LukeSadler05
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Hi all,
First of all apologies if this is in the wrong place, this is my first post on the site and this seemed the most relevant section.
I have recently returned from a gap year of travel and whilst travelling Austalia I did an intro to diving trip which included 2 dives on the GBR, which i absolutely loved. I'm a massive fan of anything water/ocean related, and diving in the GBR had been a lifelong dram. Ever since then I have been dying to go diving again, and the travelling has opened my eyes to how many amazing places there are out there and how i'm not ready to settle into a 9-5 career back here in the UK.
This is where this post comes in!
Long story short I have been looking into the possibility of doing a Divemaster/Instructor intern ship and would really appreciate some advice and guidance from the experts on here. I have spent a couple of days reading numerous posts on here and looking at several different programmes from all over the globe, so i have a little bit of an idea what I'm looking for. Ideally I'd like to qualify as a DM or instructor and then spend a few years travelling the globe diving for a living and hobby.
The first thing I'd appreciate some advice on is which type of internship i should be looking at? Originally i came across the type of internship that lasts 2-3 months or so from being OW qualified through to Instructor qualified. This would mean doing my OW course here in the UK (or maybe Tenerife?) first and then heading to Thailand/Egypt/Caribbean to complete this training. Then i came across a couple of different companies that offered the 'free internship' courses where you spend a longer period of 6-8 months and train from start to finish and work for the company in exchange for the training. Aside from the obvious financial benefit involved in these offers, I like idea of spending a longer period in this environment as i can fully understand what it's like to work in the industry on a day by day basis. I'd also get the opportunity to log a lot more dives along the way doing this, and hopefully learn a lot more along the way. Can anyone offer an opinion on which sort of course would be more highly recommended?
Following on from this, could anyone recommend any specific locations or dive centres for either of the above types of internship? I know it all comes down to personal preference and finding a centre that meets your individual needs but there's no harm in any recommendations Advice from anyone who has done one of these courses would be particularly welcomed.
Thanks in advance for any help.
First of all apologies if this is in the wrong place, this is my first post on the site and this seemed the most relevant section.
I have recently returned from a gap year of travel and whilst travelling Austalia I did an intro to diving trip which included 2 dives on the GBR, which i absolutely loved. I'm a massive fan of anything water/ocean related, and diving in the GBR had been a lifelong dram. Ever since then I have been dying to go diving again, and the travelling has opened my eyes to how many amazing places there are out there and how i'm not ready to settle into a 9-5 career back here in the UK.
This is where this post comes in!

Long story short I have been looking into the possibility of doing a Divemaster/Instructor intern ship and would really appreciate some advice and guidance from the experts on here. I have spent a couple of days reading numerous posts on here and looking at several different programmes from all over the globe, so i have a little bit of an idea what I'm looking for. Ideally I'd like to qualify as a DM or instructor and then spend a few years travelling the globe diving for a living and hobby.
The first thing I'd appreciate some advice on is which type of internship i should be looking at? Originally i came across the type of internship that lasts 2-3 months or so from being OW qualified through to Instructor qualified. This would mean doing my OW course here in the UK (or maybe Tenerife?) first and then heading to Thailand/Egypt/Caribbean to complete this training. Then i came across a couple of different companies that offered the 'free internship' courses where you spend a longer period of 6-8 months and train from start to finish and work for the company in exchange for the training. Aside from the obvious financial benefit involved in these offers, I like idea of spending a longer period in this environment as i can fully understand what it's like to work in the industry on a day by day basis. I'd also get the opportunity to log a lot more dives along the way doing this, and hopefully learn a lot more along the way. Can anyone offer an opinion on which sort of course would be more highly recommended?
Following on from this, could anyone recommend any specific locations or dive centres for either of the above types of internship? I know it all comes down to personal preference and finding a centre that meets your individual needs but there's no harm in any recommendations Advice from anyone who has done one of these courses would be particularly welcomed.
Thanks in advance for any help.
