SSI Instructor Course Koh Tao

Equip yourself with all the tools needed to become a successful dive instructor anywhere around the world by completing your SSI Dive Instructor Course with us here on Koh Tao.

Over the period of 2 weeks you will learn everything needed to advance from Divemaster level through to the coveted position of SSI Diving Instructor.

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What is the Instructor Course?

The SSI Instructor Course allows you to develop on what was learnt during the Divemaster Course and progress into being able to individually teach people how to dive.

It is one of the most coveted professional ratings since it allows you to do it all - You can work as a Divemaster, and you can teach people.

As a result of this, your employment prospects go through the roof since it means that if a shop now employs you, they can use you as a certified Divemaster to lead divers on underwater tours and they can now offer courses of a variety of levels. This means the staff numbers required decrease, and consequently most Dive Instructors receive more pay than Divemasters.

When you join us here on Koh Tao for the Instructor Training Course (ITC) we provide you all the tools and knowledge needed to become an employable, professional Instructor with the help of our extremely experienced staff here at New Wave Diving Koh Tao.

Upon arriving to Koh Tao you will meet your Instructor Trainer, Derek Hughes, who will take you out for a little tour of the island. That evening we will meet for a meal and discuss what the schedule for the course is in more detail, as well as what commitments need to be made and when.

What are the Requirements?

The SSI Dive Instructor Training Course takes 2 weeks, although it is possible to do it in slightly less time, as seen in the options below.

It is available for anyone aged 18 years and older that has completed the Divemaster Course and is medically fit, or else has a doctors approval for diving.

You must also have the Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty, and the Science of Diving Specialty, which can otherwise be completed here with us.

In addition to this, you need to have been certified as an Open Water Diver for at least 6 months prior to entry to the Instructor Evaluations and have 100 logged dives.

All knowledge development sessions will be conducted in our beach front location, unless otherwise requested.

What's included in the Instructor program?

Stingray Package

THB 67,000

INCLUDES REACT RIGHT INSTRUCTOR

Digital Instructor Materials

Instructor Examination Fee

Professional Slates

9 Days ITC

2 Days Mock IE

Personal Coaching as needed

Max Group size of 4

Free Diving Insurance

Free Tshirt x3

Free Lunch x11

Nitrox Instructor

Marine Ecology Instructor

Perfect Buoyancy Instructor

Scuba Rangers Instructor

React Right Instructor

Stress & Rescue Instructor

Guaranteed Pass

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Barracuda Package

THB 85,000

INCLUDES REACT RIGHT INSTRUCTOR

Digital Instructor Materials

Instructor Examination Fee

Professional Slates

9 Days ITC

2 Days Mock IE

Personal Coaching as needed

Max Group size of 4

Free Diving Insurance

Free Tshirt x3

Free Lunch x11

Nitrox Instructor

Marine Ecology Instructor

Perfect Buoyancy Instructor

Scuba Rangers Instructor

React Right Instructor

Stress & Rescue Instructor

Guaranteed Pass

3 Day Specialty Instructor Workshop

Deep Instructor

Wreck Instructor

Science of Diving Instructor

Night Diving Instructor

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Whaleshark Package

THB 99,900

INCLUDES REACT RIGHT INSTRUCTOR

Digital Instructor Materials

Instructor Examination Fee

Professional Slates

9 Days ITC

2 Days Mock IE

Personal Coaching as needed

Max Group size of 4

Free Diving Insurance

Free Tshirt x3

Free Lunch x11

Nitrox Instructor

Marine Ecology Instructor

Perfect Buoyancy Instructor

Scuba Rangers Instructor

React Right Instructor

Stress & Rescue Instructor

Guaranteed Pass

3 Day Specialty Instructor Workshop

Deep Instructor

Wreck Instructor

Science of Diving Instructor

Night Diving Instructor

Navigation Instructor

1 Month Instructor Internship

Minimum 5 x OW certifications

Minimum 15 x Con-ed certifications

Advanced Instructor Certification

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What's the Schedule?

We offer 3 different routes to complete your SSI Instructor Training Course by taking full advantage of the SSI System of Education.

The First: Full Time Instructor Training Course - 9 day Training course (the more traditional route) but only offered TWICE per month by us!
The Second: Part Time Instructor Training Course - flexible dates
The Third: Online Theory Sessions and 1 week intensive dive training

Each of these options has a bit of a different schedule to them, although there are 3 main parts;

9 Day Instructor Training Course + 2 Day Mock Instructor Examination + 2 Day Instructor Evaluation (completed with SSI Examiners)

Full Time Training

Full Time Training

The Traditional Dive Instructor Course

This is the more traditional route, offered by most of the SSI Dive Shops around the world - 9 Days of consecutive training followed by 2 days of Mock Examinations, which then lead to the 2 days of SSI Dive Instructor Evaluations.

9 Days Consecutive Training + [ 2 Days Mock IE + SSI Instructor Training ]

That said, we like to do things differently, again with your best interests at heart - we are the only shop we know that runs this twice a month. Every other shop completes this on a fixed time frame.

We also provide you with the course materials as soon as the deposit is paid so that you can start working through the materials straight away.

The only thing we cannot change is the date of the Mock IE and the following Instructor Evaluations.

SSI set the dates of the Instructor Evaluations (unless there's more than 4 of you), and we feel it's best practice to do the Mock Examinations just before you do this to make sure all is on form.

Part Time Training

Part Time Training

The only flexible SSI Instructor Training Course we know of!

We are the only shop that we know of in the world that offers this more flexible method of training (apart from our sister shop).

Why do we offer training like this?

Because life has its habit of getting in the way!

Perhaps you have a job that requires you to work Monday to Friday, or else you may have commitments that don't allow you to complete your training over a consecutive period of time. No worries, we are here for you!

Another popular reason is because we work in the Dive Industry! Most of us work 7 days a week, and don't have fixed time off or holidays. As a result, this option is very popular for Dive Pros who might not be able to take 2 weeks off. We really do care!!

Therefore, when completing this route, the schedule is super flexible, and will be coordinated with your Instructor Trainer directly so that you can arrange dates that suit.

Our only request is that the training is completed within 3 months, and directly prior to the Instructor Evaluation you attend the 2 day Mock Instructor Exams.

9 Days of Training + [ 2 Days Mock IE + SSI Instructor Training ]

Online Training

Online Training

The Online Dive Instructor Course Option

We live in a world that is increasingly moving online, and SSI adapt fast to this. Thanks to online conferencing software we can now offer the classroom sessions online to develop your teaching abilities without you needing to be here.

By completing your knowledge development online through the use of interactive materials, exams and video conferencing, you not only get the benefit of arriving here more prepared and confident, but you have the option of not having to attend the first 2 days of the ITC itself, unless you want to of course. This option is getting increasingly popular for people that have a busy schedule and would like to take a bit more time over their training.

7 Days of Training + [ 2 Days Mock IE + SSI Instructor Training ]

Over the period of 7 days you will deliver Classroom presentations and complete the practical assessments. This will then lead into Part 2, the Mock IE and Part 3, the Instructor Evaluations.

That being said, all of our Instructor Courses focus on 3 core training areas;

Dive Theory Development

Do you remember your first Dive Instructor? It seemed like they knew a lot, right?

During the Science of Diving Course, usually take as part of the Divemaster Course, you develop your all-round scuba diving theory and knowledge, so we cover some of this such as "Who's Law is whose", How to work a Dive Table, and much more.

Once we review this info, we then develop this awareness further by bringing in information about the SSI System of Education itself.

This will lead to a number of classroom presentations during which you will develop broader knowledge about the Business of Diving, the SSI Diving Programs, SSI Course standards and much more.

All of these areas are combined in 2 areas – the various presentations you deliver yourself, and during the SSI Instructor Evaluations.

Classroom Presentations

The classroom sections of courses are often the most overlooked. Delivering great classroom presentations makes the rest of any course so much easier. The students understand what you are trying to teach, they have more confidence in you, you gain greater trust, and this is then all reflected in the in-water practical sessions.

Needless to say, a bad classroom session will make the rest of the course that much more difficult.

For this reason, during the SSI Diving Instructor Course you will be given assignments on which to prepare your own presentations of varying durations.

You will be prepared on the points of contact that must feature in these presentations, as well as more on the SSI Diver Diamond and Teaching Philosophies.

These in turn will develop your abilities in the business of diving, with some sessions focusing on enhancing your sales ability both with pieces of scuba diving equipment and further dive training or trips.

In-Water Presentations

Most dive courses focus on developing your diving ability. This ability to dive is learnt from being in the water – makes sense right!

Throughout the Instructor Course you will conduct skill development sessions which focus on demonstration level skills. These are vital in teaching people how to recreate diving techniques for themselves when you can no longer teach.

You will also simulate confined sessions with students, during which you will learn how to correctly brief them on what is to be completed, followed by the correct, safe procedures on how to maintain contact with the students when performing skills and how to spot and resolve problems in a relaxed and safe manner.

This will then lead to Open Water Presentations, during which you will continue simulating working with students. Through these sessions you will further develop your briefing ability, as well as learn additional techniques related to Open Water Training (as in not in a swimming pool) for various levels of training.

When?

As mentioned, we run ITCs Twice per month, so the first step is to choose the Instructor Evaluation Date you want to complete on, then any of the ITC dates that precede this;

Instructor Evaluation Date

Instructor Training Course Date

Accommodation

Accommodation is not included in our packages.

However, we support all our customers whenever we can.

Daily accommodation can be found in Dorms from 250 THB per night, private bungalows with fan for 500 THB per night, and AC Rooms from 800 THB per night.

Otherwise, depending how long you are planning to stay, it often works out more effective to choose a monthly accommodation option, which can be found from around 7,500 THB per month for a fan room with en suite bathroom and includes all bills and Wi-Fi.

Generally, we recommend booking the first few nights somewhere and then we can show you around, so you can decide where you want to live.

You can find some of these Koh Tao accommodation options at the bottom of the page!

How to proceed?

There's 2 simple options - the first, follow the book now links and all will be straightforward. You will be taken to Paypal to place a deposit of 15,000 THB, after which you will receive an email confirmation of your booking, usually within 10 hours, followed by the course materials for you to start going through.

We understand planning holidays is hard, and if you're like us, the last thing you want to do is spend hours trying to arrange every single detail. For this reason, we can postpone any training to a more suited date if given 7 days' notice from the start date.

Alternatively, send us an email and see what we can do to help. We can set you up directly with our SSI Instructor Trainer and he can assist you in any way possible.

We've all been here a long time, so don't worry about what the question is - simply tell us what's on your mind and we will do whatever we can!

What's Next?

The SSI Dive Instructor Course on Koh Tao is your tool to making your diving profession a more lucrative one, with a lot more interesting locations around the world.

Introducing people to the underwater world and developing their passion and ability is extremely rewarding, and many instructors find themselves very content and comfortable.

After the Instructor Course, you can proceed with various specialties of your choosing. However, we recommend discussing this with us in person since not all specialties are equal - some are extremely popular, as listed in our packages above, while some aren't. Likewise some of the specialties aren't of a lot of use on Koh Tao, whilst can be very useful elsewhere.

So all that's left is to click one of the two buttons below, and either book with us now, or contact us!

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