Under the Data Provision Requirements 2012 and National VET Data Policy (which includes the National VET Provider Collection Data Requirements Policy at Part B), Registered Training Organisations are required to collect and submit data compliant with AVETMISS for the National VET Provider Collection for all Nationally Recognised Training. This data is held by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER), and may be used and disclosed for purposes that include:
• populating authenticated VET transcripts
• administering VET, including program administration, regulation, monitoring and evaluation
• facilitating 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 is authorised by the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 (NVETR Act) to disclose to the following bodies, personal information collected in accordance with the Data Provision Requirements or any equivalent requirements in a non-referring State (Victoria or Western Australia), for the purposes of that body:
• a VET regulator (the Australian Skills, Quality Authority, the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority or the Training Accreditation Council Western Australia)
• the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment
• another Commonwealth authority
• a state or territory authority (other than a registered training organisation) that deals with or has responsibility for matters relating to VET.
NCVER may also disclose personal information to persons engaged by NCVER to conduct research on NCVER’s behalf.