Open Water Instructor SSI: Compact Instructor Training Course
This option is ONLY for instructors from other professional training agencies who wish to become an instructor with SSI.
Why become a Dive Instructor with SSI?
The rewards of being a Dive Instructor are boundless; changing people’s lives, helping to overcome fears, facilitating career and lifestyle changes, and forging deep and lasting friendships. Plenty of hard work and dedication are required but you already know this as an instructor.
Lets look at some of the very specific reasons you should be an instructor with SSI:-
- All instructor materials are included in renewal fees along with all updates to the Total Teaching system - once you have the materials no more expense - updated for life.
- The SSI philosophy is to go diving - with more speciality courses again with the underlying aim to go diving.
- 70 programs in 50 languages all digital - allowing you to support your student. They can follow along in their language whilst your materials are in yours.
- Pro Rewards - teach enough courses and you get a free renewal or contribute towards your renewal
- Everything is included in one renewal - all levels pay the same price (Divemasters are cheaper)
- The SSI Digital platform - is multi platform as well as multi language
- Digital Log book
- My dive guide
- SSI is continually innovating and developing the online systems
Why as an instructor already, do I have to complete the SSI Instructor Compact Training programme?
We appreciate that as an instructor with another agency you know how to teach, however knowing the SSI system, its philosophies and the skill differences is important, you need time to embed yourself into these systems and way of thinking.
The best way to achieve this is by going through the SSI Instructor Development course with other candidates but like everything with SSI there is flexibility in the programme and we do have this Compact Instructor Training Course option available.
On completion of the Instructor Development course or this compact option, you will then complete an external instructor exam.
Why Choose Dive Rutland for your SSI Instructor Training Course (ITC)?
If you are reading this, then you know that diving is fun!! Learning a new diving agency and its systems should also be fun. We can guarantee to make your SSI ITC an enjoyable experience. It’s so important that you are well prepared and relaxed for your SSI ITC Instructor course. When you are relaxed, laughing and comfortable, you will learn a lot about teaching others to dive.
We are happy to run this course as a 121 or you can choose to spend a full five days with us through a full Instructor Development Course.
You, and the team that you’ll be working with, will develop varied ways of passing information and skills over to others. In a small group, to ensure high quality and individual attention, you will learn and master the tools required to begin teaching others. You’ll learn how to:
- Build rapport with your future students
- Create confidence in others
- Refresh teaching everybody, regardless of their individual learning style
- Allow students to learn in their own way
- You’ll learn to “Teach People – and NOT Courses!”
- Teach students whilst in a natural diving position, not on their knees
- Kneeling way and neutral way - Different ways of getting the student to be successful with skills depending on working conditions and environment.
Not only that, but you’ll learn how you will become very effective and an efficient mentor and coach because here at Dive Rutland we question the fact that you are an instructor. We can not instruct a student in "how to partially flood and clear your mask" what we can do is show them how we do it and then they have a go, this is coaching, the student effectively teaches themselves.
As an instructor you already have teaching experience but you are welcome to 'work' with our team and see the SSI teaching system in full force.
Even after becoming an instructor with SSI, we will stay in touch continue to support and provide advice.
What Do I need to start the SSI Instructor Compact Development Course?
- Minimum age 18 years old
- Be an instructor member in good standing (renewed or eligible to renew) with another recognised recreational diver training organisation
- To work in the UK you will need an HSE divers medical
- A minimum 100 logged dives; documented experience in night diving, deep diving and underwater navigation
- Good personal diving and buoyancy skills
What Dive Equipment do I need for the SSI Instructor "Compact" Development Course?
To be a professional in any field you must have the tools for the job! A good plumber would not think of turning up to work without his tools, and a good diving instructor also needs his tools!
You will need:
- Full set of diving equipment including suitable exposure suit for pool and open water
How Long does the SSI Instructor "Compact" Development Course take?
The Compact Instructor Development course is four days with us - either over four sequential days, over two weekends, incorporated into a completed Instructor Training Course, or we can customise to fit your availability (and ours!)
Whilst waiting to join your Instructor "Compact" Development course our professional team will be here to mentor, guide and answer any questions that you have.
What Locations do you use for the SSI Instructor "Compact" Training Course?
Oakham - The physical classroom sessions are held in the Dive Rutland Classroom, 1 Old Station Yard, Whissendine Road, Ashwell. Rutland LE15 7SP.
Pool sessions are held at Oakham School Pool, Kilburn Road, Oakham.
Our Instructor Trainer Tracey is happy to run Professional "Compact" ITC's for other dive centres at your location, please get in touch to discuss
SSI Instructor "Compact" Instructor Development Course preparation
As an instructor new to SSI, you should have reviewed all of the course material from SSI Open Water Diver Through Dive Master including Stress & Rescue and Science of Diving.
Prior to the course you will complete your online elearning and take time to review your theory. There is no time during the ITC to teach theory, but we are sure as an instructor already your theory is strong.
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough"
-Albert Einstein
Is there anything else I should know about the SSI Instructor "Compact" Development course?
All our courses are ran fully in accordance with ALL HSE requirements including dedicated service support, we do not rely on our students to cover any part of our requirements, your role is to concentrate on the course!
We will be there to provide you with moral support during your local Instructor Exam.
Before the SSI Instructor Exam you need
- Minimum 100 logged dives totalling 65 hours or more
What is included:
- All SSI elearning materials
- SSI Materials: Divemaster
- SSI Materials: Instructor Bundle
- SSI Materials: OW Instructor Package
- A Dive Rutland Hardback notepad, to allow you to make those all important notes
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SSI Pro Polo Shirt
- All refreshments - Tea, Coffee, Squash, Water and the odd cake or two!
- Your professional instructor trainer for all Academic, pool and open water sesssions, who will be available pre and post course.
Any Other Costs?
- Any personal travel and accomodation costs
- When you get to it the SSI Instructor Exam fees standing at £450 *
What Will I be able to teach on becoming an SSI Instructor?
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As a Staff Instructor with another agency - will I get this rating on completing the SSI Instructor Exam?
The SSI Assistant Instructor Trainer certification requires an additional in-person sesssion. This can be conducted prior to the Instructor Exam and then on sucessful completion of that exam you and meeting the performance requirements of the SSI AIT Trainer Session, you would be awarded the SSI AIT Certification.
Contact us to discuss what your path would be.
* 2024 pricing
Students who want to become divers must first complete the mandatory course documentation. Known medical conditions are required to be declared and notified to your Instructor prior to any in-water activity. A doctor's confirmation of fitness to dive if answer you to any medical condition on the Medical Statement. You can check out here:
Diving Medical Statement
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Our team of highly experienced instructors will be on hand to guide you through every step of the way, and to make sure you have a safe and enjoyable diving experience.
