Course Directors will always encourage you to do lots of courses to make you prepared the best you can be for being employed as a Scuba Diving Instructor after your PADI Instructor Development Course, the reason for this is for the PADI Course Director to earn as much money as they can do from you, erm no actually its because they know how hard it is to get employed in the real world.
We recently got sent some Instructor CVs and here is a selection of their skills and experience to give you some idea about your competition once you are in the ‘real world’ after your IDC.
ACTIVE PADI PRO INSTRUCTOR/MSDT (OVER 500 CERTS) with 7 instructor ratings including, DEEP, WRECK, DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, ENRICHED AIR, NIGHT DIVER, EFR.
I started diving over 25 years ago and have been working in Mexico, Thailand, Canada, Africa, the Philippines and the Caribbean and the South Atlantic.
Qualifications and Certificates Highlights
Licensed Mechanic (Specialized in Marine inboard and outboard engines, as well as Diesel and Automotive)
Active and Insured MSDT with 11 specialties
Resort Design and Developer for our families 72 unit lake side resort.
23 Years Manager/ Operations Manager with award winning results and profits.
Marketing Strategist Diploma
Marketing and Management Instructor
Client Care and Satisfaction Specialist
The past 30 years of my career consisted of 7 years completing all my certifications and licenses, followed by 23 years working and instructing in management.
In those 30 years I owned my business for 13 years as CEO & Technical and Managerial Instructor. The next 2 years I was employed as the Technical and Managerial Instructor trainer, responsible for the training of some blue chip companies.
Additional Details and Certifications
ALL DIVE RELATED EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
RED SEAL LICENCED MECHANIC/MARINE/DIESEL/AUTOMOTIVE
HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC
POLICE 9 YEARS
EEC V MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
OBD II MANAGEMENT DIAGOSTICS
TECH PRO CERTIFICATION
CFC/ HCFC/ HFC LICENCE (#BC6575)
MASTER ELECTRONICS and INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN.
INSTRUCTOR – HIGH LEVEL ELECTRONICS
CLOSED LOOP MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
MPI, TBI, AND DIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INSTRUCTOR
VCAD, ALLDATA, MOD, AND INFOCAT COMPUTOR SYSTEMS
H2SO ALIVE AND EFR INSTRUCTOR
DAN INSTRUCTOR
So in short get as educated as you can and know that the competition will always be more qualified but your ‘keenness’ as a new instructor is always a bonus to a dive centre.