Instructor Development Course

Koh Tao Scuba Club offers the SSI Instructor Training Course, taking qualified Divemasters through the full instructor certification process. The center's own teaching staff includes a Divemaster Trainer, as referenced in their blog, which means the ITC is run in-house rather than outsourced to a visiting course director.

Koh Tao is one of the more active locations in Southeast Asia for instructor training — the volume of students passing through the island provides the kind of varied teaching practice that shapes a more capable instructor. The center has certified over 10,000 divers since 2014, giving instructor candidates real-world exposure to students of different nationalities, language backgrounds, and experience levels.

The center's multilingual setup — English, Thai, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Swedish, Russian — is an asset for instructor candidates who expect to teach international clientele. Contact the center directly for current ITC dates, prerequisites, and pricing.