USI Privacy

We are committed to ensuring the proper handling of your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 ('Privacy Act'). 

The information you provide through the USI application process is collected by the Student Identifiers Registrar for the purposes of:

• processing your application for a USI 
• verifying and providing a USI
• resolving problems with a USI and creating authenticated Vocational Education & Training (VET) transcripts.

The USI and AVETMISS information that you provide may be disclosed to:

• organisations, departments, regulators and other persons where it is reasonably necessary for the purposes of performing functions or exercising powers under relevant legislation 
• the Oversight Authority in instances pertaining to digital identity to enable them to perform their functions
• the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) for the purpose of:
• creating authenticated VET transcripts
• resolving problems with USIs 
• collecting, preparing and auditing national VET statistics
• any other person or agency that may be authorised or required by law to access the information
• any entity contractually engaged by the Student Identifiers Registrar to assist in the performance of his or her functions in the administration of the USI system and will not otherwise be disclosed without their consent unless authorised or required by or under law. 

USI VET transcripts

For USI account holders who are undertaking VET studies, the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER) holds your training information, which is used to electronically create authenticated VET transcripts.  

The Office of the Student Identifiers Registrar does not hold or store the information received from NCVER for this purpose. 

NCVER is authorised to disclose information to the:

• Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
• Commonwealth authorities and State and Territory authorities (other than registered training organisations) that deal with matters relating to VET and VET regulator

for the purposes of:

• the administration of VET, including program administration, regulation, monitoring and evaluation
• the facilitation of research relating to education, including surveys and data linkage 
• understanding how the VET market operates, for policy, workforce planning and consumer information. 

NCVER may also disclose personal information to persons engaged by NCVER to conduct research on NCVER’s behalf. 

NCVER does not intend to disclose your personal information to any overseas recipients.

Keep Your USI Secure

Please do not include your USI in general correspondence with us.