To be considered for acceptance as a mediator on the Shared Neutrals Roster, you must be an active federal employee and have successfully completed the Shared Neutrals 40-hour training by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service within the past year.

The next Shared Neutrals training is:

May 20-24, 2024 – Washington, DC training

If you are interested in participating in this course, please complete the application form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6TX5YKZ, which will require you to upload a signed copy of the Supervisory Acknowledgement and Approval Form.

If the training is full and you’d like to be placed on the wait list, please complete this form https://forms.office.com/g/Hj31FMwZ2C

Exceptions to completing this training will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Once you have successfully complete the training, you may apply to the program by submitting this Application Form via email to sharedneutrals@fmcs.gov with the subject line “APPLICATION.”