NSW Smart and Skilled Privacy Consent:
By ticking the authorisation box about agreeing to these terms in the Authorisation to Enrol, or by, at any time, verbally or in writing requesting Smart and Skilled subsidised training you agree to the following consent for the use and disclosure of personal information.
CONSENT TO USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
As part of your enrolment process you will tick a box in the Authorisation to Enrol section that indicates you have read the applicable terms and conditions.
Your agreement to the following consent statement is mandated by the NSW State government as part of your enrolment process.
Your name, address and date of birth will be digitally recorded in your Enrolment Form to show that you have agreed to the applicable terms and conditions.
Please read the below carefully, as it pertains to how your personal information may be used and disclosed.
This information has been drawn directly (word for word), from the NSW Operating Guidelines as required by our Smart and Skilled contract.
Consent to Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
You understand and agree that, under the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Data Provision Requirements) Instrument 2020, The Australian College of Commerce and Management is required to collect personal information (information or an opinion about me), collected from me, my parent or guardian, such as my name, Unique Student Identifier, date of birth, contact details, training outcomes and performance, sensitive personal information (including my ethnicity or health information) and other enrolment and training activity-related information (together Personal Information) and disclose that Personal Information to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER).
My Personal Information (including the personal information contained on my enrolment form and my training activity data) may be used or disclosed by The Australian College of Commerce and Management for statistical, regulatory and research purposes. The Australian College of Commerce and Management may disclose my personal information for these purposes to third parties, including:
- School - if I am a secondary student undertaking VET, including a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship;
- Employer – if I am enrolled in training paid by my employer;
- Commonwealth and State or Territory government departments and authorised agencies, including the NSW Department of Education (Department);
- NCVER;
- Organisations (including the Department) conducting student surveys; and
- Researchers.
Personal Information disclosed to NCVER may be used or disclosed for the following purposes:
- issuing a VET Statement of Attainment or VET Qualification, and populating Authenticated VET Transcripts;
- facilitating statistics and research relating to education, including surveys;
- understanding how the VET market operates, for policy, workforce planning and consumer information; and
- administering VET, including program administration, regulation, monitoring and evaluation.
I may receive an NCVER student survey which may be administered by an NCVER employee, agent or third party contractor. I may opt out of the survey at the time of being contacted.
The Department may disclose my Personal Information to other Australian government agencies, including those located in States and Territories outside New South Wales.
The above government agencies may use my Personal Information for any purpose relating to the exercise of their government functions, including but not limited to the evaluation and assessment of my training, the determination of my eligibility to receive subsidised training or for any Fee Exemptions or Concessions. My Personal Information may also be disclosed to other third parties if required by law.
I also acknowledge and agree that the Department may contact me by telephone, email or post, during or after I have ceased subsidised training with The Australian College of Commerce and Management for the purposes of evaluating and assessing my subsidised training.
I declare that the information I have provided to the best of my knowledge is true and correct.
I consent to the collection, use and disclosure of my Personal Information in the manner outlined above.
- End of Consent Statement
Again, your consent to this will be digitally recorded in the Authority to Enrol section of your ACCM College Enrolment form and will capture your name, address, date of birth and date of agreement.
