The aviation industry of the future will increasingly demand from aviation colleges and schools:

• Graduates who are technically well qualified and whose skills are fully documented
• Professionals with an increasing range of pre-employment skills and knowledge
• Comprehensive statements of individual achievement.

Ardmore Flying School is approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to offer its own diploma course. The fact Ardmore Flying School has obtained diploma status for its own courses is a good indication as to how its training programmes and facilities are viewed by the authorities.

The titles DIPLOMA and DEGREE are protected by New Zealand law and in applying for course approval and accreditation, Ardmore Flying School has assured NZQA (which will closely monitor our courses thus giving quality assurance) that teaching and assessment will be at diploma level.

Ardmore Flying School's Diploma in Aviation (endorsed) addresses industry needs by:

• Moving towards standards based assessment which will provide more detailed information on students achievement
• Teaching unit standards approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of New Zealand and based on the CAA exam syllabuses
• Increasing the depth of student involvement rather than the breadth in each of the units taught
• Developing links to a local Polytechnic's Advanced Aviation Management Degree course
• Ardmore Flying School Diploma unit standards documenting course quality to NZQA's exacting standards

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Diploma Structure

The Diploma in Aviation (level 5) consists of eighteen core papers. These will be completed in the course of gaining a CPL & Multi IFR.

Once the core units are complete, students will take three additional papers to gain a C-Cat and be awarded a level 5, Diploma in Aviation (Flight Instruction). In addition:

Students take six additional papers to gain a frozen ATPL and be awarded a level 5, Diploma in Aviation (Air Transport Flying)
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The Diploma will be awarded with only one endorsement, but provision exists for graduates to complete the other option (Instruction or Air Transport) and receive a Certificate of Endorsement.

The components for the diploma course are derived for the New Zealand Aviation Regulations Part-61 - Pilot Licences and Ratings.

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