A Unique Student Identifier (USI) gives you access to your online USI account which is made up of ten numbers and letters. It will look something like this: 3AW88YH9U5.

You will need a USI when you enrol or re-enrol in training from 1 January 2015 if you are a:

1. Student enrolling in nationally recognised training for the first time, for example if you are studying at TAFE or with a private training organisation, completing an apprenticeship or skill set, certificate or diploma course;
2. School student completing nationally recognised training; or
3. Student continuing with nationally recognised training.

You are a continuing student if you are a student who has already started your course in a previous year (and not yet completed it) and will continue studying after 1 January 2015.

Once you create your USI you will need to give your USI to each training organisation you study with so your training outcomes can be linked and you will be able to:

	View and update your details in your USI account
	Give your training organisation permission to view and/or update your USI account
	Give your training organisation view access to your transcript
	Control access to your transcript
	View online and download your training records and results in the form of a transcript which will help you with job applications and enrolment in further training.

It is free and easy for you to create your own USI online. While you may create your own USI, training organisations are also able to create a USI for you. Training organisations should do this as part of the enrolment process when you begin studying. Where this service is provided, training organisations will let you know.

The following steps show how you can create a USI:

Step 2 Have your personal contact details ready (e.g. email address, or mobile number, or address).

Step 3 Visit the USI website at: Visit usi.gov.au Visit usi.gov.au

Step 4 Select the ‘Create a USI’ link and follow the steps.

Step 5 Agree to the Terms and Conditions.

Step 6 Follow the instructions to create a USI it should only take a few minutes. Upon completion, the USI will be displayed on the screen. It will also be sent to your preferred method of contact.

Step 7 You should then write down the USI and keep it somewhere handy and safe.

Phone within Australia: 1300 857 536

The Office of the Student Identifiers Registrar phone support hours are 9am to 5pm Australian Eastern Time Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, with a call back option for Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory to 5pm their local time.