Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
CPD’s are advanced extensions of the Executive Certificate in Negotiation & Dispute Resolution, which provides participants with the foundational knowledge, frameworks, and practical skills required for effective negotiation and dispute resolution. Building upon this foundation, each pathway offers focused, sector-specific training that enables participants to develop specialized expertise within their chosen area of practice and apply negotiation principles to complex real-world scenarios.
The Advanced Executive Certification Tracks have been designed to bridge this gap by providing participants with practical exposure to advanced negotiation frameworks, sector-specific dispute-resolution strategies, realistic simulations, and applied learning experiences that mirror contemporary professional challenges.
The certification emphasizes practical competence, strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and dispute-resolution effectiveness through immersive learning experiences that prepare participants for real-world negotiation environments.
Essential Mediation Solutions (EMS)
Partners in the CPD courses
Essential Mediation Solutions (EMS) is a leading UK-based provider of civil, commercial, and workplace mediation services, as well as accredited mediation and negotiation training programmes. Founded by Emma McAndry, a Fellow of the Civil Mediation Council, Legal 500 Leading Mediator, and award-winning mediation trainer, EMS is committed to promoting effective dispute resolution through mediation. As a registered provider affiliated with the Civil Mediation Council, the largest mediation registration body in England and Wales. EMS has also delivered mediation services and training internationally, including in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Dubai, supporting legal professionals, businesses, and organizations across diverse jurisdictions. Combining extensive practical experience with internationally recognized expertise, EMS helps clients resolve disputes constructively and build lasting conflict-resolution capacity.
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Commercial & Cross-Border Deal Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and dispute-resolution skills for professionals operating in commercial and international business environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to negotiate contracts, manage commercial disputes, navigate cross-border transactions, engage effectively with multiple stakeholders, and structure sustainable settlements. Through a focus on commercial mediation, risk management, and negotiations in real life circumstances, participants will gain the strategic tools needed to achieve successful outcomes in complex business and institutional settings.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
 Shozab Majeed.
International Law Expert & Mediator
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation is designed to equip professionals with advanced negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communication skills for public, regulatory, and international environments. The programme explores public-sector and multilateral negotiations, government stakeholder management, crisis negotiation frameworks, policy and regulatory discussions, and institutional negotiation strategies. Participants will develop the practical competencies required to build consensus, navigate complex stakeholder interests, and achieve effective outcomes in governmental, diplomatic, and public-sector settings.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
 Shozab Majeed.
International Law Expert & Mediator
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and conflict-resolution skills for professionals operating within workplace, governance, and organizational environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to manage workplace disputes, facilitate constructive dialogue among internal stakeholders, navigate shareholder and partnership negotiations, address governance conflicts, and apply effective leadership communication strategies. Through a focus on organizational dispute resolution, human resource negotiations, and collaborative decision-making, participants will gain the skills required to strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts constructively, and contribute to organizational stability and performance.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
Fehem Hashmi
Corporate & M&A Lawyer
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation is designed to develop advanced negotiation and mediation skills for professionals managing sensitive disputes within family, custody, and inheritance contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to facilitate emotionally complex negotiations, manage high-conflict family dynamics, conduct custody and parenting discussions, address inheritance and succession disputes, and design sustainable settlement outcomes. Through a focus on interest-based family negotiation, constructive communication, and practical mediation frameworks, participants will gain the emotional intelligence and strategic tools needed to achieve durable, relationship-preserving outcomes in some of the most personally challenging negotiation environments.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
Dawn Stainer
Mediator & Trainer
Laricelle Fouchee
Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediator
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Executive Certificate on Mediation Advocacy & International Dispute Resolution Representation is designed to develop practical skills in mediation advocacy and dispute resolution for professionals engaged in legal, commercial, and international contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to represent clients effectively in mediation proceedings, manage negotiation processes, handle caucuses and deadlocks, and contribute to the structuring of viable settlement agreements. With a focus on mediation frameworks, settlement negotiation techniques, advocacy strategies, and international dispute resolution practices, participants will gain the strategic and practical tools needed to achieve effective and sustainable outcomes in complex domestic and cross-border disputes.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who should apply?
Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation
Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and conflict-resolution skills for professionals operating within workplace, governance, and organizational environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to manage workplace disputes, facilitate constructive dialogue among internal stakeholders, navigate shareholder and partnership negotiations, address governance conflicts, and apply effective leadership communication strategies. Through a focus on organizational dispute resolution, human resource negotiations, and collaborative decision-making, participants will gain the skills required to strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts constructively, and contribute to organizational stability and performance.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
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Who Should Apply?
Trainers
Fehem Hashmi
Corporate & M&A Lawyer
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Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation is designed to develop advanced negotiation and mediation skills for professionals managing sensitive disputes within family, custody, and inheritance contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to facilitate emotionally complex negotiations, manage high-conflict family dynamics, conduct custody and parenting discussions, address inheritance and succession disputes, and design sustainable settlement outcomes. Through a focus on interest-based family negotiation, constructive communication, and practical mediation frameworks, participants will gain the emotional intelligence and strategic tools needed to achieve durable, relationship-preserving outcomes in some of the most personally challenging negotiation environments.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
Dawn Stainer
Mediator & Trainer
Laricelle Fouchee
Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediator
Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation is designed to equip professionals with advanced negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communication skills for public, regulatory, and international environments. The programme explores public-sector and multilateral negotiations, government stakeholder management, crisis negotiation frameworks, policy and regulatory discussions, and institutional negotiation strategies. Participants will develop the practical competencies required to build consensus, navigate complex stakeholder interests, and achieve effective outcomes in governmental, diplomatic, and public-sector settings.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
 Shozab Majeed.
International Law Expert & Mediator
Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and conflict-resolution skills for professionals operating within workplace, governance, and organizational environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to manage workplace disputes, facilitate constructive dialogue among internal stakeholders, navigate shareholder and partnership negotiations, address governance conflicts, and apply effective leadership communication strategies. Through a focus on organizational dispute resolution, human resource negotiations, and collaborative decision-making, participants will gain the skills required to strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts constructively, and contribute to organizational stability and performance.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
Fehem Hashmi
Corporate & M&A Lawyer
Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation is designed to develop advanced negotiation and mediation skills for professionals managing sensitive disputes within family, custody, and inheritance contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to facilitate emotionally complex negotiations, manage high-conflict family dynamics, conduct custody and parenting discussions, address inheritance and succession disputes, and design sustainable settlement outcomes. Through a focus on interest-based family negotiation, constructive communication, and practical mediation frameworks, participants will gain the emotional intelligence and strategic tools needed to achieve durable, relationship-preserving outcomes in some of the most personally challenging negotiation environments.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
Dawn Stainer
Mediator & Trainer
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Laricelle Fouchee
Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediator
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Advanced Executive Certificate in Commercial & Cross-Border Deal Negotiation
Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation is designed to equip professionals with advanced negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communication skills for public, regulatory, and international environments. The programme explores public-sector and multilateral negotiations, government stakeholder management, crisis negotiation frameworks, policy and regulatory discussions, and institutional negotiation strategies. Participants will develop the practical competencies required to build consensus, navigate complex stakeholder interests, and achieve effective outcomes in governmental, diplomatic, and public-sector settings.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
 Shozab Majeed.
International Law Expert & Mediator
Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and conflict-resolution skills for professionals operating within workplace, governance, and organizational environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to manage workplace disputes, facilitate constructive dialogue among internal stakeholders, navigate shareholder and partnership negotiations, address governance conflicts, and apply effective leadership communication strategies. Through a focus on organizational dispute resolution, human resource negotiations, and collaborative decision-making, participants will gain the skills required to strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts constructively, and contribute to organizational stability and performance.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
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Who Should Apply?
Trainers
Fehem Hashmi
Corporate & M&A Lawyer
Â
Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation is designed to develop advanced negotiation and mediation skills for professionals managing sensitive disputes within family, custody, and inheritance contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to facilitate emotionally complex negotiations, manage high-conflict family dynamics, conduct custody and parenting discussions, address inheritance and succession disputes, and design sustainable settlement outcomes. Through a focus on interest-based family negotiation, constructive communication, and practical mediation frameworks, participants will gain the emotional intelligence and strategic tools needed to achieve durable, relationship-preserving outcomes in some of the most personally challenging negotiation environments.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
Dawn Stainer
Mediator & Trainer
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Laricelle Fouchee
Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediator
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Executive Certificate on Mediation Advocacy & International Dispute Resolution Representation
Advanced Executive Certificate in Commercial & Cross-Border Deal Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Commercial & Cross-Border Deal Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and dispute-resolution skills for professionals operating in commercial and international business environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to negotiate contracts, manage commercial disputes, navigate cross-border transactions, engage effectively with multiple stakeholders, and structure sustainable settlements. Through a focus on commercial mediation, risk management, and negotiations in real life circumstances, participants will gain the strategic tools needed to achieve successful outcomes in complex business and institutional settings.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
 Shozab Majeed.
International Law Expert & Mediator
Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation is designed to equip professionals with advanced negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communication skills for public, regulatory, and international environments. The programme explores public-sector and multilateral negotiations, government stakeholder management, crisis negotiation frameworks, policy and regulatory discussions, and institutional negotiation strategies. Participants will develop the practical competencies required to build consensus, navigate complex stakeholder interests, and achieve effective outcomes in governmental, diplomatic, and public-sector settings.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
 Shozab Majeed.
International Law Expert & Mediator
Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and conflict-resolution skills for professionals operating within workplace, governance, and organizational environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to manage workplace disputes, facilitate constructive dialogue among internal stakeholders, navigate shareholder and partnership negotiations, address governance conflicts, and apply effective leadership communication strategies. Through a focus on organizational dispute resolution, human resource negotiations, and collaborative decision-making, participants will gain the skills required to strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts constructively, and contribute to organizational stability and performance.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Â
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
Fehem Hashmi
Corporate & M&A Lawyer
Â
Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation
Resolution Representation
Duration: 10 Hours
Programme Overview:
The Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation is designed to develop advanced negotiation and mediation skills for professionals managing sensitive disputes within family, custody, and inheritance contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to facilitate emotionally complex negotiations, manage high-conflict family dynamics, conduct custody and parenting discussions, address inheritance and succession disputes, and design sustainable settlement outcomes. Through a focus on interest-based family negotiation, constructive communication, and practical mediation frameworks, participants will gain the emotional intelligence and strategic tools needed to achieve durable, relationship-preserving outcomes in some of the most personally challenging negotiation environments.
Learning Outcomes
Participant will be able to:
Who Should Apply?
Trainers
Dawn Stainer
Mediator & Trainer
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Laricelle Fouchee
Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediator
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