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Do you dream of a career in an exciting destination? Join the growing ranks of SSI professionals who are spreading the adventurous, exciting freediving lifestyle as an SSI Freediving Instructor. SSI freediving instructors are the industry’s best freediving trainers, utilizing innovative training techniques to introduce underwater enthusiasts to the world of breath-hold diving. As a certified SSI Freediving Instructor, you will introduce new divers to basic breath-hold exercises by teaching all entry-level programs and the SSI Free Immersion and Training Techniques specialties.

crossover program for freediving instructor

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to start your lifelong adventure as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training combined with underwater practice ensures that you have the necessary skills and experience to truly adapt to the underwater environment. You will receive your SSI Open Water Diver certificate.

Join us for your first step in doing the under water world at our New Location. Brilliant dive sites and passionate instructors are awaiting you 

Get ready for an immersive 12-day journey that reshapes divers into educators, thinkers, and leaders. The SSI Assistant Instructor (AITC) and Instructor Training Course (ITC) are designed not just to meet standards—but to elevate how you see, teach, and inspire underwater. Under the mentorship of Instructor Certifier Vincent Lai, this course blends structure, creativity, and purpose. Vincent’s signature approach—refined through years of instructor development and educational design—guides each candidate to find their teaching voice, master real-world problem solving, and balance professionalism with personality. Expect mentorship that’s equal parts technical precision and human understanding. The program begins with the Assistant Instructor phase, developing your foundation in teaching systems and active learning. It then evolves into the Instructor Training Course, where mastery, safety, and delivery meet personal expression. Following the 12 days of training, candidates will proceed to a separate 2-day Instructor Evaluation (IE) event, where your transformation is showcased and certified. Join us for an experience that’s not just about earning the title Instructor—but becoming the kind of educator divers remember long after the course ends.

Developing the Next Layer of Instructor Leadership Conducted by Vincent Lai Becoming an Assistant Instructor Trainer isn’t about teaching more — it’s about understanding how instructors are built, evaluated, supported, and guided within the Scuba Schools International Education System. This SSI AIT program, conducted under Vincent Lai, is designed for experienced instructors who are ready to step into a trainer-adjacent role — mentoring instructor candidates, supporting ITCs, and contributing to professional-level teaching quality.

2 day beginner course at swimming pool. good for beginner with no background of freediving. In JB class at Pulai Spring Resort. In Kuala Lumpur course is in KGPA

Start today - You need to be a Divemaster or equivalent to join SSI´s 3-Step Instructor Training Approach. The training process starts with joining the Assistant Instructor / Instructor Training Course combination accompanied with Digital Learning. After successful completion of the Instructor Training Course (ITC) you will enroll in an Instructor Evaluation (IE) to qualify as an SSI Open Water Instructor. This 10 day training program entitles you to teach various key SSI programs independently like Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and Dive Guide. For those who want to take more time to learn and to gain valuable teaching experience between the training programs the 3 parts can also be taken as single steps - Assistant Instructor, Instructor Training Course (ITC) and Instructor Evaluation (IE) one after the other at own pace and with a flexible schedule.

The Divemaster program is the first step on an exciting journey. Earn the respect of your dive buddies and become an ambassador for diving by taking the Divemaster program. All you need to get started are 40 verified/logged dives and certifications in Deep Diving, Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility or at least 5 logged/verified dives experience in each area plus Diver Stress & Rescue. You will be certified as a Dive Guide after successfully completing the Divemaster program. When your interest is to turn your passion into a profession by guiding certified divers, teaching Ecology programs, assisting instructors or even becoming an instructor yourself, your next step is the Divemaster Upgrade with a minimum of 60 logged/verified. Upgrade to Divemaster right away or any time after by self-studying the Science of Diving materials, passing the Digital Final Exam which makes you an SSI Professional.