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TDI INSTRUCTOR COURSES
Under the Jungle is pleased to offer instructor-level courses for certified cave and technical divers who are interested in the becoming cave and technical diving instructors. We currently offer instructor training courses for:
• Side Mount Diver Instructor
• Cavern Diver Instructor
• Introductory Cave Diver Instructor
• Full Cave Diver Instructor
• Stage Cave Diver Instructor
• DPV Cave Diver Instructor
• Nitrox Instructor
• Intro to Technical Diving Instructor
• Advanced Nitrox Instructor
• Decompression Procedures Instructor
• Extended Range Instructor
WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN
What could be better than exploring far into a new cave system for the first time, or dropping into the darkness of the deep ocean, curious to find the mysteries that await? Almost nothing! The only thing that comes even close to these first experiences is living them vicariously through your students, watching as they become adept technical divers or enter a cave for the first time.
For passionate, experienced technical divers, the decision to become a technical or cave diving instructor is not made lightly — it’s a big investment of time and energy, and if you want to be any good at it, it’s a lifestyle choice. We have dedicated our lives to inspiring others to appreciate, conserve, and explore the environments we cherish. And we would be just as excited to help you learn to train technical divers as we are to train them ourselves.
MENTORING THROUGH UNDER THE JUNGLE
Our training team is headed by Vincent Rouquette-Cathala, Under the Jungle’s resident TDI Instructor Trainer. He has over 15 years of experience in cave and technical diving and over 10 years of experience as a full time technical and cave diving instructor. He’s the most experienced of our growing team of instructors at the shop, all of whom assist in mentoring our instructor candidates.
As an instructor and mentor Vince continually pushes himself and our team to improve, adapting to the needs of the students and applying what we’ve learned from our extensive cave exploration experience. He draws inspiration from own his mentors, including Pete Measly and Steve Bogaerts, continues to take advanced diving courses, as he believes that being in the shoes of a student on a regular basis is the best way to remain an approachable educator.
CONDENSING YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Teaching technical and cave diving is complex! There is so much information to impart to students in a limited amount of time. Under the Jungle’s instructor candidates will benefit from our teams extensive experience, and we can help student instructors to avoid making the pitfalls and mistakes that we faced when building experience as new technical diving instructors. Teaching the chain of command, developing strong fundamental skills in students, giving clear academic presentations are all core foundations of our instructional philosophy.
An instructor development course is not about becoming certified to issue c-cards, but about becoming qualified to offer solid, quality-oriented courses, and increasing your employability and chances of success in the industry.
CUSTOMIZED COURSES
Depending on your background and experience, they are many different paths to becoming a technical or cave diving instructor. All our instructor training courses are customized to the student. Contact us to discuss your personalized instructor training course.
