Pinnacle Institute of Education

Enrolment Form

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Application for Enrolment Section 1 of 10
Which course would you like to enrol into?
Preferred start date
Have you ever studied with Pinnacle Institute of Education before?
Do you wish to apply for Credit?

If YES, certified copies of transcripts from previous qualifications must be provided with this form, along with a Credit Application Form.

Do you wish to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning?

If you indicate YES, you will be contacted to discuss this further.

For international students: are you applying for a Course Transfer (from another Australian registered CRICOS provider)?

If YES, a Course Transfer form must accompany this application. If you are transferring prior to completing 6 months of your principal course of study, you must provide a letter of release except in certain conditions (see our Student Handbook).

Application checklist — documents you will provide

Email copies of these documents to info@pinnacleinstitute.com.au. You will need to bring the originals to your orientation day for verification. Tick those you are providing:

Personal Details Section 2 of 10
1. Enter your full name

Please write the name that you used when you applied for your Unique Student Identifier (USI), including any middle names.

3. Gender
4. Contact details
5. Address of your usual residence

Provide the physical address (street number and name, not a post office box) where you usually reside — not a temporary address used for training or work.

6. Postal address
Language and Cultural Diversity Section 3 of 10
7. In which country were you born?
8. Do you speak a language other than English at home?

If more than one language, indicate the one spoken most often.

9. Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?

For persons of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, tick both ‘Yes’ boxes.

Disability Section 4 of 10
10. Do you consider yourself to have a disability, impairment or long-term condition?
11. Please select the area(s): (you may indicate more than one — see the Disability Supplement below for explanations)
View the Disability Supplement (explanations of each area)

Hearing/deaf — acquired mild to profound hearing loss after learning to speak, or deaf from/near birth relying mainly on vision to communicate.

Physical — affects mobility or dexterity; may include total or partial loss of part of the body (e.g. amputation, arthritis, cerebral palsy, MS, muscular dystrophy, paraplegia).

Intellectual — low general intellectual functioning and difficulties in adaptive behaviour manifested before age 18.

Learning — significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning or mathematical abilities.

Mental illness — a cluster of psychological and physiological symptoms causing suffering or distress and representing a departure from usual functioning.

Acquired brain impairment — injury to the brain resulting in deterioration in cognitive, physical, emotional or independent functioning.

Vision — partial loss of sight causing difficulties in seeing, up to and including blindness.

Medical condition — a temporary or permanent condition, e.g. HIV/AIDS, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, Crohn’s disease, cystic fibrosis, asthma or diabetes.

Other — a condition not suitably described by the above. Autism spectrum disorders are reported under this category.

Disability in this context does not include short-term conditions such as a fractured leg or influenza, or corrected conditions such as impaired vision managed with glasses.

Schooling Section 5 of 10
12. What is your highest COMPLETED school level?

If you are currently enrolled in secondary education, this refers to the highest level you have actually completed — e.g. if you are currently in Year 10, the highest completed level is Year 9.

13. Are you still enrolled in secondary or senior secondary education?
Previous Qualifications Achieved Section 6 of 10
14. Have you SUCCESSFULLY completed any of the qualifications listed below?
15. Tick ANY applicable boxes and choose the recognition identifier

A = Australian, E = Australian equivalent, I = International. If a qualification has multiple identifiers, use this priority: 1. A  2. E  3. I.

Qualification Achieved? Identifier
Bachelor degree or higher degree
Advanced diploma or associate degree
Diploma (or associate diploma)
Certificate IV (or advanced certificate / technician)
Certificate III (or trade certificate)
Certificate II
Certificate I
Other education (incl. certificates or overseas qualifications not listed)
Employment & Study Reason Section 7 of 10
16. Which BEST describes your current employment status? (tick one)

For casual, seasonal, contract and shift work, use current hours per week: full-time = 35 hours or more, part-time = less than 35.

17. Which BEST describes your main reason for undertaking this course? (tick one)
Next of Kin / Emergency Contact Section 8 of 10

These are people Pinnacle Institute of Education may need to contact in an emergency during your participation in training. Please ensure the people named are aware they have been nominated and agree to their details being provided.

Employment details (not applicable for class-based students or Pinnacle employees — skip if not applicable)
Victorian Student Number & USI Section 9 of 10
Victorian Student Number (VSN) — to be completed by all Victorian students aged up to 24 years

A VSN is allocated to all school and VET students up to 24 years of age upon their first enrolment in a Victorian school from 2009 or their first enrolment with a VET training provider from 2011.

19. Have you attended any Victorian school since 2009, or done any training with a VET registered training organisation or Adult and Community Education provider in Victoria since 2011?
Most recent training organisations in Victoria since 2011 (list up to 3)
Unique Student Identifier (USI)

From 1 January 2015, Pinnacle Institute of Education can be prevented from issuing you a nationally recognised VET qualification or statement of attainment if you do not have a USI. Apply at usi.gov.au/your-usi/create-usi. You may already have one if you have done any nationally recognised training (first aid, RSA, white card, TAFE). Check via the ‘Forgotten USI’ link at usi.gov.au/faqs/find-your-usi. You should not have more than one USI.

Privacy Notice & Declaration Section 10 of 10
Read the Privacy Notice & Victorian Government VET Student Enrolment Privacy Notice (click to expand)

Why we collect your personal information — As a registered training organisation (RTO), we (Pinnacle Institute of Education) collect your personal information so we can process and manage your enrolment in a vocational education and training (VET) course with us. We are required to collect the information on this form, and as such cannot enrol you as a student if this form is incomplete.

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). We are also authorised by law (under the NVETR Act) to disclose your personal information to the relevant state or territory training authority.

How the NCVER and other bodies handle your personal information — The NCVER will collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with the law, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) 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. The NCVER is authorised to disclose information to the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE), Commonwealth authorities, and State and Territory authorities that deal with matters relating to VET. The NCVER may also disclose personal information to persons engaged by NCVER to conduct research on NCVER’s behalf. The NCVER does not intend to disclose your personal information to any overseas recipients. See ncver.edu.au/privacy and the DESE VET Privacy Notice at dese.gov.au/national-vet-data/vet-privacy-notice.

International student information — Pinnacle Institute of Education is required to collect personal information and information about course enrolment and progress for all international students, which may be shared with the Australian Government including the Department of Education, Skills and Employment and the Department of Home Affairs, as well as the Tuition Protection Service, for the purposes of promoting compliance with the ESOS Act and the National Code, assisting with the regulation of providers, promoting compliance with student visa conditions, or facilitating the monitoring and control of immigration.

Surveys — You may receive a student survey run by a government department, NCVER employee, agent, third-party contractor or another authorised agency. You may opt out at the time of being contacted. You may also be contacted by or on behalf of ASQA in relation to a survey about the training and assessment services provided to you.

Contact information — At any time, you may contact Pinnacle Institute of Education to request access to your personal information, correct it, make a complaint about how it has been handled, or ask a question about this Privacy Notice: info@pinnacleinstitute.com.au.

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT VET STUDENT ENROLMENT PRIVACY NOTICE — The Victorian Government, through the Department of Education and Training, develops, monitors and funds VET in Victoria. Any personal information collected by the Department for VET purposes is protected in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic).

Collection of your data — Pinnacle Institute of Education is required to provide the Department with student and training activity data, including personal information collected in this enrolment form and unique identifiers such as the VSN and USI, in accordance with the Victorian VET Student Statistical Collection Guidelines.

Use of your data — The Department uses student and training data for a range of VET purposes including administration, monitoring and planning. Data may be subjected to analytics.

Disclosure of your data — As necessary and where lawful, the Department may disclose VET data to its contractors, other government agencies, professional bodies and/or other organisations for VET-related purposes, including to the Commonwealth and NCVER.

Legal and regulatory — The Department’s collection and handling of enrolment data and VSNs is authorised under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic); USIs are handled in accordance with the Student Identifiers Act 2014 (Cth).

Survey participation — You may be contacted to participate in an NCVER survey or a Department-endorsed project, audit or review; you may opt out at the time of being contacted.

Consequences of not providing your information — Failure to provide your personal information may mean it is not possible for you to enrol in VET and/or obtain a Victorian Government VET subsidy.

Access, correction and complaints — You have the right to seek access to or correction of your own personal information, and to complain if you believe your privacy has been breached. Contact Pinnacle Institute of Education’s Privacy Officer at info@pinnacleinstitute.com.au.

Student declaration and consent (please tick all)
Parent / guardian approval — required if you are under 18 years of age at time of application