Start today - You need to be a Divemaster or equivalent to join SSI´s 3-Step Instructor Training Approach. The training process starts with joining the Assistant Instructor / Instructor Training Course combination accompanied with Digital Learning. After successful completion of the Instructor Training Course (ITC) you will enroll in an Instructor Evaluation (IE) to qualify as an SSI Open Water Instructor. This 10 day training program entitles you to teach various key SSI programs independently like Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and Dive Guide.

For those who want to take more time to learn and to gain valuable teaching experience between the training programs the 3 parts can also be taken as single steps - Assistant Instructor, Instructor Training Course (ITC) and Instructor Evaluation (IE) one after the other at own pace and with a flexible schedule.

The Assist Instructor Course, a scuba diving course that runs from 7-12 days depending on the student, experience and pace of the course according to the skill level of the student.

What an Assist Instructor can do?

They can teach selected specialty courses, assist a lead instructor with group diving courses, work on Dive Boats and at Dive Centers, lead dive trips and dive tours.

**MINIMUM FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR AN  ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR COURSE*

1. Be at least 21 years old Proof of 60 logged open water dives (i.e. log book)
2. Current medical exam for diving signed by a physician (form in DiveCon Materials)
3. Advanced Open Water Certification
4. Stress Rescue Certification or equivalent from another agency
5. Current CPR certification and Current First Aid certification
6. Have logged experience in Navigation, Night Diving, Deep Diving and Search & Recovery
7. Provide own scuba equipment of leadership quality
8. Purchase DiveCon Course Materials
9. Attend all class, pool and Open water course dates (Some Saturday´s are required for pool/Open Water work)
10. Complete a waterman ship evaluation; swim test, snorkel test, survival float
11. Log a total of 100 open water dives by end of course

Serve a designated apprenticeship time period and practice teaching diving courses at the direction of a certified dive instructor.

Pass a comprehensive final exam
 

** The Assistant Instructor candidate has 6-months to complete the course and finish the apprenticeship requirements.