If No, please complete the below section for further process.

From 1 January 2015, we Platinum Education can be prevented from issuing you with a nationally recognised VET qualification or statement of attainment when you complete your course if you do not have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). In addition, we are required to include your USI in the data we submit to NCVER. If you have not yet obtained a USI you can apply for it directly at https://www.usi.gov.au/students/create-your-usi on a computer or mobile device. Please note that if you would like to specify your gender as ‘other’ you will need to contact the USI Office for assistance.

You must try to find out whether you already have a USI before attempting to create a new one. You should not have more than one USI. To check if you already have a USI, use the “Forgotten USI” Link on the USI Website at https://www.usi.gov.au/faqs/ihave-forgotten-my-usi/.

If you would like Platinum Education to apply for a USI on your behalf you must authorise us to do so and declare that you have read the privacy information at https://www.usi.gov.au/documents/privacy-notice-when-rto-applies-their-behalf. You must also provide some additional information as noted at the end of this form so that we can apply for a USI on your behalf.

I authorise Platinum Education to apply according to sub-section 9(2) of the Student Identifiers Act 2014, for a USI on my behalf.

If you indicate Yes, Credit/RPL application fee applies, you will be contacted to discuss this further.

Why we collect your personal information

As a registered training organisation (RTO), we (Platinum Education) collect your personal information so we can process and manage your enrolment in a vocational education and training (VET) course with us.

We are required to collect the information on this form, and as such cannot enrol you as a student if this form is incomplete.

How we use your personal information

We use your personal information to enable us to deliver VET courses to you, and otherwise, as needed, to comply with our obligations as an RTO.

How we disclose your personal information

We are required by law (under the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (Cth) (NVETR Act)) to disclose the personal information we collect about you to the National VET Data Collection kept by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER). The NCVER is responsible for collecting, managing, analysing and communicating research and statistics about the Australian VET sector.

We are also authorised by law (under the NVETR Act) to disclose your personal information to the relevant state or territory training authority.

How the NCVER and other bodies handle your personal information

The NCVER will collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with the law, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and the NVETR Act. Your personal information may be used and disclosed by NCVER for purposes that include populating authenticated VET transcripts; administration of VET; facilitation of statistics and research relating to education, including surveys and data linkage; and understanding the VET market.

The NCVER is authorised to disclose information to the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE), Commonwealth authorities, State and Territory authorities (other than registered training organisations) that deal with matters relating to VET and VET regulators for the purposes of those bodies, including to enable:

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

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

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

For more information about how the NCVER will handle your personal information please refer to the NCVER’s Privacy Policy at www.ncver.edu.au/privacy

If you would like to seek access to or correct your information, in the first instance, please contact your RTO using the contact details listed below.

DESE is authorised by law, including the Privacy Act and the NVETR Act, to collect, use and disclose your personal information to fulfil specified functions and activities. For more information about how the DESE will handle your personal information, please refer to the DESE VET Privacy Notice at https://www.dese.gov.au/national-vet-data/vet-privacy-notice

International Student Information

Platinum Education is required to collect personal information and information about course enrolment and course progress for all international students which may be shared with the Australian Government including the Department of Education, Skills and Employment and the Department of Home Affairs as well as the Tuition Protection Service as relevant for the purposes of:

• promoting compliance with the ESOS Act and the National Code
• assisting with the regulation of providers
• promoting compliance with the conditions of a particular student visa or visas, or of student visas generally
• or facilitating the monitoring and control of immigration. Surveys

You may receive a student survey which may be run by a government department or an NCVER employee, agent, third-party contractor or another authorised agency. Please note you may opt out of this surveys at the time of being contacted.

You may also be contacted by or on behalf of our regulatory body, the Australian Quality Skills Authority (ASQA) in relation to a survey about the training and assessment services that you have been provided with.

These survey responses do not belong to Platinum Education and are separate to any surveys that Platinum Education asks you to complete which are to contribute to improving the courses and services it provides.

Contact information

At any time, you may contact Platinum Education to:

• request access to your personal information
• correct your personal information
• make a complaint about how your personal information has been handled
• ask a question about this Privacy Notice

• I have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions as outlined by Platinum Education.
• I understand that giving false or incomplete information may lead to the refusal of my application or cancellation of enrolment.
• I declare that the information I have provided to the best of my knowledge is true and correct.
• I consent to the collection, use and disclosure of my personal information in accordance with the Privacy Notice above.
• I understand that if I have applied through an approved Platinum Education agent, all correspondence relating to my application will be forwarded to that agent.
• I understand that all Platinum Education courses are offered based on full-time study and that I am required to attend a minimum of 20 scheduled course contact hours per week.
• I confirm I have been informed about the training and assessment and support services to be provided and about my rights and obligations as a student at Platinum Education.
• I understand that I must attend orientation since it is a legal requirement and falls within my study plan. Failing to do so is reportable to DHA. A rescheduling fee shall apply if the students are unable to attend the orientation on the
  scheduled date. (Your Orientation date and time will be emailed to you before the orientation and course commencement).

Note: Platinum Education does not enrol any students under the age of 18.