Instructor Crossover

$999.00

Dive Professional Crossover

PRO-DIVE Central Coast offers a streamlined path for non current or, other agency dive professionals to become a Pro-Dive/SSI Instructor, eliminating the need for knowledge and skill reassessment as you have already mastered these areas.

This Crossover Program is also available for dive professionals with an inactive Instructor rating, from a recognised diver training agency. 

The Dive Professional Crossover program provides an orientation to SSI philosophies and procedures and reinforces the knowledge and skills needed to conduct SSI programs, equivalent to their existing qualifications in a safe and enjoyable manner. This program also acknowledges your prior learning (RPL) and previous instructor training

Dive Professionals certified by any SSI-recognised training agency or federation may attend an SSI Dive Professional Crossover program. 

Requirements For Completion 
Pass all requirements and evaluations for the Professional Crossover.
Complete the program’s final exam.
Candidate will be certified as an SSI Professional at the appropriate level.

  • Open Water Instructor-level or higher candidates certified by a non-SSI recognised agency or federation may attend an SSI Professional Crossover, but cannot be certified without attending an additional Instructor Evaluation to evaluate their SSI Professional-level knowledge and skill assessment. 
  • If a crossover candidate has been inactive with another agency for greater than five (5) years, they must follow the Returning to Active Status standards.

*ISO-certified scuba training agencies, WRSTC member agencies and federations included but are not limited to NAUI, PADI, SDI, TDI/SDI, IANTD, CMAS or BSAC.

However, such individuals may have to undertake some additional training in respect to academic knowledge and skill development applicable to your current training agency and to the current level of training.

Note that SSI generally requires a higher level of academic knowledge, with more in-water skills than most other, training agencies. However, be aware the majority of the SSI Cross Over Program focuses on developing your knowledge and familiarity with the SSI system of training, rather than a desire on our part to completely retrain you.

Your Instructor crossover training will take place over two to four days, depending upon your length of non teaching status, then an internship will be conducted with real customers under the direct supervision of our experienced Pro-Dive Central Coast Instructor Trainers, where you will teach an Open Water Course.

All instructors will be mentored by knowledgeable and experienced Instructor Trainers.

To participate and enrol:

The minimum age is 18 years

You must have a valid or non current equivalent Instructor certification

Current First Aid, CPR and oxygen provider certification

Further equipment may be required- Call the Dive Centre to enquire.

Minimum age: 18 years old.
Must have held an equivalent certification from a recognised training agency.
Must meet the minimum certification requirements for the certification being crossed over.
Not be involved in any quality assurance proceedings

The candidate should not be currently involved in a quality compliance case with another training agency. If they are part of an *active quality compliance case, they must disclose all information about the case with SSI prior to attending the crossover.
Any candidate who has been expelled from another training agency is automatically disqualified from attending an SSI Professional Crossover.
* If the candidate does not inform Pro-Dive of their role in an active quality compliance case, or  is placed in expelled status by another training agency after completing the SSI Professional Crossover, or does not inform Pro-Dive of their previous expelled status with another agency, SSI may decertify the candidate or even place them in expelled status as well. 

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