The 2026 Conference will provide an opportunity for Deans of Education and senior education leaders to engage in forward-thinking conversations about the future of teacher education in Australia. The program will explore emerging policy directions, changing workforce needs, research priorities, and the evolving role of universities in preparing the next generation of teachers.
2026 will be the 12th year that this annual event brings together VET educators, researchers and leaders from across Australia to explore current issues, sector priorties, and national directions shaping vocational education training and teacher education.
ACDE’s quarterly webinars provides members with timely opportunities to engage in national conversations with sector leaders on future policy directions and reform developments shaping the future of teacher education in Australia.
The child safety and child protection in ECEC ITE Professional Learning Series is a joint initiative of AECTEN and the Early Childhood Professorial Advisory Council (ECPAC), designed to facilitate knowledge exchange among academics working in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) initial teacher education in response to child safety and child protection reform in the sector. The series comprises five 90-minute seminars delivered fully online, with participants able to attend the full series or opt in and out of individual sessions according to their professional learning needs.
During 2026, cADRE is presenting a series of four workshops to build Education researchers’ capacity to conduct quality peer reviews. The focus is on applications coded as Field of Research 39: Education and submitted to current and future Australian Research Council (ARC) funding schemes.
Since 2024, NADLATE has hosted this popular series, featuring expert-led webinars exploring key issues and emerging developments in initial teacher education.