Beyond OWSI

As a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, your diving education is only just beginning. You now have the opportunity to continue your own education and pursue those special areas of diving that really interest you. Every course has its particular features and benefits that make it unique. Every course can be both challenging and enjoyable for both you and your students. Teaching these courses will allow you to polish your skills and knowledge in a variety of diving areas. These qualifications will enhance your job opportunities in the dive industry. The PADI Instructor Specialty ratings are also required to move up the instructor ladder to Master Scuba Diver Trainer and IDC Staff Instructor. And most importantly, teaching continuing education courses will keep the fun in diving.

Emergency First Response Instructor

	As an instructor, this will be one of your first steps in continuing your education. First aid training is a required component of the Rescue Diver, Divemaster, Assistant Instructor and Instructor courses. Therefore, with the EFR Instructor certification, you can offer all levels of PADI Continuing Education. You will also have the opportunity to teach important first aid skills to lay people as well as divers. Equally important are the skills and knowledge that you will develop and maintain as an active EFR Instructor.

Master Scuba Diver Trainer

	Without a doubt, Specialties are the spice of diving for both you and your divers. Once you have earned at least five Instructor Specialty ratings and have trained a minimum of 25 divers (any level), you can qualify for the Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating. This is an important step up the career ladder as it not only allows you to train Master Scuba Divers but also is a prerequisite for the IDC Staff Instructor.

IDC Staff Instructor

	The IDC Staff Instructor Course is one of the most important steps in the career of a professional diving instructor. There are several major benefits for IDC Staff Instructors that make a IDC Staff Instructor a very valuable member of any dive centre or resort. IDC Staff Instructor Course involves four modules that are run over 10 days.