
Right-to-Work & Identity Verification Training
Build a Right-to-Work Process Your Business Can Rely On
A right-to-work checking process your business can rely on protects your workers, your business and your audit results. Verifying worker identity and right-to-work is a critical legal and ethical obligation, and a frequent source of non-conformance in SMETA and Fair Farms audits.
This course provides a practical guide to conducting checks and documenting them appropriately in Australia and New Zealand. You’ll learn what types of evidence to review, how commonly used verification processes work, how to keep accurate records while meeting privacy requirements, and which common mistakes to avoid.
Who Should Enrol
- Business Owners and Site Managers: Leaders accountable for who is engaged to work across Australian and New Zealand operations.
- HR and Payroll Professionals: Personnel who onboard workers and maintain identity and right-to-work records.
- Compliance and Quality Assurance Teams: Staff preparing for SMETA and Fair Farms audits.
- Labour Hire and Recruitment Coordinators: Those who arrange and document the engagement of new workers.
- Supervisors and Team Leaders: Those involved in welcoming new workers and collecting documentation.
Accreditation
- Certification: This is a non-accredited professional development course. Participants who successfully complete all assessment activities will receive a certificate of completion.
- RTO details: Training is delivered by AUS-QUAL Training, brought to you by AUS-MEAT Limited (RTO Number: 7085).
What You Will Learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the legal and ethical importance of right-to-work checks.
- Recognise the types of identity and right-to-work evidence to review.
- Follow commonly used verification processes in Australia and New Zealand.
- Maintain accurate records while meeting privacy requirements.
- Identify and avoid common verification and documentation mistakes.
Course Topics & Core Skills
- Legal and Ethical Drivers: Why right-to-work checks are essential.
- Evidence: Types of evidence and how to review them.
- Tools and Processes: An overview of the tools and processes commonly used in Australia and New Zealand.
- Records and Privacy: Record-keeping and privacy considerations.
- Common Mistakes: Common mistakes and how to avoid them.
Why This Training Matters in Industry
In Australia, the Migration Act 1958 makes it an offence to allow an unlawful non-citizen to work, and employers use the Department of Home Affairs’ VEVO system to check visa work entitlements. In New Zealand, it is an offence under the Immigration Act 2009 for an employer to allow a person who is not entitled to work for them to do so.
Accurate checks and clear records are what let you show your process is sound. In New Zealand, enquiries made through Immigration New Zealand’s VisaView service are saved in the employer’s account and can be used as evidence of compliance, which shows how good documentation supports your position.
Delivery Format
- Delivery: Online and self-paced, through our learning portal.
Assessment Requirements
- Assessment: Multiple choice and short answer questions.
Entry Requirements
- Prerequisites: None.
- Language Proficiency: No specific language, literacy or numeracy requirements.
What’s Included
- Learning Resources: All learning material is supplied through our learning portal.
- Tuition: A trainer is available to answer any questions you have along the way.
- Certification: A certificate of completion is issued once you successfully complete the course.
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