Organisational Structure
Today, ACER is an independent, not for profit organisation. ACER now receives no government funding — it is funded entirely through contract work, fees for services and product sales. It has over 350 staff working in its offices in Camberwell, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Dubai and India.
ACER research is organised into ten research programs:
- Assessment and Reporting: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Assessment and Reporting: Mathematics and Science
- Higher Education
- International Surveys
- National Surveys
- Program Evaluation
- Psychometrics and Methodology
- Systemwide Testing
- Teaching, Learning, Leadership
- Transitions and Policy Analysis
In addition to research, ACER's work includes fee for service testing programs such as scholarship selection, university entrance, psychological and human resources tests. Some of these are available online. Test scoring and administration services are also available. Tests, books and other materials are also published and sold through ACER Press for the education, psychology, human resources, parent education, special needs and speech pathology markets. The ACER Institute (formerly the Centre for Professional Learning) provides a range of professional learning seminars and manages ACER's annual Research Conference.
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