Associate Degree in Aviation (Professional Pilots)

RMIT University - Bendigo

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Overview

The RMIT Associate Degree in Aviation (Professional Pilots) provides accredited training to develop the skills and experience needed for you to become a professional pilot.  

The course meets the Commercial Pilot Licensing (CPL) requirements of Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

You will develop the necessary skills to also apply for the Recreational Pilots Licence (RPL), the Private Pilot's Licence (PPL) and frozen Air Transport Pilots Licence (ATPL). Through elective studies, you may also obtain a Multi-Engine Command Instrument Rating or Flight Instructor Rating.

You will train at either the Point Cook or Bendigo Campus. The Point Cook Airfield is a purpose-built, pilot training complex at the former home of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) No 1 Flying Training School. Whilst the Bendigo Airfield offers students the opportunity to train with newly-acquired Cessna 172 with glass cockpits in addition to our existing fleet.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL or at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL); Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Maths: General Mathematics, Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.

Majors

Aircraft general knowledge, Aviation, Aviation (commercial pilot licence), Aviation (flight rules and air law), Aviation (general navigation), Aviation (instructor rating), Aviation (instrument rating), Aviation (instrumentation and control), Aviation (law), Aviation industry environment, Aviation quality systems, Flight training.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers this qualification leads to may include charter and freight operation, emergency services, major and regional airlines, agricultural operations, Royal Australian Air Force, tourism, seasonal bushfire spotting and beach patrols.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer79.7091.55
Median rank to receive an offer64.0072.50
Lowest rank to receive an offer53.9561.50

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the RMIT University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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