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
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 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:
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administration of VET, including program administration,
regulation, monitoring and evaluation
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facilitation of statistics and research relating to education,
including surveys and data linkage
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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 https://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 Electro Group Training to:
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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
Further information on the RTO privacy policy can be located with
the Student Handbook if you require further
information please get in contact with the team on the contact details listed
above.
USI
From 1 January 2015, we Electro Group 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.
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/ .