Pattaya, Thailand Scuba Diving Career Development Internships
If you're looking for the ultimate professional dive training internship, then look no further than Aquanauts' PERT / PADI Professional Internship. This package, available exclusively at Aquanauts Dive Centre, combines our acclaimed PADI Diving Instructor Training internship with the all-new Professional Emergency Response Training suite of courses. When you graduate, you'll not only be a full PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, but you'll be qualified to join a professional public safety dive team where you'll save lives and solve crime. There's few jobs in diving as fulfilling as that.
Imagine having a career when you actually enjoy going to work in the morning. You'll lead a life others only fantasize about. Sailing into incredible sunsets could be the rule, not the exception. The commute to work could be as easy as a ten-minute boat ride. And work itself becomes an adventure, as you explore the coral reefs of the undersea world or help save lives and solve crime as part of a public safety dive team.
The PERT / PADI Professional Internship is for anyone. No prior experience is required. And you can start at any time. The program is also 100% all-inclusive. We provide accommodations, a premium, PERT-enhanced set of dive equipment that's yours to keep, unlimited diving, all testing & certification fees, job placement, a written guarantee you'll pass the PADI Instructor Exam, free bonus courses, and more! Keep reading for full details on what is included.
Aquanauts PERT / PADI Professional Internship is unlike any other internship you might have seen. It's the only one in the world that offers both complete training as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and as a Professional Emergency Response DIver. This gives you a huge advantage in the job market, as you'll have a broader range of training and experience than other applicants.
PADI Instructor Training
Your one-time enrollment fee includes everything you need to go from a land-loin'’ non-diver 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:
Includes PADI Open Water Manual, National Geographic Almanac, National Geographic Diver DVD, Logbook & Training Record, Certificate and Student Record File all in a large leatherette binder with PADI & National Geographic logos. 
Divemaster Course -- New 2010 Materials!
PERT Emergency Response Diver Training
The second part of the training will take you from the world of recreational diving to that of the professional public safety / rescue diver. Also known as emergency response divers, these highly-trained professionals are often the only hope for people involved in water-involved accidents. Their training far exceeds what’s expected of a recreational diving professional because, in their line of work, lives depend upon the success of every dive.
You'll be certified as a public safety diver through the Professional Emergency Response Training organization. Aquanauts is the only private-sector PERT training center in all of Asia and, worldwide, only Aquanauts offers this combined PERT / PADI internship.
You'll complete your PERT courses as your progress through your PADI internship. Each course has higher and higher prerequisites, so you'll need take full advantage of the unlimited diving offered to build up the required number of dives and experience. The entire program includes:
Encapsulated Diver - Be dive-ready for any environment with PERT Encapsulated Diver. It integrates two previously separate courses – Dry Suit and Full-Face Mask w/Surface Communications – to provide a student training that’s as close to real-world conditions as possible.
The Rest of the Package
Courses and materials are only part of the package. The PERT / PADI Professional Internship also includes all of the following:
A full set of upgraded, PERT-enhanced scuba diving equipment. Upgraded from the standard equipment package offered in the non-PERT internships, this special set of equipment includes the incredible Scubapro T-Force BCD, a Suunto Vytec DS dive computer, two Scubapro MK17 regulators, additional signaling and cutting instruments, a top-shelf 3W LED underwater light and, of course, all of the rest of the gear you need as a PADI professional. See here for full specs and photos of the standard and PERT equipment packages. (If you have your own gear we'll give you a $750 discount.)
Unlimited Diving! -- (a $8,880 value in itself!)Special Promotions
Finally, your internship package also includes the following free promotional offers. To qualify, simply make a 100% deposit no later than 30 days before you arrive in Thailand. (If you plan to arrive in fewer than 30 days, you must pay the full amount upon enrollment.)
Aquanauts internships are built upon the Personalized Training System. Our small-class environment and individual instruction have helped us build an established track record of producing high-quality interns who score at the top of their PADI Instructor Exam classes. In fact, we're so confident in our proven teaching method, we guarantee you will pass the PADI Instructor Exam. If you don't, we'll pay for you to take the next exam! Read full details
So, How Much Does It Cost?
The Aquanauts Diving Instructor Training Internship is not just for uncertified divers. Anyone can enroll in the program and we'll reduce the price based on your certification level. We'll also lower the price if you already own your own equipment or have your own accommodations. See the chart below. Sale prices reflected below.
| Certification |
Length | Base Price Thai Baht |
Base Price US$* |
No Equip. | No Accom. | No Equip. or Accom. |
| None (Non-Diver) | 7 months* | 515,858 | $15,399 | $14,649 | $14,109 | $13,359 |
| Open Water Diver | 4 months | 468,955 | $13,999 | $13,249 | $13,139 | $12,389 |
| Adv. Open Water Diver | 4 months | 453,890 | $13,549 | $12,799 | $12,689 | $11,939 |
| Rescue Diver | 3 months | 425,417 | $12,699 | $11,949 | $12,054 | $11,304 |
| Divemaster | 2 months | 380,177 | $11,349 | $10,599 | $10,919 | $10,169 |
| Prices Effective March 17, 2010 | ||||||
* PADI requires you be Open Water (or equivalent) certified for six months before you can take the 10-day instructor course and exam. Thus your internship will run, at best, 6.5 months. Aquanauts packages include the seventh month free for students who take the IDC immediately after the six-month requirement has been met.
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 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 & Durations
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-Diver 2010 Training Pack. The special package -- worth more than $1,500 -- 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 fastest growing area of the dive industry: environmental awareness 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 Eco-Diver 2010 Training Pack -- 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 Eco-Diver 2010 Training Pack(a $1,500 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 33.5 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.
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