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Whether you choose to continue your education, start a new career or add something wonderful to your life by working part-time..... being a dive leader is a very rewarding experience! 

Remember how it felt the first time you got in the water?

Relive that amazing time with others, share their experiences and at the same time, earn extra income!

Being an Instructor is a career you can truly enjoy.  If you are looking for a career in diving, becoming an SSI Dive Professional is the best choice you can make. SSI is the only organization that not only trains you to teach others how to dive, but also teaches what you need to know to become a key player in the industry.

You can make a difference. As a dive professional you can help the diving industry continue to grow and thrive. Each new person that you train is a potential long-term customer for you, as well as the diving industry as a whole. By utilizing SSI’s advanced teaching techniques, “Comfort through Repetition” and “Diver Diamond Methodology,” you will have what it takes to develop committed, lifetime divers.

This program will prepare you to become an active member of the scuba industry, a successful educator, and a valuable business employee.

This program will teach you how to develop confident and comfortable divers who will commit to the sport.

Your training includes learning:

• How various industry stakeholders interact – manufacturers, media, agencies, retail, and travel

• How successful dive retailers and resorts operate 

• The SSI Education System and Education Philosophy

• Techniques for teaching home study academics, pool and open water

• The legal aspects of teaching

• The basics of educational selling using SSI’s Customer Loyalty Cycle

 As an Open Water Instructor (OWI) you can teach and issue certifications for:

• Indoor Diver
• Scuba Diver
• Junior Open Water Diver
• Open Water Diver
• Advanced Adventure
• Scuba Skills Update
• Try Scuba
• Try Scuba Diving
• Diver Stress & Rescue
• Nitrox