Smart Link Training

Privacy Notice

Why we collect your personal information

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

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

Smart Link Training 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

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. NCVER is authorised to disclose information to the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), 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.

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.

For more information about how 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.

DEWR 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 DEWR will handle your personal information, please refer to the DEWR VET Privacy Notice at www.dewr.gov.au/national-vet-data/vet-privacy-notice

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 the survey at the time of being contacted.

Contact information

At any time you may contact Smart Link Training 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

RTO# 45280 - Smartlink Training Pty Ltd
02-60234310
info@smartlinktraining.net.au
Unit 2, 659 Young Street Albury 2640 NSW

I have read and I agree to the Privacy Notice and the Smart Link Training Privacy Policy *

I have read and I agree to the terms and conditions. *

Student details

Enter your full name

Title *

Family name (surname)*

First given name/s*

Second given name (middle)

Enter your birth date

Date of Birth *

Please select your Gender

Gender *

Enter your contact details

Your Email Address (Please ensure this is YOUR email address, and NOT a shared address) *

Confirm Your Email Address *

Alternative email address (optional)

Additional Email

This email address will be used as a CC email address on communications to you, please use this field to indicate if we need to CC another person / company in your communications.

Mobile *

Home Phone *

Work Phone

Preferred Contact *

Your Company of employment

Company

Please enter the details for your your next-of-kin / Emergency Contact

Full Name *

Phone/Mobile *

Relationship *

Address(es)

What is the address of your usual residence?

Please provide the physical address (street number and name not post office box) where you usually reside rather than any temporary address at which you reside for training, work or other purposes before returning to your home.

If you are from a rural area use the address from your state or territory’s ‘rural property addressing’ or ‘numbering’ system as your residential street address.

Building/property name is the official place name or common usage name for an address site, including the name of a building, Aboriginal community, homestead, building complex, agricultural property, park or unbounded address site.

Building/property name

Flat/unit details

Street or lot number (e.g. 205 or Lot 118) *

Street Name *

Suburb, locality or town *

Postcode *

State/Territory *

What is your postal address (if different from above)?

I have a postal address that is different to the residential address provided

Building/property name

PO Box

Flat/unit details

Street or lot number (e.g. 205 or Lot 118)

Street Name

Suburb, locality or town

Postcode

State/Territory

AVETMISS

Language and cultural diversity

In which country were you born? *

Are you an Australian Citizen? *

Do you speak a language other than English at home? *
If yes, please specify: *

Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin? *

Disability

Do you consider yourself to have a disability, impairment or long-term condition? *

Schooling

What is your highest COMPLETED school level? *

Are you still enrolled in secondary or senior secondary education? *

Previous qualifications achieved

Have you SUCCESSFULLY completed any of the qualifications listed below? *

Employment

Of the following categories, which BEST describes your current employment status? *

Study reason

Of the following categories, select the one which BEST describes the main reason you are undertaking this course/traineeship/apprenticeship *

USI

Unique Student Identifier (USI)

Please choose the most relevant option*

From 1 January 2015, we Smart Link Training 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 computer or mobile device.

Enter your Unique Student Identifier (USI) (if you already have one)

You may already have a USI if you have done any nationally recognised training, which could include training at work, completing a first aid course or RSA (Responsible Service of Alcohol) course, getting a white card, or studying at a TAFE or training organisation.

It is important that you 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/i-have-forgotten-my-usi/

Do you give Smart Link Training permission to attempt to locate your USI?*

Town/City of Birth
This field will assist the RTO locating your USI.

Application for Unique Student Identifier (USI)
If you do not have a USI, Smart Link Training will apply for a USI on your behalf you authorise us to do so and declare that you have read the privacy information at https://www.usi.gov.au/about-us/privacy.

You must also provide some personal identification to Smart Link Training so that we can apply for a USI on your behalf.

I ____________________ authorise Smart Link Training to apply pursuant to sub-section 9(2) of the Student Identifiers Act 2014, for a USI on my behalf.

I have read and I consent to the collection, use and disclosure of my personal information (which may include sensitive information) pursuant to the information detailed at https://www.usi.gov.au/about-us/privacy.

Privacy Notice

Privacy Notice

Why we collect your personal information

How we use your personal information

How we disclose your personal information

How the NCVER and other bodies handle your personal information

Surveys

Contact information

Student details

Address(es)

AVETMISS

USI

Course Questions

Misc.

Payment

Payment is Optional for this course