Judicial training

The new Judicial Training Strategy 2025 – 2030 of the European Commission has been adopted in November 2025 as part of the Digital Justice Package 2030. The new strategy is based on the conclusions of the Commission Staff Working Document: Stock-taking of the results of judicial training 2021 – 2024.

 The strategy has a strong focus on digitalisation and will support building:

1) the skills to efficiently use digitalised tools and infrastructure in justice systems, 

2) knowledge of EU- and national law, which is adapted to the needs of the digital economy and society, as well as

3) awareness on the digitalisation of justice. 

Additionally, the European Commission has introduced the new European Training Platform (ETP) which is a useful search tool for justice professionals. It contains a wide range of self-learning materials on a great variety of EU law practice areas and related topics, as well as links to training providers' homepages and course catalogues.  

The previously published annual reports on judicial training are also now replaced by a dashboard that contains data on judicial training in Europe, gathered since 2011. It is now possible to use the new interactive digital tool, filter the data according to individual needs and compare numbers over the years.

Founded in 2000 by the Bordeaux Charter, EJTN is an international non-profit association governed by the provisions of Belgian law. EJTN brings together judicial training institutions from all EU Member States to pursue an aim of general European interest: developing and implementing training and exchange activities for members of the European judiciary. These activities cover both initial and continuous training, and are delivered in close cooperation with our Members, Associate Members, Observers and Partners.

The Council of Europe HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) platform provides free online courses for legal professionals, available in English and other languages. Registration to the HELP platform is free of charge. The HELP courses cover standards of the European Convention on Human Rights/ECHR and other Council of Europe Conventions as well as EU legislation and the case-law of both the ECtHR and the CJEU.

Recommended courses:

• International Cooperation in Criminal Matters
• Procedural Safeguards in Criminal Proceedings and Victims’ Rights

The Academy of European Law (ERA) provides training to legal practitioners in European criminal justice cooperation and in other areas of European law. It was established in 1992 on the initiative of the European Parliament as a non-profit public foundation. Its patrons include most EU member states and it is supported financially by the European Union. ERA works with all practitioners of law, be they judges, prosecutors, defence counsel, law enforcement officers or lawyers in public administration.