NZ Diploma In Aviation (Airline Prep) Level 6

The Level 6 Airline Prep diploma is the second stage of Ardmore's airline pathway rather than a standalone course. The school states that a prerequisite is the 82 week Level 5 Flight Training Program, the NZ Diploma in Aviation (General Aviation), which is where the private licence, the commercial licence and the instrument rating are gained. Level 6 then adds the ATPL theory examinations and a multi crew course.

The ATPL theory component runs for 20 weeks and covers eight subjects examined by Aviation Services Limited. Ardmore states that on completing it a student holds a frozen ATPL, with the flight hours required before sitting the practical ATPL test to be gained in later employment, and that the exam credits stay valid for ten years.

The Multi Crew Integration course runs for four weeks: one week of classroom theory, then 36 hours in a fixed base A320 simulator, 18 as captain and 18 as co-pilot. Ardmore describes it as bridging single pilot light twin operation and the multi crew jet cockpit, and requires a CPL and the ATPL exam credits before it starts. The MCC course duration is 2 weeks.