Understanding USI

The Unique Student Identifier (USI) is a legislative requirement for Vocational Education and Training (VET) institutions in Australia. The USI forms a link between a student record and the national source of VET training data maintained by the National Centre for Vocational Education and Training (NCVER).

The USI is a random 10-digit alphanumeric code generated by the Australian USI agency for every student. The USI is associated with the individual student for life and is recorded for any nationally recognized VET course undertaken from 2015 onwards.