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This course is a prerequisite for admission to the Labor Arbitrator Development Program (LADP).
This hybrid program includes both in-person and online components.
The mandatory in-person sessions will take place on January 21–23, 2026 and April 20–22, 2026.
The total cost of the program is $5,000.
Participants will explore key topic areas such as contract language interpretation, just cause, ethics, evidence, conducting a hearing, and award writing. Learning activities are designed to be highly interactive and include scenario-based assignments and discussions led by experienced arbitrators, drafting a mock award with individualized feedback, and conducting mock arbitration hearings.
The final session will focus on strategies for running efficient and effective arbitration hearings, helping participants apply their skills in real-world setting
Prerequisite:
- Experience in the field of labor relations
- Or have taken labor law, contract interpretation and agreement writing for labor relation classes
- Or completed the labor arbitration advocacy or the negotiating a collective bargaining agreement certificate programs
Finance options available, please contact ILR Customer Service at 1-866-470-1922 or ilrcustomerservice@cornell.edu
Who should enroll
- Practitioners interested in exploring a transition to neutrality and building a labor arbitration practice in the future
- Individuals actively planning to become labor arbitrators
- Newer arbitrators seeking to enhance their knowledge, skills, and practice
- Anyone considering applying to the Labor Arbitrator Development Program (LADP)
- Those who have completed relevant coursework (e.g., contract interpretation, agreement writing, labor law, arbitration advocacy, or collective bargaining certificate programs)
Instructors
Ellen Gallin Procida
Jan 5
- Director, Labor Management Relations Programs and Labor Arbitrator and Mediator
