The mission of the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute is the design and implementation of continuous professional learning of teachers at all levels, the setting of framework for the teacher competences and the promotion of horizontal issues of educational priority, improving the content and effectiveness of the education provided in accordance with the wider international, European and local context. the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute (CPI) is the Directorate of the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth, which officially runs teachers’ professional development. It offers a variety of training programmes that are repetitive and compulsory for teachers, mainly because they are either offered according to education laws and service plans, or because these programmes are developed with reference to the current needs and context of schools.