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Airborne Operations (Rescue) - Completed

This project has updated the Certificate III in Aviation (Rescue Crew Officer) and Certificate IV in Aviation (Air Crew Officer) to enable broader industry applicability.

Closure Webinar

29 July 2025

ISA held a webinar on 29 July 2025, to outline the improvements to the applicability of Certificate IV and III across aviation sectors including emergency services and defence.

The updates will support increased enrolment numbers in the qualification and boost workforce mobility by enabling more air and rescue crew personnel to access nationally accredited training across both rotary and fixed wing aircraft.

 

Endorsement

10 June 2025

Airborne Operations qualifications have been developed to enable workforce development and career pathways for air crew personnel working in a broad range of industries including aviation, emergency services, border protection and defence. Skills Ministers have endorsed Airborne Operations qualifications which enable workforce development and career pathways for air crew personnel working in a broad range of industries including aviation, emergency services, border protection and defence. 

The Certificate III and Certificate IV in Airborne Operations replace the Certificate III in Aviation (Rescue Crew Officer) and the Certificate IV in Aviation (Air Crew Officer). The qualifications have been changed to be more inclusive of different job roles and aircraft types. 

The training products were developed by a Technical Committee of subject matter experts, in consultation with industry stakeholders and representation from Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

The following training products have been updated:

  • AVI30524 Certificate III in Airborne Operations
  • AVI40224 Certificate IV in Airborne Operations

* Please note that the Technical Committee chose to rename the qualifications to reflect their applicability to a range of operational roles.

  • Five associated Skill Sets
  • 12 associated Units of Competency
What does this mean for industry?

The new qualifications will enable more airborne crew, within both rotary and fixed wing operational environments to access nationally accredited training. This will enhance workforce mobility across different industry sectors.

What does this mean for Registered Training Organisations?

The revised training products are included in Aviation Training Package Release 11.0. Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) will need to update their training resources to reflect the revised training products and new codes.

To support the delivery and implementation of the revised training products, the Companion Volume Implementation Guide (CVIG) has been updated to assist assessors, trainers, RTOs and enterprises. The CVIG contains comprehensive list of all products in the Training Package; including mapping information which details the changes that have been made to the training products; implementation advice, and useful links to other information.

The endorsed Training Package products are now available on training.gov.au

This project reviewed and updated the Certificate IV in Aviation (Air Crew Officer) and Certificate III in Aviation (Rescue Crew Officer) to enable broader applicability across different sectors such as emergency services and defence.  

The review enabled more air crew and rescue crew officers to access nationally accredited training, whether they use rotary or fixed wing aircrafts, to conduct search and rescue operations in different contexts. The updates enhanced the usability of the qualifications and are expected to lead to increasing enrolments and greater workforce mobility.    

Deliverables

This project updated: 

  • 2 qualifications
  • 5 associated Skill Sets
  • 12 associated Units of Competency 

This project also: 

  • updated the ​Aviation​ Companion Volume Implementation Guide;
  • produced a mapping document stating changes made;
  • updated out-of-scope products affected by the changes made to the project training products. 

Training Products

Timeline

The reviewed training products were due to be submitted to the Assurance Body by February 2025.

Consultation Strategy

Industry Skills Australia (ISA) engaged with stakeholders throughout the life of the project and consider all ideas, opinions, and feedback to the revised training products to ensure they meet the needs of industry. A consultation log containing a high-level summary of all feedback and ISA’s response was maintained and available on our website.

ISA facilitated a webinar following endorsement of the materials to support stakeholders in understanding the changes and how they will affect them.

 

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