The 2026 edition of THRE will be held between May and December. It will build on the experiences with human rights education of the past years and incorporate the conclusions and recommendations of the Roadmap for education for democratic citizenship and human rights education with young people (2024-2028) and of the “Unleashing Human Rights” Forum.
Aim
This training course aims at developing the competences of participants to act as trainers and multipliers for human rights education in the context of local, national or regional activities and projects with young people, making use of Compass and supporting the implementation of the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education, the UN World Programme for Human Rights Education and the UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training.
Profile of participants
The course is designed for participants who are:
- trainers or facilitators in non–formal education, especially within youth organisations and associations, in youth work activities and in other NGOs concerned with human rights education;
- young leaders involved in human rights education through youth work activities and in other NGOs concerned with human rights education;
- teachers or teacher trainers with a multiplying role within formal education systems interested in introducing non-formal learning methodologies in their activities on HRE;
- Youth workers, human rights activists, volunteers experienced in and intending to function as multipliers and advocates for human rights education at local, national or international level.
All participants must also:
- be able to work in English
- be aged between 18-30 years old, exceptions can be made if justified
- be resident of one of the countries state parties to the European Cultural Convention or, with regards to the OHCHR collaboration, national of a country in the North Africa and Middle East (MENA) region
- be supported by a youth organisation or institution within which they can act as multipliers of HRE
- already have experience in working with young people
- be able and committed to act as multipliers in HRE as a result of the course
- be motivated to develop their competences in human rights education and to share their experiences with other participants
- be committed to attend for the full duration of the course, including the preparatory and follow-up phases (approximately 2 hours per week during Phases 1 and 3)
- be interested and able to develop and implement human rights education project with young people. All participants in the training course are expected to implement HRE projects or programmes as relevant, such as national training courses in human rights education, translation and dissemination of Compass, advocacy projects on human rights education or others as a follow-up of their participation in the course.
The Council of Europe welcomes applications from all candidates who fulfil the specific profile of the activities, irrespective of any ground for discrimination.
Dates
- Building foundations - an initial e-learning phase (May-September 2026)
- Empowering change - a residential 8-day training course to be held at the European Youth Centre Budapest from 29 September to the 6 October 2026 (arrival date 28 September, departure date 7 October).
- Enacting impact – as follow-up activities, including e-learning (October-December 2026)
All candidates must apply online at https://forms.office.com/e/4Jw3sgwdVt
Deadline for applications: 19 April 2026, 23:59 CET
Call for applciations document
