Instructor Development in Khao Lak

Instructor Development in Khao Lak

Many of us dream of becoming an instructor, but once you’ve completed the Instructor development course (IDC) and passed your Instructor Exam, you need to go out and get some experience.  That experience is what makes you employable.

Khao Lak has a 7 month season – which is perfect for getting the experience you need to go out and get a job anywhere in the world.

There are liveaboard boats going out to the Similans every day, there are Open Water and Advanced courses happening weekly, and there is local diving suitable for refreshers and training.

Liveaboard Jobs

This season there was a real shortage of instructors, and every instructor completing their IDC here was able to immediately get a job on one of the liveaboards.  It isn’t always quite that easy, but if liveaboards are where you want to be, then the door is open.

Liveaboards are quite specialised – the work is mainly guiding on some amazing dive sites, with small amounts of teaching.  Most of the teaching that you do will be Nitrox Courses or Advanced Open Water.

Teaching courses

If you feel that you are ready to leave guiding to the Divemasters, then it’s time to get some practice at teaching courses.

We offer the opportunity to all our new Instructors to teach courses with us – initially team teaching, then small numbers on your own, so that you build up your confidence and polish your teaching skills.

Many dive centres just focus on Open Water courses, and maybe Advanced Open Water, but as a PADI 5* IDC centre we offer a lot more variety.  Assisting on Divemaster training, teaching Rescue courses, Nitrox, Deep and Wreck specialties.