USI Readiness – Streamlining Student Records for the Future Jason Coutts Information Infrastructure Branch Department of Industry 11 September 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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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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TRAINING PROVIDER VIDEO HERE

Timetable Dates Activity July – 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).

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