[1] Since the 1920s, the People's Commissariat for Education has organized short courses (2–6 months long) for school teachers.

Initially, the Institute was only engaged in the retraining of pedagogical personnel, which was conducted through correspondence and short-term courses.

The Institute moved to the cathedral system and faculties were organized for the implementation of work on advanced training.

349, the Azerbaijan Institute of Teachers was established with 12 branches in the Nakhichevan, Ganja, Sumgait, Mingechevir, Gazakh, Shamakhi, Quba, Salyan, Jalilabad, Agjabedi, Sheki, Zagatala[2] and with a training and advisory center in Lankaran.

On August 27, 2011, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Azerbaijan Teachers` Institute and the Pakistani University of Punjab.