The PADI EMEA Advanced Training Academy is an interactive, workshop-based program conducted by renewed, active-status PADI Course Directors (CDs). It is open to certified, teaching-status PADI Instructors and can also be marketed to Instructor Development Course (IDC) candidates as follow-up training to their IDC. The program may be a great option for PADI Instructors who have been inactive for a while or have relocated and are unfamiliar with their new location.
Some new PADI Instructors, or less active PADI Instructors, may not feel fully confident navigating their way around the PADI Pros’ Site or conducting some of the more advanced PADI Continuing Education courses. Lack of confidence can be what holds an instructor back from progressing their PADI Pro journey and becoming more productive and employable. For some, this can be a vicious circle.
The PADI EMEA Advanced Training Academy can be conducted face to face or online and can be delivered over a single day or multiple sessions. Workshops and discussions have been designed so they can be conducted in a physical or virtual classroom and participants can work in teams or individually.
The program is a great business opportunity for active Course Directors looking for new Instructor-level continuing education business opportunities. While this is not a certification course, the program awards seminar credit to the PADI Instructor taking part and a new revenue stream to the Course Director marketing and conducting the program. The program can also be viewed as a gateway to further training, such as Speciality Instructor ratings.
The program is available in English, Arabic, French, Italian, German and Spanish, and it can be translated info further languages based on market demand.
Feedback from Course Directors conducting the program has been positive, from both CDs who have conducted online sessions and those who have added classroom or in-water workshops. Most in-water workshops have focused on how to teach the Rescue Diver skills and practice for Divemaster skills, such as using lift bags safely.
For more information about the PADI EMEA Advanced Training Academy, to view the Overview Webinar or to request the Course Director Toolkit, contact [email protected].
