This report presents a comprehensive national mapping of teacher professional learning activities across Australia in both government and non-government sectors. 

It provides some guidelines for quality professional learning for 21st century educators by drawing from survey and interview data. It recognises there is a correlation between enhancing the skills and knowledge of the education workforce and enhancing student achievement and well being. The report will inform the work already underway on national professional teaching standards, a national professional learning framework and the professional learning needs of teachers in the lead up to the implementation of the new National Curriculum.