Assistant Instructor
Become a PADI Assistant Instructor!
Join Dane Durand, our Silver Course Director, and Bruce Weitzenhoffer, our Gold Course Director, for your Assistant Instructor Course! Both Dane and Bruce have extensive cold water experience, a combined 20,000 dives+ and vast experience teaching and diving all over the world. Interested in living, diving and working in often challenging conditions? Become an Assistant Instructor in the environment where you’ll teach. Even if you are planning on spending time in the tropics, the skills you learn here, in cold water, will serve you well anywhere in the world!
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Course Pricing:
Materials & Administrative Fees*: $2,049 (plus tax)
Tuition (payable to Course Director at first in-person session): $1,250
Course Total: $3,299
Plus: Certification & Processing Fees (payable to PADI): $135
SIGN UP TODAY! Call us at 831.375.1933, speak with Dane.
Links:
Assistant Instructor Program Overview
Assistant Instructor Course Program Learning Agreement
AI Candidate Information Sheet
Contact us at pro@aquariusdivers.com, one of our Course Directors, Bruce or Dane, will get back to you promptly.
Schedule:
This Course will be conducted during the IDC – contact Bruce & Dane for the specific days in each IDC – see the Elite Instructor Development Course schedule here.
Availability: Contact us for booking information
The Aquarius Dive Shop PADI Assistant Instructor Course marks a transitional step in the journey of professional dive educators, bridging the gap between Divemaster and Open Water Scuba Instructor. This comprehensive program is designed to give you the tools to take on a more substantial educational leadership role in diver education as a credentialed PADI Assistant Instructor. You learn to teach in the Confined Water, Open Water, and Classroom. Once you are a PADI Assistant Instructor, you can teach certain PADI programs independently and assist Instructors in conducting a wide range of PADI Courses.
If you’re unsure if you want to fully commit to the role of Instructor, this is an excellent midpoint. If you choose to create your path to become a PADI Instructor in incremental steps; this is that first step; when you’re ready, you’ll already have met the requirement to transition to complete the PADI OWSI portion of the PADI IDC/IE.
