Please Read Carefully And Sign The Privacy Statement And Student Declaration

Privacy Notice

Under the Data Provision Requirements 2012, Gold Coast Trades College / Queensland Trades College is required to collect personal information about you and to disclose that personal information to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER).

Your personal information (including the personal information contained on this enrolment form and your training activity data) may be used or disclosed by Gold Coast Trades College / Queensland Trades College for statistical, administrative, regulatory and research purposes. Gold Coast Trades College / Queensland Trades College disclose your personal information for these purposes to third parties, including:

• School –if you are a secondary student undertaking VET, including a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship;
• Employer –if you are enrolled in training paid by your employer;
• Commonwealth and State or Territory government departments and authorised agencies;
• NCVER;
• Organisations conducting student surveys; and
• Researchers.

Personal information disclosed to NCVER may be used or disclosed for the following purposes:

• Populating authenticated VET transcripts;
• Facilitating statistics and research relating to education, including surveys and data linkage;
• Pre-populating RTO student enrolment forms;
• Understanding how the VET market operates, for policy, workforce planning and consumer information; and
• Administering VET, including program administration, regulation, monitoring and evaluation.

You may receive a student survey which may be administered by a government department or NCVER employee, agent or third party contractor or other authorised agencies. Please note you may opt out of the survey at the time of being contacted.

NCVER will collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988(Cth), the National VET Data Policy and all NCVER policies and protocols (including those published on NCVER's website at www.ncver.edu.au).

Student Declaration and Consent*

• 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 accordance with the Privacy Notice.
• I have received a copy of the Gold Coast Trades College / Queensland Trades College's Student Handbook and I acknowledge it is my responsibility to read, understand and follow the terms and conditions it sets out, and that this does not cancel my rights as applicable according to state and/or federal law.
• View the Student Handbook HERE
• I agree to abide by the terms and conditions of my enrolment as set out in the Student Handbook and failure to do so may impact my enrolment.
• By signing this document, I give permission for Gold Coast Trades College / Queensland Trades College to access my Unique Student Identifier for the purpose of my training and if I do not have a USI, I authorise Gold Coast Trades College / Queensland Trades College to apply, pursuant to sub-section 9(2) of the Student Identifiers Act 2014, for a USI on my behalf.
• I understand that my enrolment will adhere to an Apprentice Progression Schedule and I agree to work with the Employer and Gold Coast Trades College / Queensland Trades College Trainers & Assessors to arrange site visits and to attend simulated workplace training, as required.
• I understand if I do not meet progression requirements of this Apprenticeship it may incur cancellation.
• I am committed to completing the requirements for the Apprenticeship.
• I understand I need to advise Gold Coast Trades College / Queensland Trades College of any changes to the details provided in this agreement.
• I understand that if I am 25 years of age or older at the time of enrolment, fees may be applicable, and these have been explained to me in full.