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Training Agencies Comparison Page
ITDA Group Compare Training Agencies
The ITDA Group Difference!
Our Training style and Philosophy are unique to ITDA Group...
See also: ITDA Benefits
Training Style
 Our
Training Style is to adopt an holistic approach to diver training, covering more
theory, and incorporating more training dives with more skills and including:
Basic Rescue and CPR training...
Giving the ITDA Group Diver more actual skills development and a more total
diving experience.
We believe that all divers should be given a basic understanding of
Decompression Theory, of course this can be done in a fun and non-threatening
way...
We make ITDA Group Diver Training more practical and more challenging, and
ultimately therefore more rewarding...
Agency Comparisons
There are many different training agencies available today for learning to
dive and for Experienced divers to continue their education and adventure...
Be very careful when considering choosing a training agency, as they may all
seem to offer similar options but many of them are fast track and may not offer
a complete diving education and experience.
The choices and information can be overwhelming. From the Big Agencies, like
the United States Giant - PADI.
PADI
"Professional Association of Diving Instructors", operating Worldwide, who offer
a range of courses from beginner to Professional and fast track certifications.
SSI -
Scuba Schools International. Was a USA Business, but now owned and operated from
Germany in Europe, good training system and good standards.
NAUI -
National Association of Underwater Instructors. A Not for profit organisation,
with good standards, and good training programs.
CMAS -
"World Underwater Federation", A French body, with very high standards and good
training programs, with a star system.
BSAC -
British Sub Aqua Club. A very good training and
certification body with an International reputation and specialists in Cold
Water Diving.
And of course the Technical Diving Agencies like:
TDI/SDI Technical Diving International, who
also offer sports training, and IANTD,
International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers, who where the early
pioneers in Nitrox Development and also have Sports diving courses...
With all these and many more choices you need to decide for yourself which
agency is the best for your diving education and future diving experience...
We are NOT advocating anyone agency above another, just informing you
of the fact that you have many choices!
ITDA Philosophy
There is a lot more to diver training than just being able to meet a
performance objective, i.e. perform a skill to standard... As with many
agencies!
The ITDA Group way is to encourage the student to go beyond the standards
performance objective in completing skills, and to demonstrate to their
instructor that they can do more than just perform a skill. That they can
perform the skill to a comfortable level and actually enjoy performing the
skills, becoming more than just capable but "Competent"...
Our whole training philosophy is based on the three "C's" principle.
Comfort leads to confidence which in turn generates confidence, and it is
confidence that gives us the edge in an emergency, not to panic but to follow
our training and procedures... Making for much more competent divers and safer
dive buddies...
In addition to all of this we practice skills in shallow water and again at
the depth to which we are certified to dive! This means that ITDA Group Divers
have more skills and more confidence than any of the major fast-track
agencies.
Summary
ITDA Group Divers really feel that they have earned their certifications
because they have worked hard for them and because we offer a more comprehensive
diving education from beginner levels, with more training dives, decompression
theory, rescue skills training and higher training standards...
ITDA
Group "The Future Of Diving".
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