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Make the move to USI webservices version 4!
USI webservices version 3 will be decommissioned on Tuesday 2 November 2021. All providers with student management systems connected to the USI Registry System need to move to the latest version.
Make the move to USI webservices version 4!
USI webservices version 3 will be decommissioned on Tuesday 2 November 2021. All providers with student management systems connected to the USI Registry System need to move to the latest version.
Want to know more about the USI?
Our new videos give providers and students a clear and informative introduction to the USI and VET transcript service.
Want to know more about the USI?
Our new videos give providers and students a clear and informative introduction to the USI and VET transcript service.
Studying in 2021?
You need a USI. It's your lifelong education number. Create it once and it’s with you for life. Get a USI or check if you already have one.
Studying in 2021?
You need a USI. It's your lifelong education number. Create it once and it’s with you for life. Get a USI or check if you already have one.
All your national training records together online
USI VET transcript
Did you know you can use your USI to access your VET record as an online transcript, any time?
All your national training records together online
USI VET transcript
Did you know you can use your USI to access your VET record as an online transcript, any time?
More choice about how to prove who you are online
You can use a Digital Identity to create a USI or login to an existing USI account. It is like doing a 100-point identification check.
More choice about how to prove who you are online
You can use a Digital Identity to create a USI or login to an existing USI account. It is like doing a 100-point identification check.
What is a Unique Student Identifier (USI)?
A USI is your individual education number for life. It also gives you an online record of your VET training undertaken in Australia.
If you're at university, TAFE or doing other nationally recognised training, you need a USI. Without one, you can't get Commonwealth financial assistance or your qualification or statement of attainment.
I want to...
Get a USI
Your USI stays with you for life as your training and career goals progress.
Check if I have a USI
If you have done any training since 2015, you may already have a USI.
Reset my password
Keep your account secure and access your records quickly and easily.
View my VET transcript
Find your VET transcripts together in one place.
Activate my USI
If a USI has been created on your behalf, you need to activate it.
Create a USI for a student
Create a USI on a student’s behalf.
Find a student’s USI
There are 2 ways to find a student's USI.
Verify a student’s USI
Ensure the correct USI is being used for a student.
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Identification needed to get a USI
Find out what types of ID you need to get a USI.
Third party authorisations
There are 2 ways to arrange third party authorisation.
Using the registry system
Find the information you need to to create, verify, and collect USIs.
Verify a student’s USI
Before applying for a USI on behalf of a student, you must get their permission.
Notices and Announcements
Announcements
Compliance
Our Compliance and Enforcement Strategy is now available. The Strategy explains how we protect the integrity of the USI and how we respond and investigate non-compliance.
Providing your USI
Once higher education students have created a USI, they need to provide it to their university at enrolment.
Higher education students are asked not to use the USI email option in the Student Portal, as each university has a different process to supply a USI.
System alerts
Upcoming system maintenance
The USI Registry System will be intermittently unavailable between 7:00pm and 11:00pm Thursday 23 September due to Microsoft patching.
Between 11.30pm Friday 24 September 2021 and 10.15am Saturday 25 September 2021 AEST for ATO RAM maintenance.
The myGovID app will be unavailable between 11.30pm Friday 24 September 2021 and 10.15am Saturday 25 September 2021 AEST.
We apologise for any inconvenience.