International Students

Ranked as one of the best countries to live in, New Zealand is an exceptional place for education and lifestyle. With such a vast diversity of cultures, the Air New Zealand Aviation Institute is the ultimate environment to learn, make friends and enjoy a kiwi lifestyle.

Enrolment Process

At this time Pre-entry Assessments for the Certificate in Airline Customer Service, are held only in New Zealand. If you are visiting New Zealand at the time of a Pre-entry Assessment you may choose to attend, and if successful assistance will be provided to obtain a visa for the duration of your course. Please note, due to strong demand a course start date is unlikely to be available immediatly following your pre-entry assessment, and so you should plan to return to Auckland to undertake the course.

Course Fees and Additional course costs

Tuition Fees - 2011	NZD
Certificate in Airline Customer Service	$6000.00

 

Additional Course Costs	NZD
Medical and Travel Insurance (see below)	Dependant on Policy

Immigration

Full details of visa and permit requirements, advice on rights to employment in New Zealand while studying, and reporting requirements are available through the New Zealand Immigration Service, and can be viewed on their website. www.immigration.govt.nz

Employment

Air New Zealand employment policy requires all applicants to have permanent New Zealand residency in order to be considered for positions with Air New Zealand.

For more information about New Zealand’s Immigration policy, please refer to the following government website, www.immigration.govt.nz.

Health

Most international students are not entitled to publicly funded health services while in New Zealand. If you receive medical treatment during your visit, you may be liable for the full costs of that treatment. Full details on entitlements to publicly-funded health services are available through the Ministry of Health, and can be viewed at their website at: www.moh.govt.nz

Accident Insurance

The Accident Compensation Corporation Accident Compensation Corporation provides accident insurance for all New Zealand citizens, residents and temporary visitors to New Zealand, but you may still be liable for all other medical and related costs. Further information can be viewed on the ACC website. www.acc.co.nz

Medical and Travel Insurance

International students must have appropriate and current medical and travel insurance while studying in New Zealand. This is a requirement under The Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students. Insurance can be arranged through ANZAI under its Vero Plan (Hyperlink to policy document). If students wish to purchase their insurance elsewhere, ANZAI needs to be provided with a copy of the insurance certificate and policy wordings so we may determine whether the insurance provides sufficient cover for the student’s medical, travel and potential repatriation needs.

It should be noted that costs such as medical treatment in New Zealand and medical evacuation or repatriation can be very expensive. Sums insured for these benefits must be set at an appropriately high figure so they will not be exceeded in any possible claim. Current policies range from $600,000 to ‘unlimited cover’. In order to future proof policies, sums insured of one million dollars plus are recommended, although ANZAI will allow amounts that it deems to be sufficiently high. Below is the suggested minimum content for appropriate insurance policies according to the Code of Practice for Pastoral Care of International Students.

The Policy should include:

[a] Commence immediately the student leaves home for the airport on their way to New Zealand

[b] Apply whilst in transit both ways

[c] Apply whilst the student is in New Zealand

[d] Cover the student for any trips to other countries during the period of study

[e] Cover the student for any holidays back to their home country during the period of study.

[f] Include cover for loss of baggage, accident and injury, disruption to travel plans, medical care in stop over countries, emergency evacuation/repatriation, accompanying relatives, personal effects, and personal liability.

Emergency evacuation/repatriation

Repatriation represents the costs of getting a student home. The benefit works two ways:

[1] If the student becomes seriously ill or injured and needs to be accompanied home (either alive or deceased) with medical professionals, these costs are met by the insurance.

[2] If members of the students immediate* family living overseas become critically ill or die, the policy will cover the cost of flying the student home and then back to New Zealand to complete their studies.(*immediate family is the mother, father, brother or sister).

• Ideally the policy should have “unlimited cover” as very large sums can be incurred in these situations

Insurance Provider

• Insurance policies for International students should be obtained from companies with a credit rating no lower than A from Standard and Poor, or B+ from AM Best.
• If the insurer is an overseas company, ANZAI requires students to provide policy details in English so that it may ensure that all the necessary requirements are met. If it is decided by ANZAI that a student does not have adequate insurance, the students will be required to take out additional cover to meet the standards set down by ANZAI.

It is suggested that you check promptly with the Administration team to establish if the policy you wish to purchase meets the required standards and is an approved policy.

Code of Practice

Air New Zealand has agreed to observe and be bound by the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students published by the Ministry of Education. Copies of the Code are available on request from this institution or from the NZ Ministry of Education website at www.minedu.govt.nz.