YOUR IDC AT COLLEGE OF DIVING IN UTILA – CAREERS IN SCUBA START HERE
Start your career as a SCUBA instructor under the guidance of experienced instructors and our two PADI PLATINUM Course Directors. Train in one of the world’s leading facilities where staff regularly save the day in the local hyperbaric chamber. In addition, they conduct marine research, and technical divers are prepping for their next expedition while the professional underwater photography interns are testing their equipment. You’ve found it. Welcome home!
The College of Diving is the defining Professional SCUBA facility . This includes, for example, a high-end designated conference room for IDCs. In addition we host the only hyperbaric chamber and trauma center on the island and we have large and comfortable dive boats. On top of that, we host an on-site NGO Marine research center (www.wsorc.org) and well-maintained equipment. additionally, we also have a great team of experienced dive professionals that you will be mingling with and observe in action. Moreover, all our staff has been trained in-house and hired from within!
Bay Islands College of Diving has over 15 years of experience with Instructor Development and has trained hundreds of Professional divers who now enjoy successful careers all over the world in dive centers, resorts, liveaboards etc. Having done your training with us, will tell potential employers that you mean business! The College of Diving also holds the prestigious PADI Five Star Career Development Center rating. This is awarded only to those dive centers who truly engage in professional training of dive instructors and beyond.
Besides, next to recognition for excellence and exceeding expectations for many consecutive years, we were also Utila’s first 100% AWARE Dive Center and won the PADI Green Star award for our environmental practices. We are also affiliated with the Whale Shark and Oceanic Research Center. Marine Conservation internships are available. We have also engineered our IDC to go above and beyond any other facility in the Americas.
Your PADI IDC in Utila with College of Diving is the way to go pro. Our Course Director Nick Derutter is the author of the book “Career in SCUBA: How to Become a Dive Instructor and be Successful”, available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and over 50 other quality book stores. It’s worth reading if you’re serious abour building a career in SCUBA diving.