ok, may i ask a question. i'm a miat diploma in a/c maintenance sem 1 student,
what are other good options for me besides taking LWTR and EASA exam? (other than become an LAE or aircraft technician)
-i expect somebody will answer "You can ask your lecturers or counsellors"    yeah, i will, but just for the sake of this thread so that everybody can read them. 
to be honest, i followed this thread and Miat thread in jobs & careers since i submitted my application to enter miat, that was around 6 months ago i think, many new things i learned from here, it was useful for me especially during the miat interview..

not that i dont have interest on working on aircraft, but just want to know what does other related options offer.. does it good or 'less good' than the LAE path.. (i know it's not easy to become LAE)
i heard about aviation NDT, and someone who got license in industrial NDT must take another license for aviation NDT if he/she want to change field..

thanks in advanced..

  see, this thread is indeed beneficial for alot of ppl, seems like we are in the same boat buddy.. 
ok, honestly, i dont know whether Aviation Australia and Air Transport Training College are approved training school or not, (maybe somebody has stated before, but recently i didn't follow this thread that much, so please double check)

but for miat, it's confirmed already, one can say like this, (correct me if i'm wrong, i'm just a sem 1 student.. hehe) if you study at miat for 3 yrs, it's like you are already working on aircraft for the same period of time, so after graduating, to complete the 5 years of experience (one must work at least 5 yrs to become LAE), you only need to work for another two years..

yes, you can do the test on your own at the British council while you are studying at miat, let say sem 1 you take physics subject, so, you can sit for the easa physics paper whenever you are ready..
miat syllabus is not that 'far different' than the EASA, of course, miat exam is easy.. lol.. yesterday, i did my basic electricity midterm test in 5 minutes only.. not because i'm super genius, but just to give you a picture how easy it is, because all objective questions maa.. 

but for easa exam, i encourage you to get well prepared and take it very seriously, because you must complete all the modules within 5 years, the exam per module are not cheap too, around RM400 per paper if i'm not mistaken.. the materials to study for the easa exam you can get from seniors..

dont worry much la, later when you got into one of those colleges, surely everybody is talking about easa exam.. then only the path become clearer for you.. 

i myself not sure yet, if i were to sit for easa exam, i plan to sit in sem 3 onwards.. 1st sem, enjoy first lah.. still getting used to the environment.. 

btw, if you haven't do the miat interview, just google for "miat interview", alot of ppl already wrote their experience in blogs.. in fact, i did google for it too last time, and wrote about it too just to give back to the community..    happy Google-ing!

Not to worry, if you're qualified, they will call EVERYBODY for the interview.. Good luck.

actually, miat interview is not that easy, because it's not just oral, but also got IQ test,
1st u need to answer 50 objective questions, you must complete in 30minutes,
inside got many topics, english, IQ test, math, arithmetic reasoning, ahh.. can't remember them all.. 30 minutes feels like 5 minutes only, because many didnt finish in time, got a candidate only managed to answer 15 question only, the rest, he "tembak"
the mark i got was so so only..    after the test, candidates were allowed to take a 10 minutes break before interview session..

tips for the oral:
study a little bit about aircraft components, be familiar with the terms used on aircraft components, such as ailerons, rudder, elevator, fuselage, turbine engine, turboprop engine, fore/aft, wings (there is alot more, but dont worry, you'll learn later on)
no need to study detail la, it's good for your knowledge, but for the interview, just enough until u can point out which is which if somebody show you a picture of aircraft..

also, what forces acting on aircraft during flight, the bernoulli principle, and of course, they'll ask you your backgrounds before that.. i'm sure you dont have problems with your english, so be creative abit lah, show some passion to the aviation world especially if you are not from aviation background family.. also, wear proper attire, short haired, make sure you bring all important document, put them in clear file, so that easy for the interviewer to check (because got some candidate put all documents in an envelope  )