SSI Professional Courses

The SSI Instructor Training Course (ITC) is a two-step training approach, that equips you with the knowledge and skills you need to teach new and continuing education divers. During your ITC (instructor training course), you will learn how to:

• Conduct academic sessions
• Lead confined water training
• Teach Open Water Divers
• Teach various Specialty programs
  • Enriched Air Nitrox
  • Diver Stress & Rescue
  • Perfect Buoyancy
• Develop student management and communication skills

You will also have a lot of fun team working and learning with your fellow instructor candidates.

As soon as you sign up, your course can start with ITC digital learning which harnesses the SSI digital learning platform, probably the best online learning platform in the industry.

INSTRUCTOR EXAMINATION IN DAHAB

Once you complete the entire ITC, you need to attend an Instructor Examination (IE), which is the final step to finally earn your certification and become an SSI Open Water Instructor, We will be will be running Instructor Examinations (IEs) in Dahab several times throughout the year to align with the end of your ITC.

Contact us for up-to-date information regarding our schedule and prerequisites. You can start your new career today!

SSI DIVEMASTER INSTRUCTOR

Should you wish to go even further and become an SSI Divemaster Instructor we can prepare you for this by qualifying you to teach the three mandatory specialities (Deep, Navigation and Night & Limited Visibility) as well as two additional ones of your choosing. Once these are completed, you will just need to complete 25 certifications and you will be able to apply directly for your new rating.

SSI SPECIALITY INSTRUCTOR

In addition we can independently teach all of the following specialty courses (some that you might do anyway as part of your Divemaster Instructor course).

• Deep
• Navigation
• Night & Limited Visibility
• Boat
• Photo
• Waves, Tides and Current
• React Right

DEDICATED EQUIPMENT SPECIALITY INSTRUCTOR

Should you wish to go even further we can certainly also teach the dedicated equipment speciality instructor courses (for example. Sidemount or Drysuit  as well as some others) . If you’d like some tailored information on these, please email us and we will get back in touch.

ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR TRAINER

Want to move up a level once you’re an instructor yourself, and begin to train the next generation of instructors?

Assistant Instructor Trainers prepare Assistant Instructors to teach academics and conduct in-water training. As an Assistant Instructor Trainer, you are also qualified to assist Instructor Trainers, giving you valuable experience along your scuba diving instructor pathway. When ready, you can finish the Instructor Training Seminar, allowing you to become an SSI Instructor Trainer.

In addition, Assistant Instructor Trainers can run a number of the Speciality Instructor classes.

ONBOARDING (Crossover)

Are you already an instructor with another agency, and want to come and join the SSI team?  No problem, we can arrange for you to join us for a crossover course. If you’re interested in this journey, let us know and we will be able to fit you in when it is best for you.

SHADOWING AT SCUBA SEEKERS

Once you are certified, the real journey begins! At Scuba Seekers we offer all our new SSI instructors the chance to shadow our experienced SSI instructors.

Shadowing will help you to build confidence and pick up invaluable hints and tips from your co-instructor.