Preparing teachers to teach with information and communication technologies (ICT) is an important component of contemporary education systems. During 2004 - 2008, a first phase of teacher training program on ICT was developed and implemented by the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute. The aim of this training program was to develop teachers’ ICT skills and prepare them to use ICT in their classrooms. A total of 10,140 teachers from primary and secondary education were trained during this period, in areas like basic ICT skills and integrating ICT in the learning process. The program offered opportunities to teachers to participate in workshops, research programs, training seminars, online communities and collaborate with others in developing supportive material for their teaching.

CARDET and its partners from 4 countries (Greece, UK, Italy, & Spain) began a 2-year education project (EDUCOMIC) under the Life Long Learning Programme. EDUCOMIC will prepare educators to integrate 'Web comics' in the classroom to enhance learning, engage and motivate students, and use technology in a practical and effective way. The project will collect and publish best practices on the use of Web comics in education. The best practices will include a variety of curricular areas including literacy, language learning, and science education. It will also look at Web Comic authoring tools and how they can be used effectively to support learning strategies and lesson plans. The project will create training material for teachers and organise seminars for teachers in Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Spain.

Professor Barry McGaw, member of the Advisory board of CARDET was recently in Cyprus, after he was invited by the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture to share his expertise with the Curriculum Reform Committee. Professor McGaw is currently Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute. He served as Director of the Directorate for Education in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).