Our Next IDC – September 2011

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

Scuba Cat still has spaces on the Instructor Development Course (IDC) scheduled to start on 28^th August 2011.

Our dedicated IDC team of PADI Professionals will be there to support you from the moment you arrive at Scuba Cat to the moment you leave.

The Scuba Cat IDC has been developed to make our candidates well-rounded PADI Instructors who can work anywhere in the world.

You will gain knowledge in areas as diverse as risk management, teaching children, hands-on experience of the business of diving, and PADI standards & procedures.

Scuba Cat Diving Phuket Thailand PADI IDC

"Open Water"

Upon successful completion of the PADI Instructor Exam (IE)

you will be a certified PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor!

Pre-requisites For Joining:

You must be a qualified PADI Divemaster;
Minimum 60 logged dives
A successfully completed & sanctioned CPR & First Aid Course in the last 24 months

So what are you waiting for come and join us….

Disabled Diving Instructor

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

Scuba Cat Diving is known for many reasons with regard to Scuba Diving. We really do offer scuba diving for everybody!

Scuba Cat Diving Phuket Thailand Learn to Dive

"Sarah"

I consider myself to be a privileged Scuba Diving Instructor and would like to invite you to join me.

I am a PADI Course Director and get to teach everybody from PADI Bubblemaker up to PADI Instructors.

You might be thinking yeah so what……… all PADI Course Directors can do that and yes, you are right………. they can, how ever there is one thing that sets me apart from the others in Phuket and the rest of Asia.

As well as being a PADI Course Director, I am the General Manager of Scuba Cat Diving and an Instructor Trainer for the DDI. As well as myself, Disabled Divers International has certified some of our instructors and Dive Centre; we are the only DDI Instructor Training Centre in Asia.

Teaching a disabled person to dive is an experience that cannot be compared to teaching an able bodied person to dive, for both you and your student. It is a special moment, a moment which words cannot describe.

"Freedom"

During the DDI Instructor Course course you will learn history & purpose, psychological adjustments to physical disabilities and much more. I won’t teach you to be an instructor……. I know you already are, I will teach you about the considerations to make this training special for both you and your students.

DDI professional training adds to your box, a new set of tools and knowledge to train disabled divers safely and shows you how to certify them with varied levels of limitations depending on the student’s ability to perform program requirements and standards.

Being a Disabled Diving Instructor isn’t for everyone, however, if you have it in you and are truly patient then this training for you.

If you again are up for a challenge and one of the most rewarding aspects of teaching Scuba Diving, then Scuba Cat Diving is here to help you.

For the remainder of 2011/12, if you enroll in our Gold IDC Package, we are please to offer opportunity to become a DDI Instructor, For Free (normally 20,000 Baht) the only thing you will pay for is the DDI Professional Fees.

Hopefully we’ll be able to increase the number of DDI Instructors and make diving more assessable for people with Disabilities.

Scuba Cat Diving is helping DDI Foundation to spread the word…scuba diving for all!

Do you want to discover another world?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

Imagine waking up every morning on the Island of your dreams, being surrounded by blue seas, white sand and sunshine, all the people you spend time with share the same passion as you, in a world that has never been fully explored, that is full of adventure. This could all be yours with a diving job.

"Dreams can come true"

From experience, one of the greatest things in life is when you can turn your passion into your life. After all, what could be better than doing what you love all day— and getting paid for it?

Diving full time as a career was the only way to satisfy my addiction. Diving is like Marmite, you either love it or hate it………..I found the answer to meeting my cravings the day I walked arrived in Phuket and hopefully will never end!

Recreational Diving as an industry is expanding rapidly and new opportunities are arising daily. Being qualified, as a PADI Instructor is your passport to paid employment around the world.

"Working Hard.........."

Once you are qualified you will find you can find work in every corner of the planet where there is water to explore, if it is sunshine you are after, on tropical resorts, liveaboards, cruise ships and private yachts. Working as a Scuba Diving Professional is just one of many satisfying and rewarding scuba diving careers.

Here at Scuba Cat Diving, PADI Instructors do two to five dives a day. They are also responsible for training, safety for students and certified divers, conducting dive tours for certified divers, maintaining scuba gear and filling tanks. This is the same in most places around Thailand and the rest of the world.

Scuba Cat Diving Phuket Thailand PADI 5 * CDC

"What are you waiting for!"

If this sounds like how you want to spend a year off, or possibly the rest of your life – Let the adventure begin!

What is a PADI 5 * CDC ?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by admin

The PADI 5-Star Career Development Center (CDC) rating is the highest award given to PADI Dive Centers around the world.

Of the more than 250 PADI Dive Centers in Thailand, less than 10 have achieved the CDC rating. In addition, Scuba Cat Diving is the only PADI Tec Rec Centre in Phuket, the only DDI (Disabled Divers International) Instructor Training Center in Asia and only one of three CDCs to also hold the prestigious National Geographic Dive Center rating.

This award is given to PADI 5 * Instructor Development Centers (IDC) Centers that dedicate their business to professional development beyond regular training. In line with the CDC requirements, Scuba Cat Diving offers professional dive training internships for instructors, Dive masters and technical divers. The program lengths are from two months and include everything you need to become a Scuba Professional in Thailand; courses, materials, Certification fees, accommodations, equipment, job placement, visa assistance and more.

But the advantages of the 5-Star CDC rating don’t stop with professional dive students. “Fun” divers also benefit from Scuba Cat’s facilities and commitment to quality. Whether diving for a day, taking a liveaboard to the Similans or taking a PADI Course, all divers receive the same quality instruction regardless of their level.

A PADI 5 * CDC must have a minimum of 2 actively teaching PADI Course Directors, with at least one available locally full time and exclusively affiliated with the CDC for all training activities. Sarah Kench, the owner of Scuba Cat Diving is one of the PADI Course Directors here at Scuba Cat, I think there is no doubt she exclusively works for us here!