The article presents the findings of the research into professional development needs of study programme managers at four Lithuanian higher education schools (two universities and two colleges) and a revised methodology for research into study programme managers professional development needs in the didactical domain of teacher qualification related to designing, realizing and improvement study programmes within the study outcome paradigm. The research participants were 149 study programme managers (84 from universities and 65 from colleges). The purpose of the present research is to further a discussion on the improvement of study programme quality within the study outcome paradigm. (Contains 6 tables and 12 figures.)