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NZQA qualifications & pathways

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NZQA qualifications

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) qualifications comprise core compulsory standards representing the competencies required by students, and endorsements recognising the specialised application within the sector. 

Students who enrol in these qualifications can achieve both the ICAO course certificates and NZQA certificate and diplomas.

These programmes are delivered face-to-face at our Airways Training campus in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Level 5 certificate can also be delivered virtually via AKO Classroom.

Air traffic control (ATC) training cohort AI1121

Airways International NZQA qualifications

Level 5 - Certificate (60 credits)

New Zealand Certificate in Air Traffic Services (ICAO 051)

Five unit standards (15 credits each):

  • Air law and operational procedures
  • Aeronautical meteorology
  • Air navigation 
  • Principles of flight and aircraft performance
  • Human performance

Level 6 - Diploma (120 credits)

New Zealand Diploma in Air Traffic Services

Two strands:

  • Aerodrome Control and Approach Control Procedural (ICAO 052 and 053)
  • Area Control Surveillance and Area Control Procedural (ICAO 054 and 055)

Te Pūkenga / ServiceIQ NZQA qualifications

Students who are offered a role with Airways New Zealand as air traffic control or flight service trainee can choose to enrol with Te Pūkenga / ServiceIQ during their on-job training, to gain a New Zealand Diploma in Air Traffic Services Level 7 (for air traffic control) or Level 6 (for flight service).

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