Pattaya, Thailand Scuba Diving Career Development Internships
If you're already a certified Divemaster, then you already know the benefits of being a dive professional. And, in fact, you've already completed the most-difficult part of your training. Now it's time to expand your knowledge, perfect your skills and boost your marketability and income by becoming a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor!
Aquanauts' DM-OWSI Internship is a two-month program that will not only get you certified, but you give you the experience you need to safely and competently teach courses and lead divers on their undersea adventures.
Internship Package Details
Your one-time enrollment fee includes everything you need to go from DM to accomplished PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor: Courses, books & study aids, equipment, accommodations and more. Here’s the specifics:
PADI Courses Aquanauts Diving Instructor Training gives its interns all the PADI-required manuals and teaching aids below:
Besides courses and books, your internship also includes all of the following. Click the “More Info” link next to each item for details:
A full set of new, brand-name diving equipment, including a Suunto dive computer, BCD, regulator & fins, plus a range of accessories. More Info Have your own gear already? We'll give you $750 off your course price! So How Much Does It Cost?
We'll lower the price if you already own your own equipment or have your own accommodations. See the chart below.
| Certification | Length | Base Price Thai Baht |
Base Price US$* |
No Equip. | No Accom. | No Equip. or Accom. |
| Divemaster | 6 Weeks | 220,070 | $6,199 | $5,449 | $5,794 | $5,044 |
| Prices Effective Feb. 6, 2010 | ||||||
Prices are quoted in US Dollars for comparison purposes only and are based on a fixed exchange rate of 35.5 Thai Baht to the 1 US dollar. Your actual price will vary depending on the exchange rate of your choice of currency against the Thai baht at the time of booking. Do not use currency exchange sites such as XE.com to check rates. For today's correct rates, click here.
Prices & Duration
Price and length of internship depend upon your current certification and whether you need equipment, accommodaitons or neither. See the price matrix at the bottom of this page
What's Included?
All Aquanauts Complete internships include all your courses, books, testing & certification fees, private accommodations, a full set of new equipment that's yours to keep, unlimited diving, job placement, visa assistance and more. See below left for full details.
100% Pass Rate & Guarantee
Aquanauts internships are built upon the Personalized Training System. Our small-class environment and individual instruction have helped us build a 100% Pass Rate since June 2007 and an established track record of producing high-quality instructors. In fact, we're so confident in our proven teaching method, we guarantee you will pass the PADI Instructor Exam. If you don't, we'll pay for you to take the next exam! Read full details.
8 Free Bonus Courses Offer
Go beyond the basics of diving to become a truly well-rounded professional with with Aquanauts' exclusive Eco-Tec Dive Training Pack. The special package -- worth more than $2,000 -- is included free if you pay a 100% deposit at least 30 days in advance (or upon enrollment if you plan to arrive in Thailand within 30 days.
The Eco-Tec suite focuses on the two fastest growing areas of the dive industry: environmental awareness and technical diving and takes you to the Master Scuba Diver level with 8 PADI Specialty courses.
You can go beyond this free course and get more PADI specialties, dive medic and technical diving courses, course materials and equipment with Aquanauts' new Enhanced Learning Packs. More info...
Enhance Your Dive Skills
At up to 6 months long, Aquanauts' internship offer plenty of time to do additional courses. So, if you're serious about getting the most certifications, learning the most skills and making yourself the most marketable job candidate you can, you can purchase any or all of our new Enhanced Learning Packs!
Each Enhanced Learning Pack includes as many as five additional courses, all the required and optional manuals for all courses -- including optional manuals for the free Skills Enhancement Course -- plus additional equipment, DVDs, exam booklets and official PADI clothing!
All the Enhanced Learning Packs are deeply discounted -- as much as 30% off regular prices! And they are only available online during your initial enrollment. So click here to read more about each package. You can choose which one(s) you want on the Enrollment Form.
Improve Your Job Prospects
In today’s competitive dive market – as it is any field – the more qualified you are, the better your job prospects will be. If you’re a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (or considering becoming one), the easiest way to enhance your marketability is to get certified to teach PADI specialty courses and even the Instructor Development Course.
Aquanauts offers Master Scuba Diver and IDC Staff Instructor upgrades that will give you more experience and a better chance for a great jobs. Read more...
Payment Terms
A minimum 40% non-refundable deposit is required within two weeks of enrollment with the full balance due upon arrival. We do offer the Instructor Skills Enhancement Course (a $2,200 value) for 100% deposits made no later than 30 days before arrival (or upon enrollment if starting in fewer than 30 days). Deposits must paid via bank transfer. Balance payments can be made via bank transfer, cash payment or via credit card (a 5% surcharge applies). Click Here to make a reservation for this internship online!
Prices are quoted in U.S. Dollars for comparison purposes only and are based on a fixed exchange rate of 36 Thai Baht to the 1 US dollar. Your actual price will vary depending on the exchange rate of your choice of currency against the Thai baht at the time of booking. Do not use currency exchange sites such as XE.com to check rates. For today's correct rates, click here.
All training offered by Aquanauts Dive Centre, PADI 5-Star Career Development Center No. S-6246. Aquanauts is Pattaya, Thailand's only British-owned and operated PADI National Geographic 5-Star Career Development Center. We invite you to also visit the main Aquanauts website, our Thailand Tech Diving website or contact us with any questions. © 2005-2009 Aquanauts Diving Instructor Training Co. Ltd.: 437/17 M. 9; Soi Yodsak/Beach Road; Pattaya, Chonburi Thailand 20260. No text or image published on this website may be used without permission. Site Map Yahoo URLList RORxml