On 4 June, Yuliia Lykhach, Head of the High School, opened the tutor training, which is being implemented jointly with the Council of Europe’s HELP (Human Rights Education for Lawyers) for Ukraine, including in Time of War project.
“The activities of the High School are focused on human rights and European values, which overlap with the topics of the HELP Project courses, so our cooperation is successful and will continue,” emphasised Yuliia Lykhach. “The purpose of this training for trainers is to prepare participants to act as HELP tutors for their respective institutions and to acquire the skills to successfully teach the HELP online course to different audiences. It focuses on the methodology for legal professionals and the HELP e-learning platform.”
The two-day training will be provided by Kristina Khokhlova, Project Coordinator of the Council of Europe HELP Programme, and Victoria Polishchuk, HELP tutor, attorney, mediator, Head of the UNBA Labour Law Committee, Head of the Centre for Labour Law and Social Security of the UNBA Higher School of Advocacy.
Participants will have an opportunity to get acquainted with the programme and its mission, understand the role of tutors in the implementation of HELP courses; adapt the courses to the national legal system and target audience; use the HELP e-learning platform, moderate HELP courses and use them as a supplement to the curriculum.
The experience of implementing HELP courses for civil servants of the High School will be presented by Valentyna Lisovska, Head of the Centre for Professional Development on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of the institution.
After the TfT session, the participants will be asked to complete a final task designed to assess their skills in applying the HELP methodology and using the e-learning platform. Successful completion of the final task is required to obtain a tutor certificate.
For reference.
The Council of Europe project “HELP (Human Rights Education for Lawyers) for Ukraine, including in times of war” is aimed at improving the skills of lawyers in Ukraine for the effective application of European human rights standards, including in times of war. The Project developed a new course on international humanitarian law and human rights and a course on Temporary Protection in the European Union. HELP courses are delivered online, offline and in a hybrid format in accordance with the HELP methodology. More information about the Project is available on the website of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine.