Cost of GUE fundies

[chris kippax]

Hi All

My lds has started offering GUE fundies and I am interested in attempting a rec pass. I am located in Qld Australia and the course cost is $1800aud plus $90usd for the cert card. To me this seems quite high. What does the same course cost in your area?
Thanks Chris

 

[guruboy]

$1800 all inclusive or just for the course?

The card is $30 here I think.

 

[chris kippax]

@guruboy $1800 for the course and pool fees, no gear hire included.

 

[guruboy]

Gas? Site fees? Boat charter?

Regardless, price seems about 2-3x the rate here.

 

[decompression]

Buddy Dive now has GUE training

This one is $650.......no details though.

 

[KevinNM]

That seems really high. Is the instructor local? If you have to fly someone in and put them up in a hotel, well the course fees need to reflect that cost. But that's pretty steep.

 

[CptTightPants21]

Fundies costs between $650-$900 USD plus $95 registration fee, with the average being around $800+fee. That includes 4-5 days of instruction. Gas is usually another 75-100 USD.

 

[northernone]

Not a GUE guy, however, price sounds bonkers compared to other excellent GUE instructor rates I know of.

Is it possible your LDS has added other value to the course and it's still a worthwhile package even though it's considerably more expensive than many others? A quick google showed there's a variety of GUE instructors in Queensland, perhaps shop around and then approach your LDS to see what they say.

Cheers,
Cameron

 

[seeker242]

That sounds high. But perhaps not if it involves travel and housing for instructor.

 

[decompression]

Both parts 1 and 2?