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GYC1274 - Dive Instructor Traineeship Down Under Country: Australia Cost: £7390.00 Please note: Accommodation is self-catering so allow for food costs. Cost Includes: The price includes accommodation, kit and pickup from airport but does not include flight, insurance, food or visas     Duration: 3 months Company Rep Nearby: All the time 0845 344 7524 or

 

	This placement would suit... Any gapper looking to combine education (with professional qualifications) optional employment, travel, adventure and fun. You must have held PADI Open Water or equivalent for three months. A diving gap year means being part of a world many only dream of - and being paid to be there. The recreational dive industry continues to grow thanks to the huge interest in the marine world. The growth of eco-tourism also means many of the locations are quite simply the best the world has to offer. Lord Howe Island and the Great Barrier Reef, for example, are both regular locations for our graduates in their first jobs as dive professionals. A dive instructor qualification is a highly prized possession in the watersports industry. Whether you're after short or long-term work, the opportunities are limited only by your willingness to travel: there are thousands of dive centres around the world, in some of the planet's most amazing locations. The options open to professional divers are numerous and can be well paid. This makes the dive instructor qualification an ideal choice for a gap year. Additionally, qualified dive instructors will have excellent opportunities for summer work throughout their university holidays. Course content This is a comprehensive package of professional dive training at Sydney's Pro Dive Academy, leading to qualification as PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, the passport to worldwide dive jobs. The traineeship follows PADI's well-established modular programme, starting with Advanced Open Water Diver. It includes a list of specialty courses to ensure you are competent in all areas of dive operation. You spend your first six weeks at Sydney's Pro Dive Academy, staying at Manly near one of Sydney's most spectacular beaches. After qualifying as a Divemaster we fly you to Queensland for a week based at Cairns, diving on the Great Barrier Reef. Airfare is included. Here you enjoy a three-day Liveaboard, logging dives and discovering the wonders of the tropical Barrier Reef. You return to Sydney for a week of Divemaster work experience, to take your first steps as a dive professional wearing the Pro Dive uniform. Next you join your Instructor Development Course (IDC). This is designed to teach you all you need to know about dive training within the PADI scheme, as well as preparing you for the specific job of teaching the sport. This is followed by Pro Dive's IDC Plus, where you recap the essential skills, practise your teaching techniques and undertake a mock exam. A short period of revision and practical rehearsal ensures you are ready to pass your Instructor Evaluation with flying colours. The course is designed for divers holding PADI Open Water or an equivalent, entry-level qualification. If you are already qualified as an Advanced or Rescue Diver you can either log extra dives or recap those early courses. Once qualified, take advantage of our free recruitment and job placement service to find dive jobs worldwide. 0845 344 7524 Flying Fish: Flying Fish trains and recruits yacht skippers and sail, dive, surf, windsurf, kiteboard, ski and snowboard instructors. Join us in the UK, Australia, Canada, Greece, Cyprus or Egypt. Combine professional training with international adventure on courses from 2 to 18 weeks, then take advantage of our recruitment service to help you find a job and travel the world.