
Overview

Dive leader
Reach the top levels of the scuba diving industry becoming an internationally recognised leader and educator in one of the world’s most unique and diverse international past times.

Travel the world
Ever wanted to quit your day job and start travelling the wold? As a dive professional you can earn a living globetrotting some of the most beautiful and adventurous locations the world has to offer. Diving pros are sought after by travel organisations throughout the world to organise and operate dive operations.

Leading qualifications
Industry leading qualification respected throughout the world showing your ability to manage diving operations, organise daily diving activities and lead divers underwater.

Join the elite
As a pro, you will have the skills, knowledge and expertise to deal with every situation honing your experience as a natural leader and strong communicator.

Career in diving
From Divemaster to Instructor, Master Scuba to Instructor Trainer, Dive Resort Manager to Course Director, professional qualifications open up every possibility in the recreational diving world and beyond. PADI maintains a 70% market share of diver training with more than 5000 dive centres around the world.

Training

Modular
Professional courses are based across comprehensive modules providing you with the ability to demonstrate all aspects of diving to students, managing dive operations, diver education, rescue, navigation, mapping, coordination, responding effectively to stress and handling the business of diving.

Hands-on training
Comprehensive hands on training working with our instructors in all areas of dive operations. You will be responsible for organising and planning diving and assisting in a diverse range of different activities.

Rescue and First Aid
Become a qualified first aider and develop the ability to deal with diving and non-diving emergencies including managing a scene and organising emergency action.

Leadership
Working with your instructor you conduct tour parts of training dives and lead diving activities for qualified divers. From the planning of activities to dive briefings and logs you build first-hand experience with real customers all the way through.

Business of diving
Professional courses go beyond diving and into each screw and bolt that makes the industry tick. By the end of your programme you will know exactly how to make the diving industry work for you.

Careers

Guide, Leader
Take the rains and lead diving activities as the guide and onsite manager, organising dive operations and dealing with customers on a daily basis. Get people back into diving with Refresh and Review courses and get people started with Discover Scuba and introductory programmes.

Educator
Want to go into teaching? Once qualified as a Divemaster you can take your training further, and become a fully fledged Instructor teaching virtually every course in scuba diving. You can take training even further to become an Instructor Trainer and Course Director.

Photography and Film
Take your passion for film and photography and add a new dimension.

Marine Biology and Oceanography
Have a passion for nature? A professional diving qualification can get you right to the front line with everything from reef conservation to bio-rock plantations around the world.

Archeology
Parts of the world are full of ancient artefacts, monuments and even constructions now underwater. With an increasing level of archeological discoveries below sea professional diving is unlocking secrets to the past.



























