Originally Posted by
thorn bird
"Are these chinese students training to Australian licence standards? Or do they follow a syllabus laid out by their bosses, but do not attempt a licence test here?"
Aside from being very expensive, exactly what makes Australian "Standards" so much better than anyone else?
I am speculating that one of the main reasons why China sends their flight students to Australia is because ICAO legally requires pilots to be fluent to at least a Level 4 language proficiency standard. They would easily achieve this language standard by sending them to an english speaking country in order to train. If they work on their language skills while they are here by being immersed in the culture they should easily meet the language standard and will ultimately make it easier on themselves in the long run as it is a good way to consolidate their language skills.