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Cadet Pilot Training


Qantas Cadet Pilot Program

QANTAS, Oxford Aviation Academy and Swinburne are now working together to deliver the Qantas Cadet Pilot Program.

For Phase One of the Cadet Pilot Program, Swinburne provides two degree course options.

Qantas/Swinburne Associate Degree of Aviation

The Qantas/Swinburne Associate Degree is a two year program delivered in accelerated format over 18 months. It has been designed to suit a Cadet Pilot Program and incorporates the Qantas Phase One Flight Training with some academic studies in Aviation Human Factors and Air Transportation Management.

This program is a Full Fee Paying course however students may be eligible for financial assistance.

For more information please see the Qantas Cadet Pilot Website.

Qantas/Swinburne Bachelor of Aviation/Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Piloting)

The Qantas/Swinburne combined Bachelor of Aviation / Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Piloting) is a three year program incorporating the Qantas Phase One Flight Training and academic studies in Aviation Human Factors, Air Transportation Management and Aviation Technology. Graduates from this program will have, in addition to their flying qualifications, a broader Aviation education that will prepare them for possible future management roles within the aviation industry.

Cadets enrolled in this program will be enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place in the Bachelor of Aviation and a full fee place in the graduate Certificate of Aviation (Piloting).

The flying component is undertaken by enrolment as a Full Fee student in the Graduate Certificate of Aviation (Piloting). Eligible cadets undertaking the Qantas/Swinburne combined Bachelor/Graduate Certificate option will be able to access Commonwealth assistance for fees for both the academic units of study and flight training.




Jetstar Cadet Pilot Program

Jetstar, Oxford Aviation Academy and Swinburne are now working together to deliver the Jetstar Cadet Pilot Program.

The Jetstar APP (Airline Preparation Program) First Officer Program is an integrated flying training / theory and education program taking trainee pilots from ab initio to first officer positions within Jetstar Airways. It is a cadet pilot program whereby successful applicants will be offered a conditional offer of employment as a pilot by Jetstar Airways, subject to successful completion of the program.

The program consists of two phases, the first phase covering ab initio training up to and including commercial pilot licence with multi engine instrument and gas turbine rating and the second phase being a Type Endorsement on an Airbus A320 aircraft.

Jetstar APP First Officer Cadet Pilots will complete Phase One of the Jetstar APP First Officer Program with Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Victoria, undertaking the Swinburne Associate Degree of Aviation.

For more information on Phase One of the Jetstar APP First Officer Program

For more information on The Jetstar Cadet Pilot Program, including application procedure see the Jetstar Cadet Pilot website