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The 2006 Global Summit for education and training leaders, thinkers and teachers, hosted by education.au limited, will promote the strategic development of technology-connected futures. Topics include 'Elearning in Education and Training', 'Careers in a Connected Environment', 'Designing Educational Web Services', 'Understanding Transformation in Education', and 'Emerging Trends in a Connected World'.

Curriculum Leadership publishes an excerpt from the new report, Australian Certificate of Education: Exploring a Way Forward, produced for the Department of Education, Science and Training by the Australian Council for Educational Research. It argues that ‘the most desirable long-term outcome would be the emergence of a single Australian Certificate of Education awarded by each of the Australian States and Territories in place of the existing nine certificates. We believe the framework of a single senior certificate is more likely to promote consistency in senior secondary arrangements, to provide comparability of student results across Australia, and to ensure nationally consistent high standards of curriculum provision.’