endorsement for working with Sexual Violence (SV)
Restorative justice accreditation and endorsement guide [PDF]
Accreditation details
Trained Facilitators
- Have completed the 5-day training course and all pre-course modules
- Have the skills to facilitate restorative justice cases with an accredited facilitator
Learn more about training | Download the application form | Submit your application
Accredited Facilitators
- Have the skills to facilitate restorative justice cases
- Have completed facilitator training or have recognition of prior learning
- Have co-facilitated at least five restorative justice conferences
See the assessment criteria | Download the application form | Submit your application
Advanced Facilitators
- Have the skills to facilitate complex cases
- Are capable of supervising or mentor others
See the assessment criteria | Download the application form | Complete case reflection template | Complete personal reflection on facilitation journey | Submit your application
Family Violence Endorsed Facilitators
- Have significant experience and training in the specialist area
- Already hold, or are applying co-currently for, restorative justice facilitator accreditation
- Have co-facilitated at least five restorative justice conferences
See the assessment criteria | Download the application form | Submit your application
Sexual Violence Endorsed Facilitators
- Have significant experience and training in the specialist area
- Already hold, or are applying co-currently for, restorative justice facilitator accreditation Or are a victim or offender specialist
- Have co-facilitated at least five restorative justice conferences
See the assessment criteria | Download the application form | Submit your application
Renew your accreditation
Accreditations and endorsements are issued for three years. You will be sent a reminder to renew your accreditation before it expires.
To renew your accreditation you need to have completed professional development and maintained your skills through restorative justice practice.
Use our online tracker to keep note of your practice hours and continued professional development (CPD) hours as you complete them. Login to view your accreditation details and expiry dates, print certificates and and track CPD hours.
TRACK YOUR CPD ONLINE Check your accreditation expiry
Or you can record your CPD and practice hours on the form below.
Note: The CPD and Practice Record form is also included in the renewal application forms below.
Ready to renew your accreditation?
You can read about the renewal process, in the guide below.
Restorative justice accreditation and endorsement guide [PDF]
Download the application forms below.
Application form - no specialist endorsements
Application form - with specialist endorsements
More information
For more details about accreditation and endorsements, including the assessment process and criteria, download the guide:
Restorative justice accreditation and endorsement guide [PDF]
You can read more about the professional conversation assessment here:
Professional conversation: What to expect and how to prepare [PDF]
Worried about whether your reports meet the report writing standards?
- Take a look at Module 6: Report writing; Te tuhinga
- You can also download and use our report template
- Or watch a webinar video about how to write the conference report