You are considering one of the world's fastest growing sports as a career. It will open the door for considerable satisfaction as well as fun, adventure and financial gain.
Thank you for giving Capt. Slate’s the opportunity to offer you the
most professional Instructor Career Training Program in the world.
Capt. Slate’s is committed to providing you with training that will
prepare you to meet your career goals and help you become successful in
the diving business
Materials needed Advanced Open Water Crew Pack $60.95
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course is 2 days of diving adventure experiences in Deep,
Navigation and elective dives, Night, Wreck & U/W
Naturalist.
These 5 dives (included in course fee) are conducted off Capt. Slate’s custom dive boats and will enable you to enhance your dive techniques and skills.
The PADI Assistant Instructor Program will expand your career opportunities, prepare you for further training and insure your success in the PADI Instructor Evaluation.
This program will develop your skills as an instructional assistant, give you practice in teaching academic, Peak Performance Buoyancy and Experience programs.
This program is designed to help you fulfill the requirements you need to attend the PADI Course Director Program held at PADI International in Santa Ana, California.
You
must be certified as an IDC Staff Instructor to attend this program. You will work along with our Course Directors and IDC Staff as you gain the experience at conducting IDC's so you will have no problem upon acceptance
at the CDTC program.
PADI Course Directors are authorized to train other PADI Instructors and is the highest rating available from PADI International.
Course Directors work with PADI 5 Star IDC's and CDC's to provide quality diver education programs at all certification levels. The Course Director is also able to teach a variety of Specialty Instructor Courses and become a Medic First Aid Instructor Trainer.
This program allows the Master Instructor and IDC Staff Instructor to staff additional IDC's, EFR and Specialty Courses to gain the experience necessary to be accepted into the PADI Course Director
Training Course held by PADI International at Santa Ana, California. PADI accepts a limited number of applicants per year and by attending the CDPC, you will have a better chance at being accepted into the program.
The DAN (Divers Alert
Network) and PADI Oxygen First Aid Provider Specialty courses are basic training classes in how to administer oxygen to divers in the
event of a diving accident.
These
programs are a full day in the classroom, and are prerequisites before entering
the DAN O2 and PADI Oxygen First Aid Specialty Instructor Course.
These courses are taken in conjunction with
the Rescue Diver course so that you will be better prepared in the event of an
actual emergency.
Although these
programs are optional, it is highly recommended that you take these, as the
more training you have in this regard, the easier it will be for you to show
potential employers that you are prepared to handle any problem should the need
arise.
All inclusive price $459.00, DAN Instructor Book bag, instructor manual and fees.
The DAN O2 Provider and PADI Oxygen First Aid Specialty Instructor Course is a one day program that will teach you how to conduct the DAN and PADI O2 courses.
Hands-on practice with DAN O2 kits and diving accident management scenarios are practiced to help you teach Assistant Instructors and OWSI's in the correct manner and conduct of their classes.
What are today’s diving resorts looking for in a Diving Instructor?
In planning your career as a PADI Professional Diving Instructor most candidates want to know what diving operations are looking for in an Instructor.
As a major dive center in the Florida Keys, we get resumes from a lot of individuals. Let's face it, there are a lot of Open Water Scuba Instructors available for employment. What will make you unique on your resume will be extra training in what you need in a resort environment.
The following DCO program consists of training in the skills that will make you a valuable asset to any dive center. What better way to learn these skills than from a REAL Resort operation.
THE FOLLOWING COURSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE RESORT INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE:
1. Resort Scuba Programs, Discover Scuba Diving and Experience Programs.
2. Sales Training with Positive Approach Selling.
3. Dive Boat Handling, Operations and Maintenance.
4. Compressor Operations and Maintenance.
5. Advanced Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Enthusiastic Divers.
6. Resort Diving Accident Management.
7. Recompression Chamber Orientation.
8. PADI Underwater Videographer & Photographer Specialty Diver or Instructor Courses.
9. Reef Fish, Creatures and Corals Specialty Diver or Instructor Courses.
10. Dive Operations Photo Pro (Digital Photo and Camera Repair Course)
This program is conducted over a 3 week period and will prepare you for entry into the world of resort dive operations. There is no other program in the world that will give you the practical experience and training that the Capt. Slate’s Dive Center Operation course does. By the time you finish this course you will be able to walk right into another resort and know how to conduct yourself.
The PADI Divemaster program is the first step in the leadership level and you will learn the skills necessary to take care of others.
This is the course that will prepare your Instructor level background knowledge in physics, physiology, skills & environment, equipment and the Recreational Dive Planner Table and Wheel versions.
Watermanship, stamina and scuba skills are evaluated and your skills are improved to demonstration quality. Your Rescue skills are fine-tuned and you will learn your role as a Dive master in both confined and 5 Open Water Training dives, refining you skills in a working environment.
Upon successful completion of the course, you will be certified as a PADI Divemaster and will be eligible to attend the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC).
Complete your Divemaster training at a Florida Keys dive resort and get real resort Divemaster experience.
All Inclusive price with instructor manual $445.00
Several PADI courses such as the Advanced Plus, Rescue and Divemaster programs require students to have First Aid and CPR training. Becoming a PADI Medic First Aid Instructor allows you to be able to offer all-inclusive programs.
Also this program is a valuable course for anyone to take as it teaches them what to do in the event of an emergency situation.
During this one day program you will have hands-on practice and demonstrations in how to conduct this program for your students.
Many potential employers require their Instructors to be certified in CPR and First Aid so don't overlook this valuable program.
Enriched Air is the wave of the future. More divers are using enriched air than ever before to extend their bottom times and give themselves a reduced nitrogen intake.
A 1 day program consisting of classroom training, then a 2 tank enriched air dive, using 32 and 36 % enriched air blends.
This course will give you the knowledge to plan safe enriched air dives.
The PADI Enriched Air Specialty Instructor Program will allow you to train divers in the newest growing trend in diving today, Enriched Air Diving.
With more Dive Center’s adding Enriched Air, you should be prepared to offer this to your students.
You will learn how to conduct, market, and organize the Enriched Air Diver Course and present segments from the Enriched Air Diver course as well as 2 Open Water Training Dives on Enriched Air.
The IDC Staff Instructor Course allows you to staff Instructor Development Courses with a Course Director. It will also allow you to teach the PADI Assistant Instructor course, a responsibility only you and Course Directors can teach.
The course is conducted over the duration of the Instructor Development Course and you will learn how to present parts of the IDC Curriculum, develop evaluation and counseling skills and assist in instructor training.
Personal skills are also improved to demonstrate quality.
All
our other PADI courses, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, Divemaster, Dive
Theory prep., DAN, Master Scuba Diver Trainer are taught monthly, just call to
reserve or schedule your class if needed to prepare for the IDC
$2195 includes 9 day IDC instruction, all instructor related books and materials, PADI IE fees, All inclusive package. IDC only $1095
The PADI Instructor Development Course at Capt. Slate’s will help prepare the PADI Divemasters to become Career Instructors.
You will use the skills and knowledge acquired during your Divemaster course while learning how to teach the PADI System of Diver Education in the classroom, confined and open water.
The IDC is the heart of a developmental process that allows the instructor candidates to learn in a low stress environment. By concentrating on development and not tests, the candidate can learn more effectively.
The PADI IE is held in Key Largo and other areas following the Instructor Development Courses. The IE is conducted by PADI Headquarters and has no affiliation with Capt. Slate’s. I
t is held at a local hotel facility & only PADI Headquarters personnel are involved. Tanks, weights are provided free of charge to all Capt. Slate’s candidates.
In order to successfully complete the PADI IE, candidates will complete the following theory exams and show the following skills.
We here at Capt. Slate’s want to do our best to help you prepare academically for the PADI IE. To do this we have included in our IDC program the IE Prep.
We will review all the things you will need to know to prepare for the theory exams and will go over with you diving physics, physiology, equipment, skills & environment, and the PADI RDP Table and Wheel versions so that you may take your exams with confidence.
This program is included in the price of your Instructor Development Program. Capt. Slate’s cares about your success and wants you to be the best Instructor in the business.
If you are a diving educator from another Instructor agency, you can take care of industry demands and earn your PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor rating. The IOC program recognizes that you are already an experienced Scuba Instructor who only needs an orientation to the PADI System of Diver Education.
This condensed course focuses on first analyzing and understanding the PADI System, then adapting your instructional style to conduct the PADI programs. Capt. Slate’s conducts the program in 9 days. Capt. Slate’s allows you to attend the entire Instructor Development Course to gain the entire benefit of learning all you can.
After the IOC, you may decide to attend the PADI IE. The IE is PADI's opportunity to take a look at your teaching and water skills, and for you to evaluate PADI. Every PADI Instructor in the world has undergone the same identical, impartial evaluation.
After successful completion of the IE you will be certified to teach the PADI Open Water, Advanced, Rescue, Divemaster and Experience programs. You may also attend the PADI Specialty Instructor programs and expand your opportunities to teach a variety of new courses.
Job
Placement is an important part of our commitment to you as our student.The staff at Capt. Slate’s knows everyone in
the industry that's hiring and will do their best to help you with finding a
job.
You should know that there are lots
of qualified instructors out there looking for jobs and you need to make
yourself the most qualified educationally that you can.
The more qualified you are, the easier it
will be for us to find a place for you in the industry, and with our Dive Center Operations
Specialist Course you will have the training you need to gain employment
fast!
After the completion of our DCO
you will receive a letter of recommendation from Capt. Slate’s
Being able to teach a variety of courses helps to keep your students diving, allows you to teach programs that you enjoy, and make extra income for you and your employer.
Continuing Education is very important to you as an instructor and makes you more valuable in the job market. The PADI MSDT training course will train you in how to organize, market and conduct a variety of specialty courses.
The course consists of 10 dives, Deep, Wreck, Navigation, U/W Photographer, and Reef Fish Identification Specialties and is conducted over a period of 5 days. As an optional bonus Capt. Slate’s offers you the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty Instructor for those staying a 6th day, free of charge, so you get six specialties for the price of five.
All the selected specialty courses are those most popular in resort destinations and will allow you to have the specialties you need to be able to fulfill your employers needs.
An entire list of specialties offered is available upon request if you wish to choose your own.
The course consists of academic presentations, open water training in each specialty, specialty outlines for each course and all materials if you purchase the complete pkg. Individual Specialty Instructor courses are available.
The next step in your continuing education is
the PADI Rescue Diver Course.
A 4 day program, OD takes you through classroom and video presentations, confined water practice and then 6 ocean boat dives where you will practice and fine tune your rescue skills.
This class will help prepare you for the rescue skill evaluation in the PADI Instructor Examination.
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to enter the PADI Divemaster Course.
