Hall’s Diving Center is a household name when it comes to training in scuba diving instructions. The facility is equipped with all amenities, including a large variety of aquatic life to deep wreck on Nitrox. The center gives you access to the United States’ first class and largest privileged coral reef structure.
Hall’s Diving Center has been training instructors in scuba diving since decades. The trainings are focused on real-life experiences and practical exposure to diving. The center has the most diverse diving choices for you to get trained in. After graduation from the Hall’s Diving Center, you can easily start a rewarding full time or part time career in the scuba diving sector anywhere in the world.
Campus Location:
Hall's 5050 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, Florida Keys 33050
Career Services
Hall’s Career Services include training in resume writing and interviewing skills. It is pertinent to mention here that Hall’s boasts hundred percent placement rates for the past 10 years. After graduation, you will get access to more than 11,500 Hall’s employer contacts. You can use those contacts to land your first job or internship. Hall’s Diving Center would facilitate you at every step of your job-hunting efforts.
Enrollment Process And Financial Aid
You don’t need any previous experiences or certifications to enroll in the programs offered by Hall’s Diving Center. Moreover, the enrollment process is very simple and straightforward. The center’s admission staff would help you select a program that best fits your career goals and interests, and then take you through the rest of the enrollment process.
Hall’s Diving Center has a number of financial aid options available for you. You can take student loan to fund your complete program at the lowest interest rates and flexible terms and conditions. What type of loan you may qualify for depends on the program you get enrolled in.
If you are enrolled in one of the Professional Instructor Training Programs, you will get 100 percent loans for tuition and lab charges with repayment term of up to 5 years. However, there are particular conditions you’ll have to meet to be able to avail those loans. There is another type of loan called Sallie Mae loans, which can cover your complete course fees with specific limits. These loans also bear lowest interest rates. You get repayment term of 120 months for this loan.
The center also offers JTPA - Workforce Development (Title 6) grants for people who meet certain conditions. This grant can cover your living and boarding expense. You can get details of this grant from your nearest unemployment office.
Educational Military Benefits
There are certain benefits for veterans and military personnel at the institute. It accepts grants from the Veterans Administration (VA) for veterans, their spouses and dependents. Under the grant, you would get all your fees paid in full. The institute specifically accepts contributions from the Chapter 30 GI Bill and Post 911 GI Bill. Remember, your amount of benefit depends on which bill your qualify for, so make sure to get all details from the VA in advance.
Programs Offered
- Divemaster/Boatmaster - Diving Accident Response Technician (DART)
- Personal Instructor Training Program
- Professional Store and Resort Instructor Training Program
- Professional Store and Resort Instructor with Deep Tech and Rebreather
- Professional Rebreather Instructor Training Program
- Professional Deep Tech Instructor Training Program
- Professional Digital Photography Program
- Professional Digital Videography Program
- Professional Certified Equipment Repair Technician Program
- Divemaster/Boatmaster - Diving Accident Response Technician (DART)
This training program will last for 4 to 9 days with 8 hours training per day. By the time you complete the training, you will be a highly skilled diving accident response technician. The training instructors are highly competent and experienced, which means that you would get hands-on experience on the best practices to become a divemaster or boatmaster. Remember, the demand for divemasters/boatmasters has recently witnessed a great spike, and you can easily get a rewarding opportunity by the time you complete the training.
Personal Instructor Training Program
Under this program, the institute offers 6 weeks long trainings in the following areas:
• Diving
• Divermaster/Boatmaster
• Pro Rescue
• CPR and O2
• Instructor and specialities instructor
You would get training on state-of-the-art technologies in fully equipped facilities. By the time your graduate under this program, you would be a master in the field with unique set of skills. Your can start a career as personal instructor immediately after the training.
Professional Store and Resort Instructor Training Program
The 12 weeks long program offers you holistic training that would arm you with a diverse set of skills. This training is offered in the following specialized areas:
• Diving
• Resort and business operations and sales
• Digital photography
• Videography
• Computer editing
• Certified equipment repair
• Divemaster/boatmaster
• Pro Rescue
• CPR and O2
• Instructor and specialties instructor
The extensive training would expose you to the practical side of the field you select. You can start an exciting and rewarding career in the industry after graduation.
Professional Store and Resort Instructor with Deep Tech and Rebreather
Instructor Training Program
Under this program, you’d get trained in marine communication systems, using rebreathers, deep diving techniques, and submersibles. After the training, you would be fully trained and ready to work as a master instructor in safe staged decompression, gas blending, computer dive planning, underwater communication, and all other associated technologies, systems and procedures. The 14 weeks long extensive program would develop your skills and conceptual knowledge to start an excellent career in the diving sector.
Professional Rebreather Instructor Training Program
This is 1 week long program aimed to develop and sharpen your skills in rebreathers, tech diving and submersibles, so you can stay deep under water longer, and explore more areas while ensuring that all safety provisions are met. You would get training on modern technologies and methods, so you can easily make a transition to a professional life. After completion of your training, you would be ready to start your career as a professional rebreather instructor with the most respected and progressive employers across the world.
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