NSW AMES is an agency of the NSW State Government and is part of the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET). Established in 1951, NSW AMES has taught English to over 1.5 million people in the classroom, in the workplace, online and via distance education.

NSW AMES provides leadership in the field of quality language and literacy education through its course provision and resource and curriculum development.

NSW AMES is:

• the lead agency managing the DET Consortia which deliver the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) in over 100 locations
• the largest publisher of Australian language and literacy resources and teaching materials
• renowned for the development and delivery of the Certificates I, II, III and IV in Spoken and Written English, the most widely taught national language and literacy curriculum framework in Australia
• internationally acclaimed for its range of innovative online courses