Advanced academic didactical education opportunities in teacher education – A heterogenous field

Since the Bologna reform, university development has increasingly focused on teaching and advanced education in higher education contexts. Hence, professionalisation and support of academic teachers is considered an essential factor. In this area, universities have prioritized an individual design of their offers. This paper is based on web research and provides an overview of academic didactic courses for teacher educators in the academic year 2021/22. The sample consists of 30 university colleges of teacher education and six universities in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The results show the considerations for planning multi-part offerings, such as courses or teaching certificates.