Honestly folk...has anyone actually done any research on the corporate structure between RQAC and AAA - they are the same. AAA is only a business name against RQAC's ABN.
However, The separate company is ATAE were RQAC is only a shareholder. From what I heard on the aviation grapevine over the weekend is that Aviation Australia was actively stealing students, staff & contracts. Engineering teachers & managers have been head hunted for years.
In fact my research also found that Aviation Australia was set up in 2001 as a 'Pty Ltd' company. Meaning a company that is able to go into competition with other company's.
The administrator managing RQAC should pursue a misconduct action against the Qld Govt for going against their own 'Anti-Competitive Neutrality' policy as the Minister for Education is the responsible person, since that position appoints the Aviation Australia board.
Aviation Australia's is in fact owned by 4 departments of the Qld Govt that includes the Department of Employment & Training (DET)...the same dept who hands out the training contracts.
DET increased Aviation Australia's contracts each year, but maintained then later decreased ATAE & QIAE contracts.
Every other state only ever had one aviation engineering training provider, Queensland had 3 providers for 10+ years because Aviation Australia went into competition against the two existing providers.
It dropped to 2 providers in 2014...as Aviation Australia took QIAE's entire student base in June 2014, that forced QIAE into administration, in August 2014....lead by the very same teachers who were employed by Aviation Australia as of April of that year.
I also stumbled across information from a former govt. employee, where it was said at a Qld Govt state development meeting - 'haven't we closed those bastards yet' meaning ATAE & QIAE as they were the two founding aviation engineering training providers.
Everyone is assuming it is due to VET fee help & Griffith Uni...yes contributing factors...but did anyone bother to ask the ones in the know the staff, industry & former employees of the govt? Or if you are staff posting...you had a minor role & didn't know.
Aviation Australia have been given millions upon millions of public funds to dominate the industry. They have now added pilot training to their scope of registration.
In order for RQAC to even have a chance to compete against Aviation Australia they had to improve their existing facilities & gain additional accreditations. Same with QIAE they were forced into building a hangar at the Sunshine Coast Airport, as the same QLD government was to close Caloundra airport. (decision later reversed).
The QLD government has a network of numerous offshore departments, so they are told to market Aviation Australia. So in order for a provider to attract international work they must employ & fund their own consultants to find this work...all training providers with CRICOS do this, as RQAC didn't have the luxury of an endless bucket of resources like Aviation Australia does.
I even discovered, that because they are owned by the QLD government, they are in bed with Education Queensland, so all students in Qld only learn about Aviation Australia at school & not about other aviation providers.
Ask yourself why is a QLD provider setting up in Victoria when Victoria already have their own successful aviation industry? The TAFE in WA has adopted their training courseware and are paying a premium for this privilege.
Kangan & Padstow...once the biggest aviation training providers in Australia have now closed their aviation departments...why because of Aviation Australia taking Qantas.
So God help the Australian aviation industry now, expect more businesses to close their doors, as AA's mandate is to control the Australian aviation industry as a 'Pty Ltd' company.
Last edited by flygirl2009; 29th Mar 2016 at 09:08.