Rule ENR028: Verifying learner identity - requirement

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Rule or condition

Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) must verify the identity of learners (domestic and foreign students) if the learner is enrolling in a programme of study leading to a qualification with an Equivalent Full-Time Student value of greater than 0.03.

To verify a learner’s identity, the TEO must validate the learner’s:

• full legal name
• date of birth
• gender
• citizenship or residency status.

First time enrolments at a TEO, including learners new to tertiary, must be verified even if a learner has an active NSN. For subsequent enrolments at the same TEO, a learner's identity needs to be confirmed using a learner's NSN and a photo identification document (e.g. a drivers licence).