Graduate Diploma
You will build your skills as a pilot, starting with short flights constrained within the aerodrome training area and circuit area right through to commercial pilot licence level. You will conduct long-distance flights, visiting multiple aerodromes in regional and outback Australia. You will be required to attend a flight training provider approved by the Head of Course in order to complete this course. This will include practical flight training of up to 220 hours.
You will develop your critical reflection and self-analysis skills as well as analytic, communication and presentation skills. During your study, you will gain the aeronautical experience required to apply for a Recreational Pilot Licence, Private Pilot Licence, Command Instrument Rating, and Commercial Pilot Licence.
To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must supply:
All other prospective students for this course will be assessed by the Head of Course on a case by case basis, and require, at a minimum:
If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores as below:
* An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
* Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall & minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or
* Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
* An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study and must appear on a single result certificate.
International Students should visit http://www.cqu.edu.au/international for further information.
Each student will be assessed individually.
Security RequirementsStudents are required to hold a current Australian Security Identification Card (ASIC)
Health RequirementsStudents are required to hold a current Class 1 Aviation Medical
Assumed KnowledgeNo recommended study.
This course prepares you for aviation careers in the air transportation industry as a commercial pilot. When you graduate with the Graduate Diploma of Aviation (Flight Operations) you will meet the aeronautical experience requirements for careers as a commercial pilot in the air transportation industry. When studied in conjunction with CQUniversity's Bachelor of Aviation (Flight Operations) or Associate Degree of Aviation (Flight Operations) you would normally be legally qualified to work as a commercial pilot and have access to aviation careers in the air transportation industry.
CQU's partnership with Skytrans and a national airline provides you with the first-of-its-kind pathway from a pilot career with a regional airline to a major national airline within two years of graduating.