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Become a Scuba Instructor Today

Imagine leading divers through the underwater world you love, assisting instructors, or going all the way and becoming a scuba Instructor Trainer yourself. Begin a new, exciting career as a scuba instructor. Start today by taking the Dive Guide Professional and Science of Diving courses to become a Divemaster. Next, become an Assistant Instructor and move on to complete the Instructor Training Course for your Open Water Instructor rating. Becoming a scuba instructor does not stop here! This is just the beginning of an exciting career pathway. Broaden your horizons by teaching various exciting dive specialties by becoming an SSI Specialty Instructor. SSI offers endless teaching opportunities all the way up to the ultimate dive professional rating, Instructor Trainer. Whether you dream of training future scuba instructors or just leading scuba divers on a tropical island dive, being a scuba instructor is a dream come true.

Start Your Divemaster Career

Continue your career by becoming an Assistant Instructor, or immediately combine your training by joining an Assistant Instructor and Instructor Training Course (ITC) to qualify as an Open Water Instructor. Becoming a scuba instructor is just the beginning of an exciting career pathway.

Dive Guide

Do you want to lead certified divers underwater, begin the path toward becoming a scuba diving professional, improve your skills, or get closer to the coveted Divemaster rating? Become a Dive Guide and upgrade to Divemaster today!

Assistant Instructor

The Assistant Instructor rating is the next step after becoming a Divemaster along the scuba instructor pathway. Start teaching beginners and assisting instructors with SSI divers. Start your life-changing journey today!

Open Water Instructor

Become an Open Water Instructor by attending the Instructor Training Course and learn to train both beginning and certified SSI divers with the latest digital training technology. Continue your scuba dive instructor training; become an elite SSI Instructor.

Specialty Instructor

The Assistant Instructor rating is the next step after becoming a Divemaster along the scuba instructor pathway. Start teaching beginners and assisting instructors with SSI divers. Start your life-changing journey today!

Assistant Instructor Trainer

Experience a whole new level of education as an Assistant Instructor Trainer. Make an essential contribution to the diving industry by teaching future Scuba Diving Instructors. Become an SSI Assistant Instructor Trainer today!

Instructor Trainer

Are you ready for the final step in SSI´s Instructor Training Pathway? Join the most elite scuba diving professionals in the diving industry. Become an Instructor Trainer and start teaching the entire range of SSI recreational diving courses today!

Gas Blender Nitrox/Trimix Instructor

Love tech diving? Become indispensable to training centers, indulge your passion and keep tech divers safe with the essential SSI Gas Blender Instructor program! Take the next step in your SSI technical diving career. Start online today!

Extend your Skills to further your career

Learning never stops! If you’re ready for more adventure, dive beyond recreational limits with Extended Range, and immerse in the ultimate sport of Freediving. Additional qualifications will provide you with more diversity and flexibility as well as at the same time opening up new income options. Becoming a scuba instructor is just the beginning of an exciting career pathway.

Freediving Level I

Join the SSI Freediving Level 1 course and learn how to freedive with a buddy in open water environments to a depth of 20 meters. Your global freediving adventures begin here!

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Open Water Sessions

Technical Wreck Diving Instructor

Earn the ultimate wreck diving certification. Share your tec diver passion and explore the deepest wrecks. Become an SSI Technical Wreck Diving Instructor and teach divers to conduct complex wreck penetration dives out of the light zone. Start now!

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Open Water Sessions

Cave Diving Instructor

Leave the daylight behind, push your limits, and join the best scuba instructors. There is no limit to your ambitions with this SSI course. Become an SSI Cave Diving Instructor and teach tec divers. Start this cave diving certification today!

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Open Water Sessions

Explore career opportunities for dive professionals worldwide

Stop waiting, start exploring the world and turn your passion into a career! MyDiveGuide is a unique dive site database with over 10,000 dive sites, thrilling specialist dives and featured destinations. These are the places where scuba instructors and divemasters have great job opportunities! Ready to live your ultimate dream? Check out MyDiveGuide and start your diving career today with SSI!

Australia

The world’s largest coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef is the essence of diving in Australia.

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Mexico

Diving in Mexico is a breathtaking, world-class experience. This country offers many adventures and a landscape full of natural wonders.

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Florida

The Sunshine State Florida offers many great and divers dive sites from the tropical Florida Keys to deep shipwrecks and crystal clear freshwater springs.

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Indonesia

Indonesia is considered one of the best diving destinations in the world with more than 17,500 islands distributed over 5,000 kilometers.

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Egypt

The Arab Republic of Egypt is a country that sits in the Northeast corner of Africa on the Mediterranean Sea to its north and the Red Sea to its east.

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Thailand

Thailand, The Land of Smiles, is a joy to explore, from the friendly locals to the dazzling scenery and offers some of the best diving in the world.

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Caribbean Sea

World-famous dive destinations such as Aruba, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, The Guadeloupe Islands and many others are located in the Caribbean Sea.

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Mediterranean Sea

Some of the most well-kept secrets in the Mediterranean Sea include dive sites such as Cabo de Gata in Spain, The Bay of Agay in France.