All Courses

Edwards Mediation Academy teaches alternative dispute resolution skills to a global audience, with a particular emphasis on attorneys, judges and business and community leaders. The courses emphasize real world practical knowledge, making use of interactive online teaching methods. They are presented in clearly defined modules and incorporate unique role-play and commentary from a number of the world’s leading mediators.
Mediation Skills Course

Mediation Skills Course

Hours: 40

Designed for:

Beginning mediators, HR professionals, business managers, and others involved in conflict management
Advanced Mediation Course

Advanced Mediation

Hours: 45

Designed for:

Experienced practitioners & those moving into commercial practice
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Mediation Advocacy

Hours: 30

Designed for:

Attorneys looking to build mediation expertise & develop winning strategies for their clients

Ethics in Mediation

Hours: 3.5

Designed for:

Learn how to identify ethical issues that frequently occur in mediation and how to prevent them from hijacking the mediation process.
Developing Your Career in Mediation Course

Developing Your Career

Hours: 8

Designed for:

Those looking to kick-start a new career, expand existing practice or develop a step-by-step business plan

Courses in Other Languages

Hours: 30

Designed for:

Those who are interested in our online mediation courses whose primary language is one other than English. Courses available through our local affiliates.
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Bruce A. Edwards

Bruce is one of the pioneers in developing mediation to resolve commercial disputes in the United States. He has been a professional mediator since 1986 and has mediated over 8000 disputes. Bruce was a co-founder and former chairman of the board of directors of JAMS. In 2023 he joined Signature Resolution to continue his mediation practice while pursuing his passion for delivering high-quality mediation training through Edwards Mediation AcademyBruce has consistently received recognition for his work as a mediator, most recently being accepted into the inaugural edition of Who’s Who in ADR by ADR Times 2022; once again recognized as a Best Lawyer in the ADR category by Best Lawyers® 2022 and recognized as a Global Elite Thought Leader and Mediator in the US by Who’s Who Legal, 2023.