The contemporary reality of societal development poses new challenges for education. Education
must be synchronized with the needs of society and innovative development promotes the emergence
of new structures. Educational clusters are comparatively new and one of the less researched
phenomenon in pedagogical science. The goal of the current inquiry is to present the outcomes of a
practical experience with a functioning educational cluster related to the qualification of teachers in
Bulgaria. The article examines the formation of educational clusters as a catalyst for innovative policies
and practices in the education of teacher teachers. It looks at the types of educational clusters,
and suggests a structure of an educational cluster for continuing teacher training and qualification,
based on experience of the Department for Information and In-service Teacher Training at Trakia
University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.