Funding for divemaster course

[nellamit]

Contact the boy scouts of america, Florida sea base. I believe they offer a program where they will train you as a divemaster and provide room and board with the stipulation that you work for them for a season or two. Check their website for info. Just google florida sea base and you will find it.

 

[N² - O² diver]

hey there enthusiastic carreerhunter .
Maybe you can consider doing your DM in Thailand.
It is much cheaper living there than at most places.

I will do my Idc on koh Samui.
The little house a would be paying for is 155 €/ month.
You can always drive with another student if you like.
And the food is around 45 bath a think. Should be around 1 € a meal.

If you like a can give you some extra info about the dive school.

greetz

 

[Jared2223]

Thanks to everybody for their help and advice. It was greatly appreciated. I got a offer from Cane Bay Dive shop in St. Croix that i will be taking. Thanks again for everyones help

 

[Web Monkey]

Iam suppossed to go down to key largo in Feb. to complete training thru divemaster and work down there at Horizon Divers. Iam just out of highschool so i dont have alot of cash. We figured out itd be around $1500 for equipment and another $1500 for training. i also have to find a place to stay and pay rent which im finding out is pretty high down there. What i was wondering is there any kind of career developing loans i can get or a special kind of grant? i dont know much bout either. id appreciate all suggestions

With a lot of hard work, you can be a divemaster and make enough money to live in your parents basement, while still being able to afford your own pizza and beer, although a car with gas an insurance is probably not in your future.

My suggestion would be to get a college degree or start your own business or learn a skill that pays well, then dive when you want to . If you want your DM cert, that's great, but do it because you want it, not to make money.

Whatever you do, do not take out a loan for this. The bank will want their money back and you won't have it.

Terry

 

[dschonbrun]

Jared,

I'd seriously look at locations other than FL... there are many good places to earn your DM that will be more of an adventure, and also quite a bit cheaper. 600-800$ is pretty common in the Carribbean and in Roatan.

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