Read AEF's latest research report on the current state of languages teacher education in Australia. What Works 10 identifies six major issues in training languages teachers. It presents a compelling case for urgent action including the continued shrinking of languages teacher education offerings in Australian universities and a lack of differentiation between how to teach languages as diverse as Chinese and French.

#PSTEdFest was an online conference facilitated by AEF, ACARA, AITSL and ESA for pre-service teachers. Access online recordings of presentations including implementing the digital technologies curriculum and global collaboration. Keep an eye out for #Edfest16 in January 2016 - the next online conference on current issues in education.

Invite an AEF Asia Literacy Ambassadors to your school to help your students understand how Asia capabilities, including languages, enhance life and career choices. Asia Literacy Ambassadors are industry professionals who demonstrate the practical knowledge and skills required to work in Asia and within Australia’s own culturally diverse workforce. Here’s how you can a school visits.

AEF provides parents with information about Australia's engagement with Asia with a focus on future workforce needs. See illustrations of schools working to ensure their students are Asia capable. Access information on the Australian Curriculum's cross-curriculum priority of Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia. Read more.

AEF’s country pages on China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand provide country information, learning and teaching sequences and digital resource lists. Read more.