Diving Instructor (Open Water) trains and instructs recreational or commercial open water divers in diving techniques, safety and the correct use of diving equipment.
Occupation description
Diving Instructor (Open Water) trains and instructs recreational or commercial open water divers in diving techniques, safety and the correct use of diving equipment.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Dive Master
- Scuba Instructor
- Snorkelling Instructor
- Surface Supply Breathing Apparatus (SSBA) Instructor
Diving Instructor (Open Water) is a VETASSESS Group D occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate III or IV.
Applicants can fulfil the assessment criteria for this occupation in one of four ways.
* Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:
- AQF Diploma
- AQF Advanced Diploma
- AQF Associate Degree or
- AQF Graduate Diploma
*If employment is prior to the completion of the qualification at the required level, an applicant must have at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years. The remaining three years of pre-qualifying period may be within the last ten years.
A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
Qualification & Employment Criteria
Qualification
Highly relevant major fields of study include:
- Hyperbaric Operations
Hyperbaric Operations (Diving Supervision)
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the education level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate IV or higher and in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Employment Criteria
Highly relevant tasks include, but not limited to:
- Coaching, training and instructing divers by analysing performances and developing abilities
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