This program will prepare you to become an active member of the scuba industry, a successful educator, and a valuable business employee.

Open Water Instructor (OWI). DCS + the instructor training course. This program will teach you how to develop confident and comfortable divers who will commit to the sport.

Your training includes learning:

• How various industry stakeholders interact – manufacturers, media, agencies, retail, and travel
• How successful dive retailers and resorts operate
• The SSI Education System and Education Philosophy
• Techniques for teaching home study academics, pool and open water
• The legal aspects of teaching
• The basics of educational selling using SSI’s Customer Loyalty Cycle

 As an Open Water Instructor (OWI) you can teach and issue certifications for:

• Indoor Diver
• Scuba Diver
• Junior Open Water Diver
• Open Water Diver
• Advanced Adventure
• Scuba Skills Update
• Try Scuba
• Try Scuba Diving
• Diver Stress & Rescue
• Nitrox

Specialty Instructor (SI). OWI + two specialties. Teaching specialty courses is a perfect way to continue to grow as an instructor and increase your revenue channels. Specialty courses offer variety and are convenient to learn. Instructors may qualify to teach specialty courses by attending a seminar, co-teaching with an Advanced Open Water Instructor, or documenting significant experience (resume must be submitted to SSI) and purchasing course teaching materials.

As an SSI Specialty Instructor (SI) you can teach and issue certifications for any two specialties you are qualified to teach.