New Zealand Skydiving School
New Zealand Skydiving School
 

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Program Terms • Year Round Program Participants • Undergraduate (College) • Graduate (College) • Teenagers • High School • Adults		Quick Look • Location: Christchurch - New Zealand • Language of Instruction: English • Academic Credit Available: Yes Overview The 32 week Diploma in Commercial Skydiving offered at New Zealand Skydiving School is a unique and exciting qualification aimed at those wishing to make a career in the growing adventure tourism industry. The full-time course includes 200 skydives and teaches students the necessary skills and knowledge to make them highly employable in the worldwide skydiving industry. Subjects include: Dropzone Operations such as Manifesting, Rule Familiarisation, First Aid and Sales Techniques; Commercial Skydiving including dedicated coaching camps, specialist sections on freefall camera and video, meteorology, relative work training, spotting, accuracy, workforce promotion and self-management; Advanced Skydiving including more specialist areas of skydiving, methods of parachute packing and maintenance, editing videos/DVD’s, giving radio assistance to student parachutists, loadmaster responsibilities, displays, extraordinary parachute descents, emergency situation action plans, aircraft procedures and equipment. Students also complete an organised industry Work Placement allowing students to apply everything learnt on the course to the commercial industry. This opportunity has proved invaluable in students gaining employment at the end of the course. Current graduate employment rate over 95% New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and New Zealand Parachute Industry Association (NZPIA) approved. Available to International students Internationally recognised skydiving licences gained Academic Credit Academic credit is available.  Internationally recognised skydiving licences Eligibility International students should be 18 years or over, weight less then 95kg's, reasonable understanding of English (IELTS level 5.5 or above) Housing/Accommodation • Apartment / Flat • Hostel Program Costs Contact the school directly for 2005 course fees Costs Include:  Course fees include: 200 skydives, NZPIA industry fees and licences, coaching camps, log book, equipment use for first module upto A-licence Financial Aid Yes. Student Loans and Allowances available for New Zealand students Dates 2005 Course Start Dates: 24th January 29th March 26th April 3rd October Contact Control Tower Wigram Aerodrome Christchurch New Zealand Tel: +64 3 343 5542 Fax: +64 3 348 4366 Email Send Email Web Visit Website
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