NZQA DIPLOMA IN PROFESSIONAL SCUBA INSTRUCTION COURSE
Never Dived Before? No problem.
Give us a call or email us and if you want to give it a go first we can organise for you to have a no-obligation trial.
Courses enrolling now!
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Never dived before?
You do not need any prior scuba experience. We will take you from your Open Water Course through Advanced, Rescue, Divemaster, Instructor, all the way to Speciality Instructor.
Structure of Study
We get you out there into the open sea and diving and you’ll have at least 100 dives under your belt when you complete your diploma, along with friends and dive buddies. 4 days a week good mix of class and practical experience.
Student loan & Fees Free approved
Our tertiary programmes are student loan-approved for NZ citizens and persons who have held NZ permanent residency for at least 3 years.
Our Course Instructors
Our fully qualified PADI instructors will tutor you to a high level of training. While on the course we are continuing to prepare you for a professional role in the Dive Industry. Our instructors are experienced in working with amateur divers and teaching them everything they need to grow their skills to being instructors themselves.
Interested?
If you love being near the water, on the water and in it and feel you have what it takes to be a great Professional, then get in touch today!
What you'll learn
Our Course Tutors are fully qualified PADI instructors, we pride ourselves in training instructors who are passionate, enthusiastic AND experienced PADI dive professionals!
We are an established dive centre, and we work with the students to develop their professional skills and training. Dive HQ is the largest scuba retail group in NZ and is a well-known and respected business both in NZ and overseas.
A good balance
We teach a combination of academic studies with lots of discussion, interaction, and regular practical experience. You will learn as you experience the wonder of scuba diving at our unique New Zealand dive sites. We get you out of the classroom and into the water, doing what you're passionate about.
No previous experience?
You do not need any prior SCUBA experience and we will take you from your Open Water Course through Advanced, Rescue, Divemaster, Instructor to Speciality Instructor. Diploma graduates complete NZQA unit standards in a variety of diving areas including Night, Underwater Navigation, Search & Recovery, Deep, Marine Species Identification, and Wreck.
Structure of Study
The structure of study for the Diploma gets you out there into the open sea and diving and you’ll have at least 100 dives under your belt when you complete your diploma along with friends and dive buddies you’ll have made for life.