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The Assistant Instructor rating is the next step after becoming a Divemaster along the scuba instructor pathway. It allows you to collect valuable teaching experience, practice briefings, teach academics, and conduct in-water training. If you want to further your career as a dive professional, you can finish the Instructor Training Course, pass the Instructor Evaluation, and become an Open Water Diving Instructor. Need a different date? No problem. Contact us and we can create a custom date just for you.

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This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

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In the SSI Basic Diver program, you will learn the skills and knowledge you need to try diving up to 12 meters deep with an SSI Professional. It is a great way to explore the underwater world more fully as you try diving. The entire Basic Diver program can be credited towards the Scuba Diver or Open Water Dive programs within 6 months, so you can take the next step in your dive adventure.

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If you cannot decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! With this program, you can try a variety of specialties before committing to full specialty programs. It is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures. During the Advanced Open Water Diver Program, you will try out 5 different specialties. You will complete one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor. With this trial program in specialty diving, you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full specialty programs any time in the future and credit your Advanced Open Water Diver training towards them.

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Do you dream of travelling the world working as a scuba instructor? With this globally recognized certification, you can work at SSI Training Centers represented in over 130 countries. This in-depth program provides all you need to become an SSI Open Water Instructor. Once certified, you can train new SSI divers, teach Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and create Dive Guides. The possibilities are endless, so start your dive career now! Prerequisite: Assistant Instructor Certification Need a different date? No problem. Contact us and we can create a custom date just for you.

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The Divemaster program represents the first formal step toward a professional diving career. It is designed for divers who wish to expand their competence, credibility, and leadership in the water while becoming ambassadors for safe, responsible diving. To begin the program, candidates must present a minimum of 40 verified/logged dives and hold certifications in Deep Diving, Navigation, and Night & Limited Visibility, or alternatively demonstrate at least five verified dives in each of these areas, in addition to Diver Stress & Rescue. Upon successful completion of the program, candidates are certified as Dive Guides. For those intending to transform their passion into a profession—whether by guiding certified divers, delivering ecology-focused programs, assisting instructors, or progressing toward instructor-level training—the next stage is the Divemaster Upgrade. This requires a minimum of 60 verified/logged dives. The upgrade may be completed immediately after the Dive Guide rating or at any later stage through independent study of the Science of Diving materials and successful completion of the Digital Final Exam, resulting in full SSI Professional status. Participants may further enrich their training by combining the Divemaster internship with a Coral Restoration Internship, or by volunteering in our sea turtle monitoring program, which oversees 20–28 active nests located approximately five minutes by boat from Guanaja Dive Center. These options provide meaningful conservation experience alongside professional dive training.

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Assistant Instructor Trainers prepare Assistant Instructors to teach academics and conduct in-water training. As an Assistant Instructor Trainer, you are also qualified to assist Instructor Trainers, giving you valuable experience along your scuba diving instructor pathway. When ready, you can finish the Instructor Training Seminar, allowing you to become an SSI Instructor Trainer. Start your journey to create scuba diving instructors today.

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The Instructor Evaluation (IE) is the final step of SSI’s 2-Step Instructor Training Approach Divemasters or equivalent-level professionals will have to successfully complete the Instructor Training Course (ITC) first where you’ll learn how to: • Conduct academic sessions • Lead confined water training • Teach Open Water Diver and various Specialty programs like Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress&Rescue, Perfect Buoyancy and more • Develop student management and communication skills Already an experienced instructor with another agency? You may be eligible for shortened oboarding options where you will only have to complete certain parts of the Instructor Training Course (ITC) followed by passing an Instructor Evaluation (IE). Contact an SSI Training Center near you to learn more. Already certified as an Assistant Instructor with another agency? You could continue your professional journey with SSI. Get in touch with a local SSI Training Center to explore your options.

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