You could learn to fly freely like a bird with this diploma in commercial skydiving! The boom in Adventure tourism has given impetus to commercial skydiving.
If you are an adventure thrill seeker then why don’t you avail the opportunity of an out of this world career in skydiving? This school offers four courses in a year, with 10-15 students on each course.
Where: New Zealand Skydiving School, Methven
Course costs: $7875 for students who have no experience.
$6075 for students with NZPIA A licence. Students must have their own parachute and skydiving equipment.
Starting salary: Graduates doing freefall camera work in New Zealand are earning from $22-$55K a year. A tandem master could earn anywhere between $35-$90K. Parachute packers may earn 35K at one drop zone and 85K at another.
Entry requirements: Minimum age 18, good character, fit, team player, maximum weight 95kg.
2007 course dates: For students with no experience April 16, July 16 and October 1. For those already holding A certificate, May 14, August 13 and October 29.
Job prospects: 95.5 per cent of the schools graduates have been offered related employment.
Drop zones had difficulty finding well-trained people to fill these roles, so the New Zealand Skydiving School at Methven started the commercial skydiving course in 2001 to provide building blocks for entry into the industry.
The course teaches skills such as parachute packing, manifest/front-of-house duties, office skills, operation, aircraft refuelling/fuel station management, customer services and - in some cases - freefall camera photography. Once a skydiver has an NZPIA B licence, 200 jumps logged and the necessary camera skills, they can work as a freefall cameraperson.
The course runs for 20 weeks, inline with other NZQA providers. The diploma covers the A certificate in skydiving, drop zone operations, commercial skydiving, advanced skydiving and work placement. So do secure you place as one of the students as soon as possible.
Source: New Zealand Herald
