Become an Assistant Instructor with SSI
The Assistant Instructor rating is the next step after becoming a Divemaster along the Scuba Instructor pathway. It allows you to build upon your scuba diving skills and provides opportunities to conduct scuba diving programs, organise and supervise scuba diving activities, with lots of chances to develop your teaching skills.
The Assistant Instructor program is great for those wishing to enhance their training and teaching, and if you are not sure if instructing is for you, this program gives you the chance to teach without completing the fill instructor program.
If you then want to further your career as a dive professional, you can finish the Instructor Training Course, pass the Instructor Evaluation, and become an Open Water Diving Instructor.
SSI Assistant Instructor Program Overview
The Assistant Instructor program is the second Professional Membership Level within the SSI system and is the foundation start to the full Instructor Development Program.
Through a series of well developed online learning, classroom sessions and pool sessions you will learn:
- The duties of an SSI Professional
- How to assist with academic and in-water training
- Professional and environmental responsibilities
- How to teach and deliver SSI programs
- How to teach academic sessions through a variety of instructor and student led teaching activities
- How to conduct and manage in-water training sessions
- The programs Assistant Instructors can teach
- How to develop you career with SSI.
- Plus much more.
What's included in the program:
Included in the program is
- All tuition and support from the team at Ipswich Scuba
- Most equipment hire including tank and air
- Swimming pool fees
- A cuppa on training days in the classroom.
Not included: SSI training materials but you can add this on when you purchase if you have not got them already.*
Not included SSI Registration fee is extra and paid direct to SSI.
* SSI Training Materials which all professionals must have. (The SSI IDC crewpak includes all the materials needed to prepare you for a SSI Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba Instructor course.) Once you purchase the materials if you decide to go on and complete the full IDC program you do not need to purchase the materials again.
- The item pack includes:
- Instructor cue cards for SSI’s core courses (OW, AOW, Rescue and Divemaster)
- IDC Candidate Workbook and related reference materials
- Lesson planning slates for confined and open water
- Quiz and exam booklets for the core courses
- SSI Instructor Manual
Assistant Instructor Pre-Requisites:
- Minimum age is 18
- SSI Divemaster, SSI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver qualifications or equivalent certification from another training agency
- Minimum 60 logged dives (totaling 40 hours dive time or more)
- Assistant Instructor candidates must have logged at least 75 open water dives totaling 50 hours or more
- All participants must be fit for diving and submit a full medical statement, signed by a physician within the last 12 months.
Fees
The full price of the Assistant Instructor program is £1000. You must have the Professional Crewpak, which can be purchased with this program for £175.
If you wish to pay in instalments - no problem. We require a £300 deposit to secure your place and to get you started. If you purchase the deposit option we will be in touch to confirm if you need the professional crewpak and this will be included in the deposit.
Book on today and join the SSI and Ipswich Scuba Family and help others to learn to love scuba diving as much as you do.
