Aquanauts PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and IDC Staff Instructor Internships
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.
Master Scuba Diver Trainer Internship / Upgrade
As a basic OWSI, you can teach four of PADI’s 25 specialty courses – Peak Performance Buoyancy, Project AWARE, Project AWARE Coral Reef Conservation and (if they work in a National Geographic Dive Center like Aquanauts) the National Geographic Portal specialty. To teach the others, you’ll need to be certified for each course.
Once you can teach 5 specialties and certify 25 students (in any course, not just specialties), you can move up the PADI Professional ladder to Master Scuba Diver Trainer. By attaining this level, you tell employers can train dive students to the highest purely recreational dive level in the PADI system of education.
Aquanauts offers a 2-month internship package that will take you from OWSI to MSDT. As with all Aquanauts internships, it is 100% all-inclusive. You get all of the following plus two months unlimited fun diving:
- 5 PADI Specialty Instructor courses of your choice
- 5 Specialty Instructor certification fees
- MSDT Application fee
- PADI Specialty Instructor Manual – Digital Version (Includes 24 specialty instructor outlines)
- Up to 25 certifications
- 2 months full, private accommodations
- 2 months unlimited diving
- 1 Year Jobs4Divers Job Placement services
Notes
- The MSDT Internship can be done as an upgrade to the OWSI Internship or as a standalone program for already-certified instructors
- There is no set start date. Begin at any time.
| Price | Important Note |
US $1,999 |
Prices are quoted in US Dollars for comparison purposes only and are based on a fixed exchange rate of 33.5 Thai Baht to the one 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. There is a split market for the Thai baht with onshore and offshore rates. We use the onshore rate which is considerably more favorable for you than the offshore rates quoted on the Internet. For today's onshore rates, click here. |
IDC Staff Instructor Internship / Upgrade
If you really want to maximize your experience and marketability, you can get certified to teach instructors yourself! By becoming a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, you can independently train and certify PADI Assistant Instructors as well as help train PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors by teaching (along with a Course Director) the Instructor Development Course.
An IDC Staff Instructor certification shows you’ve gone beyond the basics of scuba diving instruction and are good enough that you can help train the next generation of OWSIs. It’s a title that leaps off the resume and shows you are committed to becoming the best PADI Professional you can.
To get there, enroll in the IDC Staff Instructor Internship. This 1-month program is all-inclusive and gives you you all of the following, including unlimited fun diving:
- IDC Staff Instructor Course
- PADI Course Director Manual – Digital Version
- PADI Skills Evaluation Slate
- IDC Staff Evaluation Slate – Confined Water
- IDC Staff Evaluation Slate – Open Water
- IDC Staff Application Fee
- 1 Month full, private accommodations
- Unlimited fun diving
- 1 Year Jobs4Divers Job Placement services
Notes
- The IDC Staff Internship can be done as an upgrade to the MSDT Internship or as a standalone program for already-certified MSDTs.
- Courses are run approximately every six weeks. Contact us to determine the best start date for you.
| Price | Important Note |
US $1,729 |
Prices are quoted in US Dollars for comparison purposes only and are based on a fixed exchange rate of 33.5 Thai Baht to the one 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. There is a split market for the Thai baht with onshore and offshore rates. We use the onshore rate which is considerably more favorable for you than the offshore rates quoted on the Internet. For today's onshore rates, click here. |
Want to Enhance Your Dive Skills Even Further?
New for 2008! Aquanauts Enhanced Learning Packs
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.
Professional Internships
- Open Water Scuba Instuctor
- Divemaster-to-Instructor
- Divemaster
- Master Scuba Diver Trainer & IDC Staff Instructor
Non-Professional Training
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