Congratulations to the new Pro Dive Mexico Instructor Candidates.

This Sunday new PADI instructors were born!.
After over 2 weeks of intensive instructor training all the hard work showed off.
Pro Dive Mexico with yet another amazing passing rate at the IE.

Cenote Poderosa was the place of the final day of the exams. Who could wish for a more beautiful place to pass your exam and become a PADI Instructor.


From left to right, top to bottom: Carey, Mario (Examiner), Mike, Paulo (Staff), Athena, Massimo, Simon, David, Kris, Christie(Staff), Jessica (staff), Jordi, Anders (CD), Juan, Angelina and Roxanne.

"This IDC was a great experience. We had candidates from all over the world to come together for 14 days of instructor training. Belgium, USA, France, Greece, Spain, England, Canada, New Zealand and Puerto Rico, where the countries represented at this IDC and made it a very multi cultural experience teaching it.

"I wish you all the best in your instructor careers and hope that our paths will meet again.
Thank you guys and girls for making this a very memorable IDC." Anders Heegaard, Course Director.


See the pictures from the Instructor Exam here

The summer IDC has started....

This Friday our June 2011 IDC started.
With studentes from 12 different countries, this IDC will be a very interesting and multi cultural melting pot.
Also a special IDC, as we have 2 extra Staff instructors auditing the IDC.
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The world needs a new warrior. It needs YOU.

We at Pro Dive Mexico are solidary and support the cause of Greenpeace. We hope that not only we as divers, but soon enough the whole world recognizes the need to save our oceans and our planet.

Check out this great video and website of GREENPEACE, and learn how you can help to build the next RAINBOW WARRIOR.

http://anewwarrior.greenpeace.org/

IDC June starting in a few days

Just a couple of days and our June IDC class will start off with the IDC prep training.
This time we also have some IDC staff instructors auditing this PADI IDC training.

Being a PADI 5 star CDC also implies obligations for us... and yet again we managed to stand up for what we believe is one of the main objectives of any PADI 5 star CDC. To develope future careers and guidance in becoming a scuba professional.

After the training most candidates proceeded with our PADI MSDT prep training and also some continued their specialized FULL Cave course with us!!
Especially last mentioned training got one of the highest scores from our candidates and prepared them well as a future Cenotes guides!

We also see that our successful packages, marketing strategies and FREE add-on are copied more and more by other IDC centers. But we also know that quality and services cannot be copied! It's a believe system.
Many even copied us by stretching the IDC duration up to 10 days.....

We are proud to see this, as it means that in general the quality of IDC professionals will go up!


"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations." Marston

NEW GoDive video!!

Check out the NEW GoDive video from PADI..

Divemaster Training

This week our Divemasters in training were put to the test. Introducing real life senarios and assisting with DSD's is one of the final test of the course.
Angelina, David, Pablo, Carey, Tina and Massimo all did great and will succeed as Divemasters. Next week is the final test, before most of them enter the Instructor Course on the 10th of June 2011.

See all the pictures here FACEBOOK

April 2011 MSDT Course

WOW!! 4 days of Deep diving, Search & Recovery, Nitrox, Equipment and of course everyone’s favorite WRECK diving.

Congratulations to Marianne, Morgan, Ray and Valerie for their new Specialty Instructor ratings.

Quote from the Course Director:
The MSDT course is so much fun to teach. Not only is it almost only about diving, but it also expands on the teaching principles of the IDC.
The students get a real sense of teaching PADI specialties and prepares them much more as instructors for the "real" world of teaching scuba diving.
With 5 PADI specialties the new instructors are also more employable, as they can teach almost twice as many courses as a regular new instructor out of the IDC.

However the biggest advantage is the diversity of teaching they can do. With the MSDT prep course they can teach what they love about diving to others. For some it's wreck diving techniques, for others Deep diving skills.
For what reasons you choose the MSDT prep course, it's a course that keeps on giving and will assist the new instructors in all diving related activities."

All the best to you.

Keep learning and keep diving
(see the photos from the IDC and MSDT course here)

April 2011 IDC Prep, IDC, EFRI and IE.

Last Sunday at Ponderosa Pro Dive Mexico again had 100% passing rate for their instructor candidates.

In this IDC course hard work and group dynamics really helped them succeed at the IE as a tight group of students.

I wish Valerie, Marianne, Morgan, Chris and Ray all the best in their diving careers.

Currently the students are still learning more about specialized diving techniques in the popular MSDT prep course.

Please see all the photos from this month training here.

Pro Dive Mexico - An award winning company!

A LITTLE INSIGHT ABOUT AWARDS AND EXCELLENCE....

....OR....WHO REALLY IS THE BEST IN THE AMERICAS...

Every dive center on the globe, especially IDC centers, will state that they are the best. Guess what, so do we! But how many centers can actually support their statements? Very few. We have just received a personal congratulation letter from Drew Richardson, President & Chief Operating Officer at PADI Worldwide. Read for yourself:

Dear Markus,

I wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate you and Pro Dive Mexico on your recent nomination at DEMA for the "PADI Americas Overall Oustanding Achievement Award".

On behalf of everyone here at PADI, I would like to extend a hearty congratulations on a well-deserved nomination!

Thank you for your support and keep up the great work!

Best regards,

Drew Richardson

President & Chief Operating Officer

PADI Worldwide

To explain, PADI Americas will every year nominate 3 members only, for each category of excellence out of their whole region, being North America, Central America & South America.

Pro Dive Mexico has been nominated in not only one, but two categories! Only the best out of these best, meaning the ones that are nominated for several and not only one award, will then be nominated for the OVERALL Oustanding Achievement Award.

Winning this one, therefore comes equal with being awarded to be THE BEST of all.

So there you have it! We not only say we are the best, we really are! And we are really proud, to have achieved these recognitions. Once again, we are proud to say there is no better choice for you in the Americas to become a PADI instructor. Do it with Pro Dive Mexico Scuba Academy!

An overview about our latest achievements:

• The only PADI CDC center in mexico, and one out of three only in Latin America.


• Our course director Anders Heegaard received the PLATINUM COURSE DIRECTOR award, being one out of only a handful worldwide.
  


• Winner of certificate of recognition for excellence, for outstanding customer service and professionalism in PADI scuba instruction in 2010.


• Recipient of the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC dive center award, for 7 consecutive years since 2005.


• Nominated by PADI Americas: Outstanding Achievement Award for Instructor Development in 2010.
  


• Nominated by PADI Americas: Outstanding Achievement Award for Dive Resort Business in 2010.


• Nominated by PADI Americas: OVERALL Oustanding Achievement Award in 2010.

Become a PADI Instructor with Pro Dive Mexico Scuba Academy. Don't settle for less, because you deserve THE BEST.

April IDC and great weather.

Just a few days ago Pro Dive Mexico started the April IDC with students from all over the world.
With students coming from England, France, Belgium, New Zealand and USA, makes this IDC a very interesting melting pot of culture and opinions.

Quote from the Course Director
"Teaching IDC's is not only my passion, but also so rewarding for me, as I on every course learn something more about instructor training from the students.
They bring with them new ideas and believes that help me understand to better teach this level of courses."

So far this IDC had had the best weather possible, with a heat wave of high tempratures, sunny days and clam seas.

Stay updated on the this site and facebook.