The outreach unit has programmes aimed at organizing professional activities for teachers and other ogranisations involved in the education sector. It has short in-service training for teachers at all levels in the basic schools and the Colleges of Education. Also there are yearly research training events for the 16 Colleges of Education affiliated to UCC, postgraduate students, and lecturers in both public and private higher education institutions; There are also training sessions organised in innovative teaching approaches and assessment practices for the 16 colleges affiliated to UCC, lecturers in both public and private higher education institutions, experienced teachers/mentors, and newly qualified teachers in basic schools.