USI Readiness – Streamlining Student Records for the Future

Jason CouttsInformation Infrastructure Branch

Department of Industry

11 September 2014

2014 National VET Conference - Brisbane

Unique Student Identifier is part of responding to:

Skilled and mobile labour force

National training provision and recognition

Contestable government funding

Consistent national quality assurance

Evolving National Training System

Supported by legislation

Introduced from 1 January 2015

The USI Benefits:

Students – for job application and further training

Training providers - enrolment, recognition of prior learning

Employers – recruitment

Regulators – profiling risk and targeting audits

Program managers/policy makers – streamlined data collection, better policy

and program design

“23TG479858”

List of approved proof of ID Documents

Driver’s Licence

Medicare Card

Australian Passport

Visa (non-Australian Passport)

Australian Birth Certificate

Certificate of Registration By Descent

Immi Card

Citizenship Certificate

STUDENT VIDEO HERE

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Question Time

Tweet using the hashtag #VETusi OR…

What you, as Registered Training Organisations, need to do? Collect a USI / Create a USI

Verify a USI / manage corrections

Report USI - as part of your AVETMISS reporting

Ensure the security of a USI stored in it’s SMS

Recognise Transcripts prepared by the USI Registrar

Getting Ready? Choose your connection options

Complete the Access Request Form

Update your enrolment processes (forms)

Prepare your staff (procedures)

Empower your students (pre-enrolment)

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Question Time

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TRAINING PROVIDER VIDEO HERE

TimetableDates ActivityJuly – October 2014 USI Website activated

Supporting materials and tools to be made available to RTOs USI Webinars being held Awareness raising activities targeted at RTO management and staff, employers

and related stakeholders

October – December 2014

Official USI Core IT system launch RTOs can start applying for USIs for continuing students Continued support through the Office of the Registrar

1 January 2015 Formal USI requirements commence

2016 Student’s results from 2015 will be available in their USI accounts in 2016

(It is important to be aware that the USI transcript will only reflect training records for training after the 1 January 2015, and not all past training history).

Any Questions?

Unique Student Identifierwww.industry.gov.au/usi

email usi@industry.gov.au

USI hotline 1300 770 217

Training.gov.au www.training.gov.au

tgahelp@training.gov.au

Total VET Activity NCVER Client Services

http://www.ncver.edu.au/avetmiss/21059.html 1800 649 452

www.industry.gov.au/vetreporting

My Skills www.myskills.gov.au

MySkillsHelp@industry.gov.au

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