A Flight Attendant provides services for the safety and comfort of aircraft passengers.
Occupation description
A Flight Attendant provides services for the safety and comfort of aircraft passengers.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Cabin Crew
- Cabin Supervisor (Aircraft)
- Crew Attendant (Air Force)
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Airport Service Staff
- Pilot
These occupations are classified elsewhere in ANZSCO or are not at the required skill level.
Flight Attendant is a VETASSESS Group D occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate III or IV or higher.
Applicants can fulfil the assessment criteria for this occupation in four different ways.
* Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:
- AQF Diploma
- AQF Advanced Diploma
- AQF Associate Degree or
- AQF Graduate Diploma
** Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week)
1-3
minimum years of employment highly relevant to the nominated occupation, completed at an appropriate skill level in the five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment.
4
minimum 4 years of relevant employment required – three years of relevant employment (can be outside the last 5-year period) in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years before applying.
*If employment is prior to the completion of the qualification at the required level, an applicant must have at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years. The remaining three years of pre-qualifying period may be within the last ten years.
A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
Qualification and Employment Criteria
AQF Certificate III or IV or higher qualification*
Highly relevant major fields of study include Aviation (Cabin Crew), Travel and Tourism Management, Hospitality Management and Customer Service Management.
*This includes qualifications assessed at AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Associate Degree, Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level.
Employment
Highly relevant tasks include:
- managing safety and emergency procedures and making public announcements.
- coordinating the sale of goods to passengers and completion of any customs and immigration documentation which may be required.
- conducting safety checks and demonstrations of safety equipment and procedures.
- assisting passengers in emergency drills, carrying out emergency procedures, assisting and directing passengers in emergencies.
- checking passengers’ tickets and directing them to seats and cabins.
- tidying aircraft, ship and railway cabins, and receiving and stowing food, equipment and cabin baggage.
- operating galleys, preparing and heating food for passengers, and serving refreshments and meals.
- distributing reading material, pillows, blankets and other amenities for the comfort of passengers
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