PADI Business Academy – Harness the Power

PADI Sidemount and Tec Sidemount Materials are NOW AVAILABLE!

PADI Sidemount and Tec Sidemount Manuals are NOW AVAILABLE! Hold on to your regulators! That’s right, they are finally here! The PADI Sidemount course materials have now been officially released for sale. Here is what you can get: For the Instructor: PADI Sidemount Specialty Course Instructor Guide (Product #70490) Tec Sidemount Instructor Guide with Binder (Product...

WOW, What a Show!

Telegraph Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show (TOATS) takes place at ExCeL, London over four days in February and is aimed at outdoor adventure seeking, enthusiasts with a love of all things exciting. Activities such as travel, photography, climbing, and watersports are represented at the show. 2014 saw PADI Europe, Middle East and Africa venture into...

PADI Instructor Exams held in Indonesia during April

PADI Asia Pacific conducted two PADI Instructor Exams in Indonesia during the second week of April, 2014. The first one took place in Gili Trawangan from 8-9 April, 2014 conducted by PADI Asia Pacific’s Instructor Examiner, Brigit Jager. PADI Course Directors Sander Buis and Holly MacLeod had skilfully prepared 8 candidates for the occasion. Photo:...

How to Sell

Part 2 One of the hardest parts of a Dive Pro role is sales. Not all dive pros have a sales background. There are many misconceptions about how to sell and why people buy from you. It is no longer about being a good sales man. Anyone can sell. Have you ever been to your...

Book now for PADI Business Academy Bali!

Time is running out to book your spot at the PADI Business Academy in Bali, Indonesia which takes place on 3 - 4 June 2014. Follow up results from PADI Members in Asia Pacific revealed that the group of 108 PADI Retailers and Resorts who completed the PADI Business Academy in 2013, enjoyed an average...

Announcing the 2014 Elite Instructor Award!

The Elite Instructor Award started over with a clean slate as of 1 January 2014. So, if you're a PADI Instructor who is actively training and certifying divers, you can, distinguish yourself by earning the 2014 PADI Elite Instructor Award. This programme recognises PADI Instructors like you for reaching specific milestones based on the number of...

Improve sales skills to benefit both diver and pro

No one became a dive pro because they liked the idea of being a sales man. When you think of sales, you probably think of someone in a sheep-skin coat, on the forecourt of a car showroom telling you what a deal this car is and what a deal that car is. As you kick...

A Day in the Life of a Divemaster

PADI recently interviewed Cameron Schwaiger from Kew in Victoria who took up his dream job as a PADI Divemaster at Academy of Scuba, a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre in Glen Iris and Rye. Read what he has to say. Describe a typical day in your working life as a PADI Divemaster. For me...