The International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) has released its Framework for International Education Standards for Professional Accountants (the Framework), which enhances the relevancy, consistency, and applicability of its publications to IFAC members. The Framework sets out the educational concepts that underlie the IAESB's International Education Standards (IESs), describes the nature of IAESB publications, and affirms IFAC member bodies' obligations relating to accounting education. The Framework also includes an appendix, "IAESB Drafting Conventions," which will be used to increase the clarity of its standards.

The Framework document has been released following the consideration and approval by the Public Interest Oversight Board of the IAESB’s due process. The document is available to download free of charge from the IAESB section of the Publications and Resources site: http://web.ifac.org/publications.