In 2001 the Victorian Government commissioned an analysis into the teaching of languages in Victoria . The resulting report, Languages for Victoria's Future , highlighted a number of key findings and recommendations that would strengthen the importance of "languages as an essential skill in the curriculum of all students". The following is an excerpt from that report.
Findings
Schools need access to a greater range of models and structured advice in order to deliver appropriate language programs to various categories of students. Centres of Excellence in Languages could provide an innovative model of languages provision, using a range of approaches, including information and communication technologies (ICT), for those with a special interest in, and aptitude for, languages.
Recommendation 5
That the feasibility and cost of establishing at least three Centres of Excellence in Languages in schools or clusters of schools at secondary level, two in metropolitan Melbourne and one to two in country Victoria be investigated and that they be identified through expressions of interest that encourage schools/clusters to secure substantial support and partnerships and take a lead in the innovative use of ICT, online and multimedia materials and act as lighthouse schools that promote ICT for languages and skill teachers in its use."