Wulfgar said
To get into Qantas these days, its pretty much necessary to do a pre-apprentice course, with the Aviation Australia course been the most popular. This is somewhat risky as they turn out way more graduates then apprentice positions available.
From what I hear all airlines large and small in Oz ask the tafe teachers who is competent and who is not at AA. The guys who do well act the part are often given the
thumbs up when airlines come calling (and they do) looking for talent.
Those who are in surplus after completing their AA course probably didn't work this out.