Instructor delivering a professional diving class

Train · Professional

Professional development with transparent expectations.

Leadership and instructor development for divers who want to build a serious professional path.

Standards connected to this pathway

Agency roles with a clear purpose.

Understand our standards
SDI, TDI and First Response Training International

TDI

Instructor TrainerTechnical, decompression, rebreather and instructor-level development.

SDI

Course DirectorRecreational progression and professional instructor development.

FRTI

Instructor TrainerPractical first-response and emergency-care education.
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Professional pathways

Teach with purpose.

Develop leadership, teaching and evaluation skills through structured mentorship and agency standards.

SDI Divemaster

Develop leadership, safety-management, dive-planning and underwater-guidance skills for professional diving.

14 daysUSD 1,500

SDI Instructor Development Course

Develop the teaching, evaluation, risk-management and leadership skills required to become an Open Water Scuba Instructor.

10 daysUSD 3,000

First Response Instructor Course

Prepare to teach emergency-response skills under the applicable agency standards.

2 daysUSD 500

Nitrox Instructor

Develop instructional knowledge and evaluation skills required to teach enriched-air nitrox programs.

1 dayUSD 250

Diving Specialties Instructor

Expand your professional teaching portfolio through selected specialty instructor programs.

1–2 daysUSD 450

Next step

Discuss a professional path.

Discuss a professional path