From 21 to 25 July 2025, the Compass National Training Course on Human Rights Education took place in Lviv, the European Youth Capital 2025.

 The course was designed to support the implementation of human rights education (HRE) and education for democratic citizenship (EDC) in both formal and non-formal educational settings. Throughout 5-day programme 24 youth workers, teachers, and educators from all regions of Ukraine enhanced their competences to apply the Compass: Manual for Human Rights Education with Young People.

 The training course was organised by the Centre for Educational Initiatives and the Donetsk Youth Debate Centre , in cooperation with the Council of Europe Youth Department and the European Wergeland Centre, with expert support from the Council of Europe project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase IV.” The Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine were partners of the activity.

 Through HRE/EDC, participants explored critical themes such as individual and collective identity, violence in society, bullying, and radicalisation particularly among adolescents, including approaches to its prevention in the current context of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The educational team will support participants in developing and implementing local initiatives that promote HRE/EDC and apply the Compass methodology in their daily practice after the training course.

Additionally, Natalia Radchuk, member of the European Steering Committee for Youth,  presented Ukraine's youth work policy and practice experience in integrating the Council of Europe standards.

This activity is part of the Youth Department’s contribution to the implementation of the Council of Europe Charter on EDC/ HRE.