The Professional Development Service for Teachers or PDST is the name given to the newly created CPD Service for teachers.  The Director of the PDST is Mr Paddy Keays.

PDST will operate on a regional basis, providing teacher professional development and school support through multi-disciplinary teams of seconded teachers, who will work in close co-operation with the Education Centre Network, to respond to professional development needs identified by schools. The regional teams include both primary and post primary teachers and will be supporting both primary and post primary schools. The capacity of the regional teams will be augmented by the work of local facilitators and associate trainers. Other support services/programmes will continue on a stand alone basis and will not form part of the PDST at the current time. These include: the Project Maths Development Team, the Special Education Support Service, An tSeirbhís Tacaíochta Dara Leibhéal don Ghaeilge, the National Behaviour Support Service, T4 and Social Personal and Health Education including RSE (Post-Primary).