Course overview

Step up to teaching with the SSI Open Water Instructor programme in Malta and Gozo, a Mediterranean professional-training hub built on world-class wreck and reef diving. Working from the calm shore sites around Cirkewwa and the sheltered bays of Gozo, you develop the SSI teaching method and dive-leadership skills needed to certify your own students. You graduate as an SSI Open Water Instructor, qualified to teach the full range of recreational programmes.

What you’ll learn

• Teach the SSI Open Water Diver and continuing-education programmes
• Deliver academic, pool and open-water teaching presentations using SSI digital tools
• Demonstrate and evaluate student skills to professional standard
• Apply SSI standards, dive theory and risk-management procedures
• Lead and supervise students safely at Malta and Gozo sites
• Use the SSI online training platform to manage and certify students

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 18
• SSI Dive Guide / Divemaster or equivalent leadership certification
• Valid first aid, CPR and oxygen-provider certification
• At least 60 logged dives (75+ recommended before the Instructor Evaluation)
• Certified diver for at least 6 months
• Medical clearance signed by a physician

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   SSI system & standards

   Orientation to the SSI training system, digital tools and standards before teaching begins.
2. Day2
   Academic presentations

   Develop and deliver classroom teaching presentations under trainer evaluation.
3. Day3
   Confined-water workshops

   Practise skill demonstrations and pool teaching in calm, controlled water.
4. Day4
   Open-water teaching

   Run open-water teaching circuits at sheltered Cirkewwa and Gozo bay sites.
5. Day5
   Theory & evaluation prep

   Complete dive-theory and standards exams and prepare for the SSI Instructor Evaluation.

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