Do you want to make scuba diving your career? Then you're probably looking for a Dive Center to get you there. Here is why it's super beneficial to be trained in Cape Town waters with Just Africa Scuba.
Here are 10 Reasons to Become an Instructor in Cape Town.
1. Diversity of False Bay
In Cape Town, you'll find endless underwater creatures big and small. From sandy bottoms to rocky reefs. Wrecks scattered on the ocean floor and majestic Kelp Forests dance with the sway of the ocean providing a home for sharks, rays, octopuses, shoals of fish, different crustaceans and so much more. Warm water currents sometimes bring us interesting visitors from tropical areas such as sea turtles in the kelp forest and pineapple fish on our rocky reefs! The diversity is amazing.
Home of the Cape Fur Seal and visiting Humpback Whales with their calves annually migrating through our Bay, pods of dolphins and sea otters, there is rarely a dull moment when diving Cape Town. The macro life is astonishing with a large amount of unique nudibranch species to be found here.
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| Diver floating in the Kelp Forest | A diver exploring the A-frame swim through |
2. Expertise & Mentoring
Just Africa Scuba has a dynamic team with combined skills, experience and expertise to assist and inspire you to become the best version of yourself. You will be learning and growing in a mentor relationship.
Why is this important? You are not left to your own devices but have access to people who are willing to support and lead you into your new career. We create a safe space for our students to grow and develop their skills.
3. Quality Divers & Dive Skills
Dive Conditions
Being trained in the Cape conditions ensures that divers are well-trained and used to less-than-ideal dive conditions. The nutrient-rich deepwater upwellings that sustain the amazing biodiversity here also bring cold and often low-visibility water. I guess we can't have it all.
We do have amazing water conditions with visibility ranging from 5 to 15 meters, but coldwater diving is not the same as diving in the ever-so-clear waters of tropical locations.
Diving in limited visibility teaches divers to become mentally strong and resilient. This coupled with cold and often times surgy water ensures that we train well-equipped divers and dive instructors.
Why is this important? Because a strong-minded diver will be able to dive anywhere in the world. As a future Divemaster or Instructor, you will be able to manage challenging dive conditions very well.
PADI Courses
We pay special attention to all the courses that we present to you, going the extra mile and giving you more. Courses are done in-depth from the very start, this ensures that you are well-trained and competent with the skills and theory.
Why is this important? This will help you to be properly prepared when it's time for your IDC (Instructor Development Course) and IE (Instructor Exams) at the end of your Career Development Program.
Students ready to enter the water at sunset for a night dive
4. Diverse Experience
Doing your Career Development with Just Africa Scuba means that you will acquire experience in a wide variety of sea conditions as well as boat and shore diving. Giving you a good grasp on boat and shore diving procedures. Including managing divers in different dive conditions, such as surge, cold water and lower visibility.
You will dive on a mixture of different dive sites and dive locations including but not limited to shore dives, boat dives, reef dives, kelp forest dives, seal dives, wreck dives, and night dives, including diving at national and international dive spots.
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| Divers exploring the Aster shipwreck in Hout Bay | Orange clubbed nudibranch |
5. Travel
During your Career Development Program, you'll have the opportunity to join us for our annual local and international dive trips to places such as The Red Sea in Egypt, Madagascar, Mafia Island in Tanzania, Mozambique, Saint Helena Island, Sodwana Bay to name a few.
Travel gives you great exposure to different types of diving and locations. You also get to see different dive centres, and resorts and explore different job options for you as a future dive pro.
Why is this important? Experience makes you a knowledgeable dive professional. It also broadens your horizons to possibilities that lie out there for you as a future Instructor.
Diving on a deep wreck in Madagascar
6. Work Skills Courses
We are invested in your future and want to give you as much as possible for your career ahead. Offering short courses and experience in these fields to expand your skills: Accounting & Accounting Software, Gear Maintenance, Retail & Customer Service, Basic Marketing, Online & Social Media Marketing and Computer Literacy.
Why is this important? These courses help you transition from student life to your new work-life mindset. Showing you what future employers will look for and building these valuable skills.
(*Only available with the STANDARD and PLUS Programs)
7. Emotional Life Skills Courses
We believe in a holistic approach to training and invest as much as possible in each individual who joins our program. A well-trained dive professional is also someone with emotional intelligence.
These are the Life Skills Courses that you can include in your Career Development Program:
Communication, Time Management, Stress Management, Self-awareness, Growth Mindset and more.
Why is this important? As a newly qualified Divemaster or Instructor, you will be entering into the professional world. Here you will need skills to set yourself apart from all the other dive professionals out there looking for work.
(*Only available with the STANDARD and PLUS Programs)
Training courses presented in class at Just Africa Scuba
8. Conservation
As PADI dive professionals, we have an influence on the ocean and how people perceive it. Therefore we must do everything we can to help protect it and help people fall in love with it by introducing them to the sea.
You will do volunteer and conservation work with the following organizations:
Shark Life, Shark Safe Barrier, Project Aware and the Two Oceans Aquarium.
PADI Aware beach cleanup afternoon on Women's Day
9. We are a PADI 5* Instructor Development Center
PADI Five Star Instructor Development Centers (Five Star IDCs) are dive centers that meet all PADI Five Star Dive Center standards, plus offer PADI instructor-level training. Five Star IDCs have at least one PADI Course Director on staff and are committed to offering PADI Instructor Development Courses and continuing education opportunities to dive professionals.
10. Ideal Location
We are ideally located at the luxurious 4* Krystal Beach Hotel next to the harbour in Gordon's Bay. A lovely coastal town 40km from Cape Town offering the best dive destinations in Cape Town. We explore the whole of False Bay (with Gordon's Bay on the Eastern side of the bay and Simon's Town on the Western side) and the outer side of the Cape Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean side.
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| Diver training at our on-site pool | |
Conclusion
At the end of the day, you'll not only be much more appreciative of dive conditions, sightings and special marine life encounters, but you will be a well-equipped instructor with knowledge and experience to set you apart and get your dream job anywhere in the world.
Read more about our Career Development Program.
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