The competence network lernen:digital shapes the dialogue between science and practice for the digital transformation of schools and teacher training. The transfer centre makes the results of the learning:digital competence network visible to teachers, promotes co-constructive further development with practitioners and supports the nationwide transfer to teacher training. The DIE contributes its expertise in promoting the professional development of teaching staff by addressing these issues, among others:

• How can the coordination of action by relevant actors in digitisation-related teacher training be described?
• What are the conducive and obstructive conditions for transfer in digitisation-related teacher training?
• How should digitisation-related qualification programmes for multipliers be designed?

The transfer office acts as an interface within the competence network lernen:digital and thus ensures systematic dialogue between science and practice. The activities and services of the transfer centre are divided into four fields of action: networking, research, transfer and science communication. The central tasks are the consolidation of scientific expertise in the project networks into competence centres, benefit-inspired research on transfer-relevant issues and networking with the state institutes for teacher training, education administration and education policy. One of the DIE’s main objectives is the development of formats for the professionalisation of multipliers in digitisation-related further and continuing training for teachers. Another focus is on analysing the coordination of action by the groups of actors in the education system and the conditions for successful transfer.