As
a 5 Star PADI Career Development Centre, one of only six in
Thailand, Crystal Dive Resort offers first-class professional
dive education. Our "Go Pro" team is led by award
winning PADI Course Director Matt Bolton.

One of
Asia’s most experienced Course Directors Matt is also
one of the few Thailand based CD's selected to attend the
prestigious Course Director Training Course at PADI HQ in
California. He is also one of the region’s most qualified
Instructor Trainers, with 20 specialty ratings.
For a full
biography of Matt, please click here
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| PADI
DIVEMASTER TRAINING |
| Our
dedicated Divemaster Training Program, headed by Master
Instructor Stiofan McAilan,
is scheduled over 6-8 weeks.
We
offer a more relaxed Divemaster schedule than most operators,
which gives you a better opportunity to see how a busy
dive school is run, take in a few more fun dives as
well as spending more time with your instructor and
our team of divemasters.
Learn
to help impart that love of diving to people taking
their first breaths underwater and learn to celebrate
with them at the completion of their course.
Crystal Dive Resort wants you to participate on courses
with all of our instructors and on a wide variety of
dive courses and dive tours. Working with all of our
experienced Master and IDC Staff Instructors gives you
a good overall view of different ways to teach and guide
divers.
The
DM course involves developing your knowledge of dive
theory, assisting on a dive courses, to develop control
and problem-solving of diving activities; guiding tours,
underwater navigation and customer relations. The DM
Program can be combined with the Master Scuba Diver
program, to improve job placement opportunities. |
| Price:
25,000 Th.Baht (approx.
€550 EURO) - Book
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INTERNSHIPS
With our Internship Programs
you can stay a while in our tropical paradise having successfully
become a PADI Divemaster, not only gaining more diving
experience, but learning how to guide dive tours and control
groups of students, preparing you for a successful career
in diving. |
PADI
medical form - download a copy here.
| PADI
ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR |
| Participating
in the PADI Assistant Instructor course is not only
excellent preparation for an IDC but also makes you
a more employable Divemaster.
Upon
successful completion of all performance requirements
a fully certified Assistant Instructor is able to teach
the academic portion of all PADI courses as well as
independently conducting the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy
and Project AWARE Specialty courses, increasing both
your income and your overall dive experience.
With
further training you are also able to teach the Emergency
First Responder and Equipment Specialist courses. Scheduled
over five days we teach you how to plan, structure and
present effective academic, confined water and open
water presentations. We teach you how to control groups
of student divers and also look at valuable marketing
techniques associated with the PADI programs that you
will be certified to conduct upon certification.
Earning
credit towards the IDC we also offer internship
programs to successful candidates. |
| Price:
18,000 Th.Baht (approx.
€400 EURO) - Book
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PADI medical
form - download a copy here.
| PADI
EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE INSTRUCTOR (EFRI) |
| Being
an Emergency First Response Instructor (EFRI) helps
you retain your students through their continuing education.
Certified Divemasters, AI and Instructors may enroll
in an Emergency First Response Instructor course.
The
course duration is one day and includes a buffet lunch.
EFR training is a prerequisite for many PADI courses.
You are also able to successfully market the EFR course
to non-divers.This course covers not only teaching EFR,
but an interesting and useful interactive teaching technique
that can be applied to your other courses.
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| Price:
8,000 Th.Baht (approx.
€175 EURO) - Book
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| PADI
IDC - INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE |
| IDC
Koh Tao @ Crystal Dive Resort offers you the chance
to enter into the dive industry as a qualified scuba
diving instructor! Our newly built 5 Star IDC facilities
on the beachfront at Mae Haad is the perfect place to
confidently take the final step towards the career of
your choice.
As
you complete your Divemaster & Asst.Instructor Courses
it's time to prepare for your IDC with Matt. Working
within the dive industry is one of the most rewarding
careers, offering opportunities to meet new people and
work all over the world!
Matt's
IDC's guide you through at a pace that suits you and
he is always on hand to offer help and advice. As we
enter into the high season, we are now taking bookings
for placements on our IDC's scheduled for 2007 &
2008. |
For
full details of our Instructor Development Programs,
please visit our dedicted IDC site:
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