Aquanauts Value PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Career Internship
Now get the EFR Instructor Course as a Free Bonus!
In these tough economic times, pursuing your dreams can be difficult. So if you’re longing to escape your 9-to-5 life and travel the world as a scuba diving instructor, but don’t think you can afford it, Aquanauts Dive Career Development Centre has just put made your goal within reach.
Introducing the Aquanauts Value Internship, a great way to begin your journey to becoming a fully certified PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor for more than 30% less than other dive internships.
Basically a limited version of our hugely successful Aquanauts Complete Internship, the Aquanauts Value program offers the same length and quality of training that gave Aquanauts the best PADI Instructor Exam pass rate of any Thailand internship for the past five years. We’ve simply stripped out of some the extras that busted the budget for many people. The result? The best dive training internship just got radically less expensive.
Even if you’ve never dived before, you can spend seven months in Thailand and become a skilled, certified PADI instructor for less than $7,500! Compare that with other programs that charge in excess of $11,000 for programs of the same length.
What Do I Get in the Aquanauts Value Internship?
Your one-time enrollment fee includes everything you need to go from a land-loin’’ non-diver to accomplished PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor: Courses, books & study aids, equipment, accommodations and more. Here’s the specifics:
PADI Courses
- PADI Open Water Diver
- Adventures in Diving (Advanced Open Water Diver)
- Emergency First Response
- Emergency First Response Care for Children
- Rescue Diver
- Divemaster
- Emergency First Response Instructor
- Instructor Development Preparation Course
- Instructor Development Course (Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor)
- Free Bonus! Now get the EFR Instructor Course free when you pay a 100% deposit no later than 30 days before arriving in Thailand!
Books & Materials
Aquanauts Diving Instructor Training gives its interns all the PADI-required manuals and teaching aids below:
Recreational Courses
- Open Water Diver Manual w/RDP Table
- Adventures in Diving (Advanced Open Water Diver) Manual w/Data Carrier
- Emergency First Response
- Emergency First Response Care for Children
- Rescue Diver Manual with Accident Management Slate
Divemaster Course — New 2010 Materials!
- Divemaster Manual
- PADI Instructor Manual 2010 w/Zipper Binder
- Encyclopedia Of Recreational Diving – (Enhanced DVD version available as optional upgrade.)
- Divemaster Slates
- eRDPml
- Discover Scuba Diver Aquatic Cue Card
- Pro-Level Logbook
Instructor Development Course — New 2010 Materials!
PADI Guide to Teaching Manual- Confined Water Lesson Preparation Slate
- Open Water Training Dive Lesson Planning Slate
- Open Water Diver Aquatic Cue Cards – Confined Water
- Open Water Diver Aquatic Cue Cards – Open Water
- Adventures in Diving Aquatic Cue Cards
- Rescue Diver Aquatic Cue Cards
- Divemaster Aquatic Cue Cards
- Open Water Diver Quizzes and Exams
- Rescue Diver Final Exams Booklet
- Divemaster Final Exams Booklet
- Law & the Diving Professional Manual
- Digital version of The Best of the Undersea Journal, Children & Diving and the Business of Diving
- The Business of Diving: Positive Approach Selling DVD
- Emergency First Response Instructor Manual
- Emergency Care at a Glance Reference Booklet
Equipment, Accommodations & More
Besides courses and books, your internship also includes all of the following:
A starter set of new, brand-name diving equipment. Yours to keep, your custom Aquanauts gear bag will be stocked with Scubapro BCD, regulator and gauges, Mares fins, wetsuit, mask and snorkel.. Have your own gear already? We’ll give you $500 off your package price!- Up to 7 months value accommodations — Conveniently located in downtown Pattaya, close to Aquanauts, shopping, hospital, restaurants and cinemas. All accommodations are private and not shared, although you can have a guest stay with you at no charge.
- Up to 120 dives — (a $6,125 value in itself!)
- Free Jobs4Divers Premium job placement services — Aquanauts has the best job placement in the industry with a premium subscription to our exclusive Jobs4Divers.com.
- Free wireless broadband Internet access.
- Special in-store discounts and free credit toward more courses.
- Exclusive discounts on Pattaya-area tourist attractions, restaurants and retailers.
How Does Aquanauts Value Differ from Aquanauts Complete?
By now you’re probably wondering how this great Value package differs from our standard Aquanauts Complete package. The table below will let you quickly compare features of each program.
| Feature | Aquanauts Value | Aquanauts Complete |
|---|---|---|
| * Included at no additional charge if paid in full no later than 30 days before arrival. | ||
| Duration for Uncertified Divers | 7 Months | 7 Months |
| Duration from Open Water / Adv. Open Water level | 3 Months | 3 Months |
| Duration from Rescue Diver level | 2 Months | 2 Months |
| Duration from Divemaster level | 6 Weeks | 6 Weeks |
| Job Placement Included? | Yes | Yes |
| Accommodations (Non-Shared) | Value | Standard |
| Testing & Certification Fees Included? | No | Yes |
| Dives Included | 30-120 | Unlimited |
| Equipment Included? | Basic | Full Set |
| National Geographic Diver & Instructor Status Included? | No | Yes |
| Bonus PADI Specialty Courses Included? | No | Yes* |
| PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Course Included? | No | Yes* |
| Emergency First Response Instructor Included? | Bonus* | Standard |
| Visa Assistance | Extra Fee | Included |
| Airport Transfer | Extra Fee | Included |
So How Much Does It Cost?
The Aquanauts Diving Instructor Training Internship is not just for uncertified divers. Anyone can enroll in the program and we’ll reduce the price based on your certification level. We’ll also lower the price if you already own your own equipment or have your own accommodations. See the chart below.
| Certification | Length | Base Price | No Equip. | No Accom. | No Equip.or Accom. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None (Non-Diver) | 7 months* | 232,483 | 217,336 | 190,483 | 175,336 |
| Open Water Diver | 3 months | 192,374 | 177,227 | 174,374 | 159,227 |
| Adv. Open Water Diver | 3 months | 178,039 | 162,892 | 160,039 | 144,892 |
| Rescue Diver | 2 months | 151,917 | 136,771 | 139,917 | 124,771 |
| Divemaster | 6 Weeks | 112,283 | 97,136 | 103,283 | 88,136 |
* PADI requires you be Open Water (or equivalent) certified for six months before you can take the 10-day instructor course and exam. Thus your internship will run, at best, 6.5 months. Aquanauts packages include the seventh month free for students who take the IDC immediately after the six-month requirement has been met.
Prices & Durations
Internship price and length depend upon your current certification and whether you need equipment, accommodations or neither. See the price matrix at the bottom of this page.
100% I.E. Pass Guarantee
Aquanauts internships are built upon the Personalized Training System. Our small-class environment and individual instruction have helped us build a 100% Pass Rate since June 2007 and an established track record of producing high-quality instructors. In fact, we're so confident in our proven teaching method, we guarantee you will pass the PADI Instructor Exam. If you don't, we'll pay for you to take the next exam!
Enhance Your Dive Skills
At up to 7 months long, Aquanauts' internships offer plenty of time to do additional courses. So, if you're serious about getting the most certifications, learning the most skills and making yourself the most marketable job candidate you can, you can purchase any or all of our new Enhanced Learning Packs!
Each Enhanced Learning Pack includes as many as five additional courses, all the required and optional manuals for all courses -- including optional manuals for the free PADI Pros Skills 6 Pack -- plus additional equipment, DVDs, exam booklets and official PADI clothing!
All the Enhanced Learning Packs are deeply discounted -- as much as 30% off regular prices! And they are only available online during your initial enrollment. So click here to read more about each package. You can choose which one(s) you want on the Enrollment Form.
