Another intrepid bunch of divemasters are taking the plunge this month to become an SSI Dive Instructor with our very own instructor trainers Tim Morrish & Gaz Jamieson our instructors who instructs instructors.
The SSI Dive Instructor Training Course
The Instructor Training Course is intense but also great fun, and combines theory presentations with practical sessions in the pool and the ocean, to prepare the candidates for tutoring students effectively. When I say intense I don’t mean it’s the most difficult thing in the world ever, I mean it’s pretty relentless; every day they will have to give a presentation on some aspect of diving, and they will be assessed on how they teach the skills that need to be learned in order to become an open water diver.
Essentially, the current bunch of human candidates will be eating, sleeping, breathing and sleepwalking diving for the next two weeks, so as to prepare them for the Instructor Exams (IE), which involves some bigwig from SSI coming over to assess whether they cut the mustard enough to teach…even though mustard is a paste and will not cut evenly.
Once they all pass with flying colors – and they will, they will embark on an internship with Big Blue, whereby they’ll shadow an instructor to learn how courses should be taught properly. Once they have proven themselves able to teach to our high standards, they will be free to go off and earn an income wherever they find themselves on planet Earth.
Wherever that may be, their job will not involve boardrooms, flow charts, shirts, and ties, or watercoolers in any way, shape, or form. Unless that watercooler is on a dive boat somewhere nice and tropical. If you’d like more information on SSI dive professional training, have a look at our website info or get in touch with us by email.
Don’t delay. We have the power to change your life for the better!
