Declaration
By submitting this application form, I declare that:
- I have read, understood and accepted all the Provider’s relevant terms, policies and procedures including change of enrolment, cancellation and refund policy, and deferral, suspension of studies and code of conduct and any other information and policies and procedures that can be found on the website.
- I hereby agree to be bound and adhere to all applicable standards of conduct, laws, regulations, policies and procedures, and acknowledge that failure to do so may result in the suspension or cancellation of my enrolment.
- By enrolling in a course, I understand and agree to give consent for the Provider to apply for or retrieve a (USI) Unique Student Identifier on my behalf. I understand that the Provider may share with the Registrar my personal information including my name, date of birth, Country of birth, gender and contact details.
- I acknowledge that the Provider is in no way obligated to offer me a place in a course and; that preferred commencement dates are subject to availability and; that scheduling of courses is subject to change at the Provider’s sole discretion.
- By submitting this application I declare that all information and documentation provided by me is accurate and true. I acknowledge that submission of false, incorrect, incomplete or misleading information may result in the delay or cancellation of my enrolment.
Privacy Notice
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:
- 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.
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 Charlton Brown to:
- 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 charltonbrown.edu.au/contact-us