This compendium is one of the results of the project titled "Professionalization of Literacy and Basic Education – Basic Modules for Teacher Training - TRAIN" (a multilateral Socrates Grundtvig 1 project), coordinated by the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE) Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning. The aim of the compendium is to provide the state of the art of current teacher training approaches, concepts and best practice examples in the field of literacy and basic skills in the participating countries, as well as in other European countries which have developed structures and national action plan.

Summaries and Country Reports are available about the following countries; Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, The Netherlands, Scotland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Wales.