While designed to make a high-quality education available to students of varying economic backgrounds across Kurdistan, the SABIS® PPP project is also designed to contribute to building capacity for teachers in the region. At the start of the PPP project, experienced teachers from SABIS® Network schools were appointed to assist local teachers develop strong English language skills as well as strengthen their general subject knowledge and effectiveness in the classroom. The program continues to build teacher capacity by providing Ministry of Education teachers with professional development opportunities in subject mastery, teaching methods, and classroom management as well as the use of effective teaching methods.