Griffith University Signs Cadetship Deal with Cathay
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Griffith University Signs Cadetship Deal with Cathay
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Aviation Business: Griffith University signs cadet training deal with Cathay Pacific
Pretty interesting stuff. Sounds like a hell of a deal too. I wonder why Griffith? I didn't think their Aviation degree was as competitive as the likes of UNSW or Swinburne.
Aviation Business: Griffith University signs cadet training deal with Cathay Pacific
Pretty interesting stuff. Sounds like a hell of a deal too. I wonder why Griffith? I didn't think their Aviation degree was as competitive as the likes of UNSW or Swinburne.
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@cynical pilot, I would reckon that it leans toward the fact that CX can only take in foreign pilots for advanced cadetship program as the ab-initio is open to HKID holders only.
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Aust government funds CX cadets
So the HK Immigration Department refuses to issue work visas to foreign ab-initio cadets...
Solution: Have the Australian Government fund the 'pre-screened' ab-initio cadet via VETFEE and then take them to the HK Immigration dept as a foreign trained AE cadet!
CX management must have given themselves a pat on the back over that one!
I wonder how many of these applicants will ever come back to Australia to service their $100k+ HECS/VETFEE debt. How much of the $550k CX AE 'forgivable loan' will the Aust government ever see???
Solution: Have the Australian Government fund the 'pre-screened' ab-initio cadet via VETFEE and then take them to the HK Immigration dept as a foreign trained AE cadet!
CX management must have given themselves a pat on the back over that one!
I wonder how many of these applicants will ever come back to Australia to service their $100k+ HECS/VETFEE debt. How much of the $550k CX AE 'forgivable loan' will the Aust government ever see???
following on from cynical pilot.....
What is the difference then between the Griffith cadet and the standard CX AE cadet? Is it hours, or ????
This is interesting since Griffith doesn't do any flying training anyway. It is all subcontracted.
So it appears that aussie students use government fee-help loans to get flying training via a private flying school, and may never have to pay back the loans if they never come back to Australia. All this is facilitated by Griffith which presumably siphons off some fees along the way. The big losers here are the aussie taxpayers, and maybe the student if they don't pick up a cadetship.
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What is the difference then between the Griffith cadet and the standard CX AE cadet? Is it hours, or ????
This is interesting since Griffith doesn't do any flying training anyway. It is all subcontracted.
So it appears that aussie students use government fee-help loans to get flying training via a private flying school, and may never have to pay back the loans if they never come back to Australia. All this is facilitated by Griffith which presumably siphons off some fees along the way. The big losers here are the aussie taxpayers, and maybe the student if they don't pick up a cadetship.
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Templar...
Pilots are supposed to show integrity and repaying HECS debt is a moral duty
A persons integrity and moral constraints have nothing to do with their choice in aviation as a career. Maybe one day CASA will implement integrity and moral background check on pilots to qualify for a CPL. But until then it has nothing to do with it.
What is the difference from the hundreds of other graduates who are recruited by overseas companies or just choose to move after their degree?
Are you saying that anyone with a degree in any subject shouldn’t be allowed to move overseas until their HECS debt is paid first?
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