Qantas-Griffith pilot training alliance
The program will commence in January 2008, and will see students graduate with a Bachelor of Aviation and a Graduate Diploma of Flight Management.
Upon successful completion of the three-year course, cadets undertake a further two years of compulsory flying employment experience, with positions secured by the Qantas Group.
After successful completion of this phase of training, cadets will be considered for employment as a Second Officer with the Qantas Group.
Griffith University Vice Chancellor Professor Ian O'Connor said the partnership was an Australian first, and a key step in addressing the world-wide shortage of qualified pilots entering the workforce.
"This is a great example of a university forging strong vocational links with industry to benefit students directly," he said.
"Qantas gets work-ready graduates with skills and education tailored to meet the needs of today's airline industry, while our students get the opportunity to gain real-life experience with one of Australia's most iconic companies," he said.
Griffith University Head of Aviation Associate Professor Paul Bates said the joint Qantas and Griffith degree/diploma program would open the skies to a wider range of students.
"This joint cadetship program with FEE-HELP loan eligibility enables Griffith and Qantas to recruit the best possible students from around the country without regard to their financial status," he said.
"This will significantly increase the pool of potentially excellent pilots available to the Aviation industry."
Associate Professor Bates said a university education provided well-rounded pilots, better able to meet the demands of the aviation industry well into the future.
"A profession with such enormous responsibility demands the best possible education and training. That's exactly what the Qantas-Griffith University cadet program provides," he said.
Upon successful completion of the three-year course, cadets undertake a further two years of compulsory flying employment experience, with positions secured by the Qantas Group.
After successful completion of this phase of training, cadets will be considered for employment as a Second Officer with the Qantas Group.
Griffith University Vice Chancellor Professor Ian O'Connor said the partnership was an Australian first, and a key step in addressing the world-wide shortage of qualified pilots entering the workforce.
"This is a great example of a university forging strong vocational links with industry to benefit students directly," he said.
"Qantas gets work-ready graduates with skills and education tailored to meet the needs of today's airline industry, while our students get the opportunity to gain real-life experience with one of Australia's most iconic companies," he said.
Griffith University Head of Aviation Associate Professor Paul Bates said the joint Qantas and Griffith degree/diploma program would open the skies to a wider range of students.
"This joint cadetship program with FEE-HELP loan eligibility enables Griffith and Qantas to recruit the best possible students from around the country without regard to their financial status," he said.
"This will significantly increase the pool of potentially excellent pilots available to the Aviation industry."
Associate Professor Bates said a university education provided well-rounded pilots, better able to meet the demands of the aviation industry well into the future.
"A profession with such enormous responsibility demands the best possible education and training. That's exactly what the Qantas-Griffith University cadet program provides," he said.