Edwards Mediation Academy

Edwards Mediation Academy offers online training for people who want to learn mediation, strengthen their professional practice, or better represent clients in mediation. Its catalog is aimed at new and experienced mediators, attorneys, judges, HR professionals, and people in business. The academy focuses on how mediators think and act in real situations, as well as on explaining the formal steps of a process.

The Mediation Skills Course includes 40 hours and is designed for new mediators, judges, and business or HR professionals. For experienced practitioners or those moving toward commercial practice, the Advanced Mediation Skills Course offers 45 hours. The Mediation Lawyer, a 30-hour course, is for attorneys looking to deepen their mediation skills and develop strategies for their clients.

The catalog also includes shorter, focused training. Ethics in Mediation offers four hours on identifying and preventing ethical issues that can derail a mediation; Developing Your Career provides eight hours for people starting a career, growing a practice, or organizing a business plan. Each course page explains its audience and focus, allowing students to compare depth and purpose before enrolling.

The courses are self-paced and completed online, with no fixed cohorts, set schedule, or published deadlines. This format lets participants move at their own pace and return to the material when they need to review a concept. The academy also offers courses in other languages and organizes its catalog by profession, including sections for attorneys, judges, practicing mediators, and people in business.

Bruce Edwards leads the instruction and shares lessons the academy attributes to four decades of work and more than 8,000 disputes. Seventeen other professionals in the field contribute interviews, examples, and perspectives on reading a room, recognizing moments that can stall an agreement, and helping parties find a way forward. The practical approach is presented as a complement to studying principles and techniques.

The academy says its courses qualify for CLE credits approved by the California State Bar. Membership includes lifetime access to members-only webinars and monthly office hours with Bruce, extending the learning beyond recorded lessons. Anyone seeking credits in another jurisdiction should check separately whether a course meets local requirements, since the stated approval applies to California.

Alongside its courses, Edwards Mediation Academy publishes resources on certification, books, and alternative dispute resolution, as well as a video library and webinars. The combination of introductory training, advanced skills, ethics, and career development lets students choose a path based on their experience and intended work. Before enrolling, prospective students should review each course’s syllabus, hours, current price, and access terms.