Teacher training in the context of lifelong education

The Bologna process ensured the unification of educational systems and cemented the foundations for the European Higher Education Area as an integral system. Currently, pedagogical education is implemented at three levels, the basic of which is the bachelor's level. The system of tertiary pedagogical education and the continuing professional development of acquired competencies can be defined as a cross-cutting technology. The paper shows the implementation of lifelong education of teachers in the context of the Bologna process on the example of individual countries. The article reveals the national characteristics of higher pedagogical education, describes the implementation of lifelong education of teachers in the context of the Bologna process on the example of individual countries, identifies the conditions necessary for a graduate to start teaching practice in secondary education. The results of the study are generalization of best practices in national education systems and the identification of conditions for the development of cross-cutting competencies in the system of tertiary education.