Education and training

Cairns is fast becoming an aviation training centre of excellence. The Australasian Aviation Group – Cairns has amongst its members, internationally recognised aviation training providers.

The Cairns Aviation Skills Centre (CASC) is a purpose-built aviation training facility.

The CASC’s training provider is Aviation Australia, the only EASA Part 147, ISO 9001:2000 accredited Registered Training Organisation in Australia, now recognised as the leading aviation technical training provider in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Australian Helicopter Flying School is located in Cairns and provides quality training at all levels.

Tertiary, Secondary and Vocational education

Education Queensland, through Cairns State High School in partnership with Aviation Australia has developed a syllabus to introduce senior school students to the aviation industry.

James Cook University (JCU) is a multi-campus university with the main sites located at Cairns and Townsville. JCU offers courses in a broad range of study areas and has a strong research focus, particularly in tropical living. In a ranking of the world’s top 500 universities, JCU was one of only 13 Australian universities listed, (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Academic Ranking of World Universities 2003).

Tropical  North  Queensland  TAFE  is  an award-winning provider of vocational education and training. The Institute offers a wide range of nationally and internationally recognised training programs to Advanced Diploma level plus a range of quality English Language programs through a dedicated Language Centre.