The 2004 Standards for Teacher Training in the Educational Sciences (Standards für die Lehrerbildung: Bildungswissenschaften) and the May 2013 edition of the common content requirements for subject-related studies and subject-related didactics in teacher training which apply to all Länder (Ländergemeinsame inhaltliche Anforderungen für die
Fachwissenschaften und Fachdidaktiken in der Lehrerbildung) serve as the basis for the accreditation and evaluation of teacher-training courses