Privacy statement
This Privacy Statement outlines how personal information will be handled as part of the Candidate Expression of Interest process for the AKT Now initiative.
Data collected
- The full name, email address, and Local Government Area (LGA) of the candidate submitting an EOI.
- Details of current course enrolment, including study load (full-time/part-time), anticipated completion year, and weekly study commitments.
- Information on the candidate’s availability for full-time work between semesters.
- A brief summary of how participation in the AKT Now program would support the candidate’s completion of studies.
- A brief summary of the candidate’s career aspirations and intended employment path in the coming years.
- Confirmation of Working with Children Check (WWCC) and Police Check status.
- Preferred mode(s) of travel to work.
All information collected will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Data and Protection Act 2014 (Vic), the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic) and the Public Records Act 1973 (Vic).
Purpose and use of data collected
The purpose for collecting this information, via the Victorian Government’s Single Digital Presence (SDP) platform, is to provide schools opportunity to support future First Nations teachers through employment-based studies.
Information collected will only be disclosed to AKT Now program staff within Koorie Outcomes Division, and third-party recruitment suppliers’ authorised staff for the purpose of delivering wrap-around support services to participating ITE students in the AKT Now program. The information collected may also be disclosed to department staff who need to know in accordance with the department's privacy policy and disclosed where otherwise permitted by law.
Means of collection and storage of data
The information will be collected on the SDP platform. Only those with a need to access the information for the purposes of the project or related reporting will have permission to access the information. Your information will be stored on secure department servers and will only be used for the purposes described above.
Collected information, where indicated, will be sent in a secure manner to the AKT Now third-party recruitment suppliers, Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Ltd and AFL SportsReady Ltd. These recruitment suppliers are subject to the same obligations as the department under Victorian privacy law to store and protect your information securely.
For further information, or to request access and correction of personal information, contact the Aspiring Koorie Teachers Now team at marrung@education.vic.gov.au.
For more information regarding access and correction to your personal information or the department’s handling of personal information please read the department’s Privacy Policy.
Consent
By completing the expression of interest form, you agree that you have read this Privacy Statement and consent to your information being collected by the department and for the department to collect your information and use and disclose your personal information and other information you have provided in the expression of interest form to the parties described, including recruitment agencies, where indicated, for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Statement.