Your options as a Divemaster

After becoming a Divemaster you have a number of options open to you. Not everyone wants to just lead certified divers, some want to work on dive boats, whilst others want to introduce new divers to the wonder of Scuba diving through teaching.

Employment

As a registered PADI Divemaster you will be able to access the PADI Pro website which contains an exclusive employment forum. Here you can advertise your skills and be matched with a dive organization anywhere you want to work the world.

At Bocas Dive Center, we offer practical advice when applying for dive related positions. Helping hone your new Scuba professional based CV to bring out transferable skills from past jobs and create engaging cover letters.

We also provide opportunities after graduation to allow you to become more comfortable with your newly acquired skills. You can shadow Instructors and Divemasters and have them shadow you as you take the lead for the first time, offering invaluable feedback and giving you extra confidence before taking your first role in your new career.

Discover Scuba Diving Leader

During your course you will learn how to assist with introducing new divers to the underwater world for their first ever dive. As a Divemaster you will have trained in how to demonstrate to your novice divers the skills they need to master in order to safely enjoy their experience and how to control and manage their subsequent dives.

A PADI Discover Scuba Diving Leader is a hugely valued asset to dive shops who undertake a large number of Discover Scuba Diving courses. Following a short internship, where you will conduct four separate Discover Scuba Diving programs in confined water under the direct supervision of an Instructor, you can be certified to lead students on the skills portion of their training.

Open Water Scuba Instructor

Once qualified as a professional Divemaster, many enjoy the teaching aspect of their role and choose to progress to either Assistant Instructor or all the way to become an Open Water Scuba Instructor.

As a Scuba Instructor there are even more job opportunities around the world, both full and part time. Most of the foundational work has already been undertaken during your Divemaster course, so you feel ready to progress onto the Instructor Development Course (IDC).

Once you have 100 dives and a valid EFR certificate, this course teaches you how to pass on your skills and breakdown courses for others. The classroom based portion of the course looks at the PADI way of teaching and the business of diving; whilst the water sessions hones your demonstration quality skills and awareness in the water.

Whether you are looking to earn some extra cash or change your career, turn your passion for diving into something that will change your world. There are many options open to you once you make the decision to become a Scuba diving professional.

We are running Divemaster programs all year around, so you can decide when to start!

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