formation initiateur club

The initiateur club — E1 in the FFESSM hierarchy — is the entry point into teaching. Holders can run baptisms and deliver Niveau 1 instruction down to 6 metres. At Sevran Plongée, the club actively prepares candidates for this certification, which reflects a club structure where the instructor team has clearly grown from within its own membership.

Preparation runs alongside the regular session calendar. Candidates need to demonstrate practical and pedagogical competence, and the club's experienced encadrants — several of whom hold E2 and E3 ratings — provide the mentorship environment to get there.

E1 is the first rung that allows you to take responsibility for other divers in a teaching context. It's a significant step from being a Niveau 3 diver to being someone a beginner trusts. The club frames it as something achievable within the Sevran Plongée environment rather than requiring candidates to go elsewhere for formation.

For members who want to go further, the club also accompanies candidates toward initiateur biologique and federal monitor level, following the same in-house progression model.