Information on ACUC professional courses
If you are reading this section it is perhaps because you are interested in turning your hobby into a job. Why not make a living doing something you really like? Isn’t that what everyone wishes to do?
If you would like to earn a living, either full time or part time, supervising divers or training others to become divers, ACUC offers you the perfect training and the opportunity to become an excellent professional, as a Divemaster or Recreational Diving Instructor.
THE ACUC DIVEMASTER COURSE
You must have Diving Emergency Responder (DER) and Oxygen Emergency Responder (O2ER) certifications, or obtain them during the Divemaster course.
The main characteristics of this certification are that students who successfully complete the course will be able to:
- Act as Surface Controller (Dive Controller)
- Direct and supervise already certified divers in dives
- As a Dive Guide, assist in the training of new divers under the supervision of an ACUC Instructor
- Teach some diving courses in which certification is not obtained and also,
- Teach, evaluate and certify some “dry” specialties (specialties where there is no water training involved), provided you obtain the corresponding Specialty Instructor certification for said specialties.
You can see the ACUC standards, the course content and the requirements for this course in this PDF document
To see a list where you can take the Divemaster course, please visit our section “Schools and Centers” or contact ACUC at info@acucinternational.com.
Once you are a Divemaster, you can access to do an Instructor course. Please note that the following courses will NOT teach you how to dive or about diving. As an ACUC Divemaster you should already have all the necessary knowledge and skills. These courses will teach you how to teach others to dive.
You have 2 options:
1. Entry Level Instructor
2. Open Water Instructor
You can take the corresponding courses to obtain any of the following certifications:
THE ENTRY LEVEL INSTRUCTOR COURSE - OPTIONAL
This is an optional certification.
You will be able to do what the Divemaster does and you will also be able to teach, evaluate and certify Scuba Divers and Open Water Divers
This course is recommended for those who want a slower progression to the Open Water Instructor level.
You can see the ACUC standards, the course content and the requirements for this course in this PDF document
THE OPEN WATER INSTRUCTOR COURSE
As a Divemaster you can directly access the course to obtain the Open Water Instructor level.
You will be able to do what the Entry Level Instructor does (see above), and you will also be able to teach, evaluate and certify Advanced Divers, Rescue Divers, Divemasters and any specialty for which you have obtained the Specialty Instructor level.
Remember that this course will NOT teach you how to dive or about diving. As an ACUC Divemaster you should already have all the necessary knowledge and skills. This course will teach you how to teach others to dive.
You can see the ACUC standards, the course content and the requirements for this course in this PDF document.
In addition to these Instructor certifications, ACUC offers you the possibility of obtaining numerous Specialty Instructor certifications. For more information, please contact ACUC at info@acucinternational.com
If you want to go even further with ACUC, please check out our ACUC Leadership Level section.
WHERE TO TAKE THESE COURSES
To see a list of Centers, Schools and Clubs where you can take ACUC Divemaster courses or higher levels, please see the “Schools and Centers” section and look for the ACUC Centers, Clubs or Schools that display the “Instructor Training Center” logo. ” that appears on the left, or contact ACUC at info@acucinternational.com.
You can also look on this page to see if there are any ACUC instructor courses planned anywhere in the World.
If you are already a professional with any other organization recognized by ACUC, and want to work with ACUC, also see the information on crossover courses to ACUC and this page, where we explain what a crossover to ACUC consists of.
