PRIVACY NOTICE AND APPLICANT DECLARATION
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. 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. 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.
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.
Formore information about how the NCVER will handle your personal information please refer to the NCVER’s Privacy Policy at www.ncver.edu.au/privacy.
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. You may receive a student survey which may be run by a government department or an NCVER employee or another authorised agency. Please note you may opt out of the survey at the time of being contacted.
I understand that:
The information provided by me in this application will be used by People Improvers for the purpose of administration, planning and communication. It may be used by my RTO or the following third parties for administrative, regulatory and/or research purposes: Employer – if I am enrolled in training paid by my employer, Government departments and authorised agencies- if I am enrolled in training supported by the public training authorities.
The provision of this information is essential to determine my eligibility, and I consent to People Improvers obtaining personal information necessary for this purpose. Information provided will be held securely in line with the privacy section of the Student Handbook. By signing this form, I understand and will adhere to People Improvers and the relevant State Education and Training policies.
I have been provided with a copy of the Student Handbook, also available from www.peopleimprovers.com, which provides details about: Assessment and issuance of qualification, Complaints and appeals, Cancellation & Refunds, Access and equity, Privacy and management of students records, Fees, Welfare and guidance services.
I acknowledge that the following has been fully explained to me: Qualification/course, Units of competence and the Duration of Training. I
acknowledge that the information provided in this application is correct to my knowledge. I understand that providing false or misleading information may result in my removal from the course and render me ineligible to receive the stated qualification.
And further: I provide permission for People Improvers or their agents to use video, photographs and profile information of myself for any lawful purpose without restriction or compensation to myself. I waive any right to inspect or approve the finished photographs or images or any copy that may be used in connection with the images or the use to which they are applied. I acknowledge that People Improvers retains the copyright subsisting in and is the owner off the said images. I am at least 18 years of age and legally, mentally and otherwise fully competent to enter into this agreement.