AVT values the privacy, preferences and rights of our students. Throughout our training programs, AVT may capture photographs, video recordings, audio recordings and testimonials to showcase student experiences, promote our courses and celebrate the achievements of our students and graduates. This policy explains how this content may be collected, edited and used, how students can provide or decline consent, and how consent can be withdrawn.
With your consent, AVT may collect and use:
Content may be captured during classroom activities, practical training sessions, workshops, campus events, student interviews and other AVT related activities.
With your consent, AVT may use this content for marketing, promotional and communication purposes, including:
Content may be published in print or electronic formats and may be accessible to the general public. AVT may engage external service providers to assist with creating, editing or distributing promotional content, subject to appropriate privacy and confidentiality arrangements.
Photographs and video recordings may be edited, cropped, colour corrected or digitally enhanced using professional editing software and digital tools, including AI-assisted features, to suit different marketing and promotional formats. AVT will not use editing tools to materially alter a student’s appearance or misrepresent their participation, practical skills or training activities.
Providing media consent is entirely voluntary. Students are given the opportunity to accept or decline media consent separately from the general terms and conditions of their student agreement.
Declining consent will not affect your enrolment, training, assessment, academic progress or access to student support services.
If you do not consent, AVT will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are not identifiable in photographs, videos or other content used for marketing and promotional purposes.
AVT may capture student identification photographs or other records where reasonably necessary for administrative, educational or regulatory purposes. Student identification photographs may also be used for marketing and promotional purposes, such as accompanying student testimonials or success stories on AVT’s website, where the student has provided the required media consent.
For students under 18, including students enrolled in AVT’s Vocational Education and Training Delivered to Secondary Students (VETDSS) programs, AVT requires consent from both the student and their parent or legal guardian before using identifiable photographs, videos, audio recordings or testimonials for marketing and promotional purposes. If either the student or their parent/guardian declines consent, or consent has not been provided by both parties, AVT will not use identifiable content featuring the student for marketing purposes. Where content features students participating in school-based training programs, AVT will also consider any applicable school, training venue or partnership requirements relating to photography, filming and publication.
Even if you have previously provided consent, you may choose not to participate in a particular photograph, video or recording. You can advise the AVT staff member capturing the content if you would prefer not to be included. AVT staff will take reasonable steps to respect students’ preferences when capturing and selecting content for publication. Providing general media consent does not mean you are required to participate in any particular promotional activity.
AVT may invite students and graduates to share testimonials, feedback or personal experiences for marketing and promotional purposes. Before publishing a testimonial, AVT will contact the student to:
For students under 18, approval will also be sought from their parent or legal guardian.
By providing consent, you acknowledge that AVT may use the authorised content for the purposes described in this policy without providing payment, royalties or other financial compensation. You understand that you do not acquire any entitlement to payment as a result of AVT’s permitted use of your image, voice or testimonial. This does not affect your right to withdraw consent.
You may withdraw your media consent at any time by contacting AVT. You do not need to provide a reason for withdrawing consent. Once AVT receives and verifies your request, your consent record will be updated promptly, and AVT will cease new marketing uses of identifiable content featuring you that rely on the withdrawn consent. Where your content has already been published, AVT will review the request and take reasonable steps to remove it from AVT-controlled digital platforms where practicable.
Please be aware that:
For students under 18, either the student or their parent/legal guardian may request withdrawal of media consent. AVT will update the student’s consent record and cease new marketing uses of identifiable content featuring the student that rely on the withdrawn consent, subject to the considerations outlined above.
For students aged 18 and over, media consent remains valid unless withdrawn, including after completing or withdrawing from their course, for the marketing and promotional purposes outlined in this policy.
For students under 18, media consent applies to content captured during their enrolment and training with AVT. AVT may continue to use content previously captured and authorised during this period for the purposes originally agreed to, subject to the student’s right to withdraw consent.
AVT may seek renewed consent where content is proposed for a new or substantially different promotional purpose, particularly after a student has completed their training or reached 18 years of age. AVT will review whether existing consent remains appropriate before using content for a materially different purpose.
AVT will take reasonable steps to store photographs, videos, testimonials and associated consent records securely and restrict access to authorised personnel. Content and consent records will be managed in accordance with AVT’s applicable privacy, information management and recordkeeping procedures.
Where third-party platforms or service providers are used to store, edit or publish content, AVT will consider applicable privacy requirements and the handling of personal information by those providers. Content will be retained only for as long as reasonably required for the relevant purposes, subject to applicable legal and recordkeeping obligations.
If you have questions about this policy, would like to update your consent preferences or have concerns about content featuring you, please contact AVT directly.
Last updated on November 4, 2026