Webinar: Implementing the new PADI ReActivate template (Mail Chimp and EVE users)

TecRec Expedition South Africa

This is a start of a series of articles about a TecRec Expedition in South Africa where a team of TecRec Divers are looking for a submarine and a pre-historic fish. The article series starts with a blog by Jonas Samuelsson, PADI Regional Manager and TecRec Instructor Trainer, about what technical diving means for him....

EFR Distinctive Specialty Courses

Emergency First Response (EFR) Instructors can teach a wide combination of Primary & Secondary Care, Care for Children and CPR&AED level courses to meet the needs of providers. Have you ever had a request for a skill set not covered by any of these CPR and first aid courses, e.g. for Blood Borne Pathogens or...

Welcome to Your New Responder

We’re pleased to present to you a brand new look of The Responder. This new design of the (now global) newsletter, along with the recently updated Emergency First Response website, means that you receive first aid industry information more easily than ever before as both important resources now have the latest modern responsive design for all...

Join PADI at TDEX 2015

The Thailand Dive Expo (TDEX) will take place from Thursday 14 May to Sunday 17 May 2015 in conjunction with the annual Thailand Golf Expo in Bangkok, Thailand. Established in 2004, TDEX aims to support and assist in the growth of the scuba diving industry in Thailand. In 2014, 80 000 visitors attended the expo –...

Equipment Specialist Touch

Interactive? TICK Multimedia? TICK Equipment Specialist Touch….TICK! One of the most popular PADI Specialty Diver courses is the Equipment Specialist and now there is a new Touch product to help you teach this course. This NEW Interactive, multimedia, tablet-based program reviews the features and functions of current dive equipment and is super easy to use!...

Last Chance – Cebu Business Academy!

All allocated places have now been filled for the upcoming PADI Business Academy to be held in Bangkok. The good news is that there is still plenty of opportunities to attend a Business Academy this year. Cebu in the Philippines is the next chance to take part in one of these engaging two-day seminars. Don’t...

UK National Diving Week – Diving for the Nation!

SCUBAFEST, PADI Discover Scuba Diving Event, Pentewan Sands

Equipment Specialist Touch – Help Your Students Learn about Scuba Gear

When learning to dive or improving new skills, student divers have a lot of unfamiliar equipment to get to grips with, from cylinders and regulators, to cameras, exposure suits and dive instruments. Many lack the confidence to learn more about the intricacies of how their gear works, because they believe they lack the mechanical knowledge...