Unique Student Identifier (USI)
All students doing nationally or state recognised training need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). This includes students doing VET Delivered to Secondary Students.
A USI is a reference number made up of numbers and letters.
Creating a USI is free. It creates a secure online record of your nationally or state recognised training that you can access anytime and anywhere, and it’s yours for life.
The USI is linked to the National Vocational Education and Training (VET) Data Collection, and this means an individual’s nationally or state recognised training and qualifications gained anywhere in Australia, from different training organisations, will be kept all together.
The USI will:
- link a student’s VET achievements, regardless of where in Australia they did the course
- let students easily access secure digital transcripts of their achievements
- give students more control over their VET information.
Application for a USI is done online, by going to: www.usi.gov.au