-
Age: You must be 18 years of age to receive a student visa and commence your training with Australian National Airline College.
-
Education – whilst there is no minimum education required by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for a person to train as a pilot, we would expect a minimum education standard of at least equivalent to Australian Year 11 and a reasonable level of maths.
-
Meet student visa requirements – character, genuine student and financial requirements. You can ask us about the Student Visa and also find details at the Australian Home Affairs website here
-
You must pass a an Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) aviation medical examination. See AVIATION MEDICAL for details.
-
You must be prepared to undergo a Federal Police check for your Aviation Security Identity Card
-
To receive a student visa and to be eligible to train as a pilot, unless you are exempt (see below) , you will need to undertake either an IELTS or Pearson PTE English test. The minimum required IELTS score is 6.0 with none of the test scores (reading, writing, listening, speaking) below 5.5. The minimum Pearson (PTE) test score is 50
Note: i) The English test must have been taken two years immediately before the date of Student visa application is made or two year immediately before a decision is made on the application.
ii) If you fall into one of the following student categories, you are exempt from providing an English test score as evidence of English language proficiency:
Students who have completed at least five years’ study in English in one or more of the following countries: Australia, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa or the Republic of Ireland
OR students who have completed in Australia, the Senior Secondary Certificate of Education in the English language, in the two years before applying for this Student visa in the two years before applying for this Student visa or completed a substantial component of a course leading to a qualification from the Australian Qualifications Framework at Certificate IV or higher level, while holding a Student visa.
Make sure you provide the appropriate evidence if you satisfy one of the exemptions above.
iii) For students who do not meet the required standard of English or who wish to develop their English skills, a number of courses are available that can be taken prior to the pilot courses. Our associate English College can conduct an English test which will indicate the length and type of course you require. Based on the information from this test we can quote you a cost for an appropriate course.
-
You will need to undertake an on line interview with one of our instructors. The purpose of the interview is to check your communication skills, motivation for doing a pilot training course, basic knowledge of the aviation industry and understanding of the requirements and structure of a Commercial Pilot Licence course.
