Unique Student Identifier (USI)

If you are undertaking study in Australia, you will need your Unique Student Identifier number before you can register as a student. This is a government requirement and a USI is your individual education number for life. It also gives you a permanent online record of all of your vocational education and training (VET) undertaken in Australia. If you're at university, TAFE or doing other nationally recognised training with Spectral Training Academy, you need a USI.


Creating a USI for the First Time

This Fact Sheet by the Australian Government provides you with more information and gives you a step by step guide for creating your USI if you don’t already have one or you can head on over to usi.gov.au to create your Unique Student Identifier. Its free to create, but you will need two forms of identification to obtain your USI, such as a Driver’s License and Medicare Card. Additional options are listed on the information sheet linked above.

 

Finding your USI Number

If you can’t remember your USI don’t stress, click on the link below and choose from one of the 4 easy ways you can locate your USI Number.

 

Locate your USI

​Sill need more information? This easy-to-follow video should help.