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CAREER PROGRAM Phase A Open Water Diver
Advanced Open
Water Diver
Assistant Instructor
If you're ready to take the challenge and begin your career in a job most people only dream about, please contact us for additional information.
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Do you offer Job Placement for your instructor
graduates? Yes. We are fortunate to have an extensive global network of dive centers and resorts to assist us in finding you job placement and permanent employment as a PADI Scuba Instructor. Like all other instructor training facilities, we can not guarantee job placement. However, whether you choose to work at a dive store, resort, or on a live-aboard dive boat, it will be our priority to help you to achieve your career goals. How does your Job Placement Service work? We offer our graduates two distinct levels of job placement services: For those graduates who complete their Instructor Development Course with us, we will contact our network of dive industry employers to see what positions they currently have open. We will then send your resume to the employers you are interested in working for. This will be a one-time service and you will be required to produce your own resume. Graduates who complete our Resort Operations Training (RO) Program will have the added benefit of having a dive-industry-specific resume produced for you by our placement staff. More importantly, we will work with you and our network of employers to find the right job for you. Unlike other graduates who do not complete the RO Training program, you will be able to access our job placement service as many times as you need to. When you want to change jobs, you are welcome to contact us for help in finding you a new position. After I become certified as an instructor, how long will it
take me to find a job? This varies depending on the time of year and on the location you are looking for, but, typically, we are able to find employment for our graduates within 30-60 days. However, it may take less time if there are many openings available. What salary can a new instructor expect to make? As a new instructor, you can expect to earn approximately $15,000 to $18,000 per year, depending where you are working. Some employers may also offer benefit packages to their employees. Management position salaries range between $18,000 to $24,000 a year to start. How can I increase my chances of finding a good job in the dive industry? As with any profession, the more training and experience you have,
the easier it will be to find a good position in any industry. The dive industry is no
different. Today's employers are looking for job candidates who have had more extensive
training beyond the basic scuba instructor rating achieved by completing the IDC/IE. Those graduates who take additional training courses after their IDC/IE will have the edge when it comes to being hired for the best jobs in the industry. For example, many employers give preference to job candidates who have completed a Specialty Instructor Training (MSDT) Program or who have taken an intensive industry-specific training course like our Resort Operations Program. Can you offer any suggestions for preparing a resume suitable for applying for a position in the dive industry? Preparing a good resume for job application in the dive industry is essentially no different to preparing one for any other industry. However, because today’s employers are looking for people who are multi-skilled, it is important to emphasize any relevant training and experience you have had outside of diving. It is particularly important to mention experience you have had in retail sales, marketing, computers, or management. Resort and live-aboard operators are always looking for people with mechanical skills. In other words, sell yourself, not only on the basis or your dive training and experience, but also through highlighting previous experience you have had in other fields.
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