SriLankan Aviation College students commence training in Australia

First transnational aircraft maintenance engineering batch begins training in Australia

The students of the first intake of the collaborative Australian Diploma of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering by Aviation Australia and SriLankan Aviation College, the training arm of SriLankan Airlines, has successfully completed the first part of the training in Sri Lanka and made their way to the Brisbane Campus of Aviation Australia to complete their diploma. 

The college partnered with Aviation Australia in response to the growing global demand for aircraft maintenance engineers and technicians, while advancing opportunities for youth in Sri Lanka and South Asia to pursue this lucrative career path. SriLankan Aviation College is now preparing to enrol its next intake for the programme, scheduled to commence this September. 

The Diploma of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering is offered as a transfer study programme, providing students in the region with a pathway to earn an Australian qualification along with a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part-66 Certificate of Recognition and eligibility to enrol in the Bachelor of Engineering Technology degree at CQUniversity Australia. 

The training covers the EASA approved basic training course (B1.1). Students will complete the first six months of their studies at SriLankan Aviation College, before transferring to the Brisbane Campus in Australia to complete the remaining 15 months of the Diploma of Aircraft Maintenance by Aviation Australia. This includes practical and ‘live’ maintenance training at Aviation Australia’s EASA approved Part 147 facility. 

SriLankan Airlines Acting Chief Executive Officer Yasantha Dissanayake stated, “We are pleased to deliver a cross-continent training programme through this collaboration, creating greater global opportunities for our students while reinforcing Sri Lanka’s position as a hub for aviation education in this region.”

“This partnership with SriLankan Aviation College reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering globally recognised aviation training and addressing international workforce needs,” added Aviation Australia CEO Glenn Ryan.