Hi,
After a number of years psyching ourselves up to it, my wife and I have decided to quit our jobs next year and become diving instructors. We're having difficulty getting straight answers to some of our key concerns from training centres who obviously want to make the world of diving sound as rosy as possible.
We both have pretty well paid (but dull) jobs in banking but desperately want to get out of the rainy UK, overcrowded undergrounds and high stress jobs. Any advice on the following questions would be much appreciated as this is one of the biggest decisions we've had to make:
How easy is it for couples to get a job together (we both have useful skills such as IT, customer service background, management experience etc.)?
Neither of us speak a second language - how much of an effect will this have on our ability to get work?
Can you actually live on an instructor salary (we're both getting too old to want to have to suplement salary by working in bars etc.)?
Anyone have experience of training with Pro Dive (USA)? How good is their job placement service?
Thanks to anyone who reply's.
After a number of years psyching ourselves up to it, my wife and I have decided to quit our jobs next year and become diving instructors. We're having difficulty getting straight answers to some of our key concerns from training centres who obviously want to make the world of diving sound as rosy as possible.
We both have pretty well paid (but dull) jobs in banking but desperately want to get out of the rainy UK, overcrowded undergrounds and high stress jobs. Any advice on the following questions would be much appreciated as this is one of the biggest decisions we've had to make:
How easy is it for couples to get a job together (we both have useful skills such as IT, customer service background, management experience etc.)?
Neither of us speak a second language - how much of an effect will this have on our ability to get work?
Can you actually live on an instructor salary (we're both getting too old to want to have to suplement salary by working in bars etc.)?
Anyone have experience of training with Pro Dive (USA)? How good is their job placement service?
Thanks to anyone who reply's.