Induction in the German speaking Central Europe – Switzerland, Austria, and Germany

Induction programmes in the three German speaking countries of Central Europe (Switzerland, Austria, and Germany), on which we focus in this article, support beginning teachers in their school affiliation, their mastering of the career specific requirements, in their identity building, and in their further professionalisation. The article investigates the conceptualisation of induction and its main goals in these countries. Moreover, with focus on different theoretical approaches of professionalisation, we discuss these programmes and the underlying understanding of professionalisation of beginning teachers. This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Brill in Making Sense of European Teacher Induction and Mentoring Practices on 12 January 2026, available online: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004727557_009.