Qualification details

This qualification reflects the roles of experienced flight instructors delivering training and assessment services usually within aviation Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) or flight training organisations. They may have a role in leading other flight instructors and flight examiners, and in providing mentoring or advice to new flight instructors and flight examiners, as well as designing approaches to learning and assessment strategies across a significant area within the flight training organisation.

Flight instruction duties include applying technical and non-technical aviation and vocational skills and knowledge involving a wide range of learners, operating conditions and aviation environments.

Individuals working at this level will apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, judgement and defined responsibility in known or changing contexts within broad but established parameters.

This qualification forms some of the requirements for certification by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) as directed by Section 28 (3) of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.

People seeking certification should check these requirements with CASA.

Use for Defence Aviation is to be in accordance with relevant Defence Orders, Instructions, Publications and Regulations.

Occupations may include :

Chief Flight Instructor (CFI)

Chief Pilot (CP)

Flight Examiner (FE)

Head of Operations (HOO)

Military Senior Flight Instructor (SFI).

A total of 16 units of competency  comprising:

11 core units  listed below plus 

5 general elective units  from the general elective units listed below. Up to 2 of the general elective units  may be selected, with appropriate contextualisation, from a qualification in this or any other endorsed Training Package or accredited course, provided that selected units contribute to the vocational outcome of the qualification.

Selection of elective units for use within an RTO must be consistent with these packaging rules and mandatory requirements of the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.

Where imported units are selected, care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisite units specified are complied with.

Core units 

AVIF0006

Manage aviation risk

AVIL0001

Manage shifts, crewing and rostering activities in aviation

AVIM0001

Conduct a flight test

AVIM6006

Deliver operational flight management training

AVIN6003

Manage flight training

TAEASS501A

Provide advanced assessment practice

TAEASS502B

Design and develop assessment tools

TAEDEL502A

Provide advanced facilitation practice

TAEDES501A

Design and develop learning strategies

TAELLN411

Address adult language, literacy and numeracy skills

TAEPDD501A

Maintain and enhance professional practice

General elective units 

AVIF0004

Implement aviation risk management processes

AVIF0005

Implement aviation fatigue risk management processes

AVIM5001

Operate a simulator

AVIM5004

Facilitate training in a synthetic environment

BSBAUD402

Participate in a quality audit

BSBAUD501

Initiate a quality audit

BSBCOM602

Develop and create compliance requirements

BSBHRM604

Manage employee relations

BSBMGT517

Manage operational plan

BSBMGT605

Provide leadership across the organisation

BSBRKG502

Manage and monitor business or records systems

TAESUS501A

Analyse and apply sustainability skills to learning programs