PADI® Elite Instructors rank among the top performing instructors in the world, helping issue more than one million PADI certifications every year and transforming lives across the globe.
Elite Instructors are at the top of their game. The PADI Elite Instructor Award distinguishes PADI Professionals by highlighting their experience and gives them the means to promote their Elite Instructor status to student divers, potential students, prospective employers and others.
PADI Instructors have a profession that is incredibly rewarding, and the PADI Elite Instructor Award is a great way to receive recognition for the hard work and passion you put into your chosen profession.
There are various Elite Instructor Awards depending on the number of certifications you have completed within the year, ranging from 50, 100, 150, 200 or more than 300 certifications in 2019.
The PADI Elite Instructor Award is within all PADI Instructors reach, and there are ways you can increase your certifications and offer courses to your students that benefit them and their diving.
Here are a few helpful tips to help you reach your 2019 Elite Instructor goal.
Reach out to new divers for an easy win
With programs such as Discover Scuba® Diving, Bubblemaker, PADI Seal Team, Master Seal Team and Skin Diver, you can reach out to new divers and introduce them to the underwater world. These programs are an affordable way for new divers to dip their toes in and experience the excitement of the underwater world, so get out there and start promoting these programs! As a bonus, you receive one Open Water Diver certification credit for every five Discover Scuba Diving registrations.
Increase your certification numbers by linking courses
Help inspire your students by linking PADI specialty courses that will help develop their love for diving and enhance their learning experience whether they are doing it as part of an Advanced Open Water Diver certification, or simply wanting to try something new by doing a specialty dive. All PADI specialties certifications credit toward your Elite Instructor goal.
By linking courses, not only are you enhancing the student’s experience and qualifications, but you also get to teach some fantastic courses.
