Dive Instructor
Training - PADI Certified - Diving Instructor Training
- Whitsundays - Great Barrier Reef, Australia
STAFF
Course
Director Tony Fontes heads the staff. Tony has been involved in
instructor training since receiving his Course Director
certification in 1981. Under his guidance, this instructor training
program has won numerous awards including the prestigious
Outstanding Course Director award. In August 2000 Tony reached a
rare milestone when he trained his 1000th instructor candidate.
Tony is a well-known figure in the Australian dive industry as his
involvement goes well beyond instructor training. For 15 years he
was owner/director of a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Centre on
the Great Barrier Reef. He has also been involved in setting up
numerous dive operations in the South Pacific.
Tony is also very active when it comes to protecting the marine
environment. For nine years he was a member of the Great Barrier
Reef Consultative Committee, which oversees the management of the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Currently, Tony is chairman of the Whitsunday Local Marine Advisory
Committee.
Tony is backed by highly qualified and experienced staff. This
includes his wife and fellow Course Director, Beverley Fontes.
With
17 years as a PADI instructor, Beverley brings plenty of real world
experience to the courses. She has been involved in instructor
training since 1983.
Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts
degree, tertiary studies in law and teaching experience with the TAFE system.