This is the ultimate package of professional dive training at Sydney's PRO DIVE Academy, leading to qualification as PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, the passport to worldwide employment in the recreational dive industry.
The training is eligible for UK Armed Forces resettlement funding for service leavers.
The traineeship follows PADI's modular system. You start with a week of familiarisation diving, to introduce you to the PADI scheme or to refresh your knowledge if you are already qualified as a PADI Open Water Diver. You quickly move on to Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver and Emergency First Response.
With PADI Rescue Diver in the bag you turn your attention to air filling procedures, gas blending and the use of Nitrox.
Next, you start your Divemaster training and assessment - improving your dive knowledge, increasing your experience and fine tuning your skills for the first professional level.
Then we give you some practical training in Retail Dive Centre Management (RDCM). The RDCM syllabus gives you the experience needed for work in any dive school environment. It includes:
- Dive cylinder filling and maintenance - Equipment servicing - High pressure compressor operations - Point of sale administration - 24/7 electronic booking system - Stock control and management
Your next two weeks are a great dive adventure, putting everything you've learned into practice - and having lots of fun! You fly to Cairns for a liveaboard trip, to experience the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef and to experrience the levels of professionalism, knowledge and the skills needed for a deckhand on a dive boat.
Then it's back to Sydney for a weekend dive trip along the New South Wales coastline - this time, with customers. You are the Divemaster in charge!
Next up is the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). This is designed to teach you all you need to know about dive instruction within the PADI scheme, as well as preparing you for the specific job of teaching PADI courses from beginner to Divemaster level.
Now you are ready for two days of Emergency First Response Instructor (EFRI) training and assessment, to gain your Primary and Secondary Care Instructor certificate.
EFRI is followed by the Pro Dive IDC Plus, a mock instructor exam where you recap the essential diving skills, practise your teaching techniques and undertake theory exams. A short period of revision and practical rehearsal ensures you can enter your Instructor Evaluation expecting to pass with flying colours.
Now you're ready for the Premium Instructor module. We want to make sure you are more than just qualified, and this is where you gain invaluable teaching experience in the real world. This is also the chance for you to add some PADI specialities to your diving CV. We include Oxygen Provider Instructor and Nitrox Instructor courses plus additional training in Dive Centre Operations.
As part of the Pro Dive professional mentor programme, you will teach Open Water and Advanced courses, lead night dives and boat dives and and organise weekend trips as dive leader. You will graduate from Pro Dive as a confident, experienced Open Water Scuba Instructor.
Training is based at Manly's Pro Dive Academy. You stay at Queenscliff near one of Sydney's most spectacular beaches. For more information on the training location use the Destinations link above left.
Pro Dive Cairns, Australia Pro Dive Manly, Australia
Duration
14 weeks
Start date
15 September 2012
End date
22 December 2012
Note
Fly London/Sydney on Thursday 15 Sep - Arrive Sydney for afternoon briefing on the start date, Sat - Training starts on Monday - Course finishes on Fri 24 Dec - Depart by the end date, Saturday
Availability
Available
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What you get
Resettlement funding for UK Forces 100 dives logged PADI Advanced Open Water PADI Emergency First Response PADI Rescue Diver PADI Nitrox PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider PADI Divemaster PADI DSAT Gas Blender PRO DIVE Retail Dive Centre Mgmt PRO DIVE Compressor Operations PRO DIVE Gear Servicing 101 Program Barrier Reef Liveaboard General Purpose Deckhand Divemaster work experience Customer service training EFR Primary & Secondary Care Instructor PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor PADI Nitrox Instructor PADI IDC IDC-Plus PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor PRO DIVE Instructor Mentoring Program Dive Instructor work experience PADI Deep Specialty Instructor PADI Night Specialty Instructor PADI Enriched Air Specialty Instructor Project AWARE Shark Conservation Diver Free online recruitment service
Before you start
The traineeship is designed for divers who have held PADI Open Water Diver or an equivalent, entry-level qualification for at least five months
We recommend you start with 30 logged dives
You should provide your own mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, knife, torch, SMB, whistle, pocket mask, slate and dive bags
If you are already qualified as an Advanced Diver you can choose either to recap those early courses or to log some extra boat dives. If you are joining us at Rescue Diver level, you can skip the first couple of weeks and join the course in week three. Download Key Facts opposite for the course schedule
What next
You can expect to find work as a dive professional through your new contacts at the PRO DIVE Academy, through padi.com, or here at flyingfishonline.com
Organise, conduct and supervise recreational diving activities
Supervise training and recreational diving activities, by planning, organising and directing dives
Teach and certify PADI scuba dvers and snorkellers
To work as a PADI professional, be prepared to buy insurance costing AUD 200-300 a year
The PRO DIVE Promise. PRO DIVE are so confident they can place you at one of their PRO DIVE centres located throughout Asia, the South Pacific, Europe and Australia, plus a global network of PRO DIVE Partners, in the Caribbean, Central and South America, cruise ships, liveaboards and private yachts, that if they cannot find you a job within 60 days of completing your Flying Fish Dive Instructor/Pro Dive Scuba Instructor Traineeship they will pay you $250 per week for up to 4 weeks!
(You must complete the full course and pass all exams; demonstrate an above-average work ethic and professional attitude; conduct yourself in a professional manner on all job interviews; meet wok permit stipulations and be willing to work worldwide: and complete all job placement paperwork within seven days of starting your course)
Included in the price
A shared room in self-catering accommodation at Queenscliff, all PADI publications and application fees, unlimited use of tanks, weights and airfills, return flight from Sydney to Cairns
Single occupancy on request
Extras to pay for locally: rental of BCD and regulator (AUD 250 per week)
