The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) commissioned the Nous Group (Nous) to undertake a stakeholder consultation to inform a detailed business case for a unique student identifier (USI) for the vocational education and training (VET) sector. During May and June 2011, Nous interviewed 30 key stakeholders in several jurisdictions to obtain a cross-section of views and also received 850 responses to a survey of VET students in New South Wales.textThis summary report provides an overview of feedback received through this consultation.textSee related items for discussion paper.