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Roatan IDC

Dive Instructor diving with students on Roatan wall

air-conditioned class room

Training pool with ocean view

Dive free for life

As a dive instructor trained with Subway Watersports you will be able to dive with us for free for the rest of your life.

Restrictions: pending on available space on the dive boat. No boat will go out unless there are paying customers on board.

On the way to an Open Water dive on Roatan's north shore

Free accommodation during training

The calm Caribbean sea in Roatan offers perfect training conditions

SCUBA dive instructor training lesson

 

 

We encourage all divers to get DAN insurance. You can sign up using the link below.

DAN Divers Alert Network - Scuba Diving and Dive Safety Association

 

 

 

Roatan Marine ParkNote from the Roatan Marine Park:

Dear visitor please help us protect Roatan's most valuable recourse the coral reef. When snorkeling or scuba diving please do not touch or step on the coral as this will kill it and do not remove anything other than trash.
Do not buy shells and pieces of coral such as sea fans or jewelry made from black coral etc. Even though these items are widely available from street vendors it is illegal.
Locals will harvest anything just to make a little cash today disregarding the sustainability of their livelihood for the future.
 

PADI Scuba Dive Instructor Development Course on the Caribbean island of Roatan

If you are thinking about coming to Roatan on the Caribbean coast of Honduras to become a PADI Dive Instructor there are lots of great reasons to train with Subway Watersports for your professional certification as a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor.

Perhaps you want a greater experience in this life, to fulfill the role of a diving mentor while surrounding yourself with the beauty found only in nature, spending your days with people who share similar values, goals & appreciation of reconnecting with nature while ‘living inside the experience’ of your life.

Whatever it is driving you to become a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor, being here you have taken the first step towards your goal. You will find Roatan, the biggest of a series of islands on the Caribbean coast of Honduras, to be a naturally beautiful place with a rich variety of marine life, second in marine biodiversity in all the Caribbean.

Roatan offers you more, it is a rapidly expanding market in the scuba industry – this means opportunity for you as a Diving Professional. Roatan is home to all aspects of the dive industry from; internationally renowned dive resorts, small ‘Mom & Pop’ style centers, the cruise ship industry and mid sized resorts with diving operations.

Teaching diving makes you the most important part of a dive business, in the recreational scuba diving industry. It is a unique mixture of instruction, adventure, the experience of being closer to nature and finding your spirit refreshed.

This unique mix creates an opportunity for you to have a fulfilling career, sharing your love of diving with people who are actively seeking to share these experiences with you.

Go Pro in the Caribbean

When you become a PADI Scuba Dive Instructor in Roatan by attending our IDC you get a career jump-start.

In 2007 & 2008 over 80% of the PADI Instructor candidates on Roatan chose their training with Subway Watersports due to ‘word of mouth’ recommendations from our students about the quality of our courses, the training philosophy we employ, our reputation and connections for employment.

Here on the Caribbean island of Roatan, Honduras, we offer you two options.

If you are ready to become an Instructor we offer a complete simple solution for Divemasters with a 12 day IDC program that runs a minimum of 6 times per year with Instructor Examinations right here on Roatan.

We also offer Instructor Internship programs for Divemasters that need to refresh their skills & knowledge, gain experience working in a dive center, log additional dives or have the additional time and just want to focus on fun and getting more experience before completing your Instructor level training.

Our 12 day IDC includes (at no additional cost); "Welcome to Roatan" airport/ferry pick up, 2009 Roatan Marine Park Pass, diving before & after the IDC, free use of our dive equipment during training, staff lunches during the course, free internet both in the center & at the Internship House, free accommodation (double occupancy with another PADI Pro candidate), and transport to the IE with full logistical support from your IDC Staff.

Subway Watersports was built to offer the best value in diving and PADI Pro education to our students and is the only IDC facility in the Bay Islands of Honduras to have everything in one location.

Such as within our full service Dive Resorts are, air-conditioned digital multimedia classroom, freshwater pools that conform to PADI standards (a BIG bonus when practicing skills and learning teaching techniques) dive equipment retail & repair shop, Enriched Air (NITROX) blending station, and a dive boat dedicated to the use of the IDC (for ease of scheduling). 

In 2008 every single one of our IDC candidates passed the Instructor Examination on the first attempt (industry average is 89%). This is a reflection of the level of training and preparation you receive with us, and the efforts of our students - something we are very proud of. 

After completing the IDC we offer Instructor Specialty Training and placement/internships at a variety of dive centers on Roatan. This helps new Dive Instructors gain experience, a work reference and employment. In 2007 and 2008 over 80% of the Instructors hired on Roatan came from our programs.

Our IDC (Instructor Development Course) program also includes the Emergency First Response Instructor rating.

Our goal is to prepare you to work in a variety of situations and locales. We have an expanded IDC curriculum to include the National Geographic Program, Workshops in; Discover Scuba Diving, Adventures in Diving, Rescue Diver, Multi level eRDP use, knot tying, lift bag use and PADIs newest digital revolution e-Learning for both the Open Water and Advanced programs.

We want you to be ready for the challenges of being a Scuba Instructor, wherever your dreams will take you.  

Contact our Course Director Bob at IDC@subwaywatersports.com for more detailed information on how our program makes our Instructors so successful. You can call Bob at (504) 9693 2050
in the US dial 011 for international call

 

We will help you find a job after you successfully passed the instructor exam. Here are two useful links as well:
www.scubaemployment.com
www.Jobs4Divers.com

 

The Instructor Development Courses

are held at Subway Watersports dive

shop at Turquoise Bay Resort in Roatan,

Bay Islands, Honduras, Caribbean.

 

 

 

 

 

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SCUBA Dive Instructor Development Course IDC on the Caribbean Island of Roatan