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PADI Adaptive Techniques
Advance your instructional skills with the PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course at The Diving Academy. Designed for dive professionals, this program equips you to effectively teach and support divers with physical or mental challenges.Available in Reading, Swindon, Oxford, Bristol, and nearby areas.
Course Type: Professional Continuing Education
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£265.00
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PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty – Inclusive Instruction for Dive Professionals
The PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course at The Diving Academy is designed for dive professionals who want to broaden their instructional abilities and support divers with physical or mental challenges. This course emphasizes personalized approaches, ensuring you can effectively adapt your teaching style to meet the needs of every student.
Why Choose The Diving Academy for Your Adaptive Techniques Training?
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Expert-led instruction by PADI professionals with a focus on inclusive education
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In-depth curriculum combining theory, confined water practice, and real-world scenarios
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Convenient training locations in Reading, Swindon, Oxford, Bristol, and surrounding areas
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Flexible schedules to accommodate busy dive professionals
Course Overview
This specialty course includes:
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Adaptive teaching strategies for both confined and open water
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Workshops on modifying skill demonstrations for various abilities
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Techniques for enhanced communication and support underwater
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Practical application of skills in a safe and supportive environment
Course Requirements
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Must be certified as a PADI Divemaster or Master Freediver
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Minimum age: 18 years
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Current Emergency First Response (EFR) Primary and Secondary Care certification
Who Should Take This Course
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PADI Professionals looking to expand their teaching expertise
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Instructors and Divemasters seeking to support students with diverse needs
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Dive leaders dedicated to building inclusive, accessible dive communities
Build a More Inclusive Diving Future
By completing the PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course at The Diving Academy, you’ll gain the tools and confidence to support a wide range of divers. Help create a more welcoming underwater world for everyone in Reading, Swindon, Oxford, Bristol, and beyond.
Prerequisites
The PADI Adaptive Techniques Course prerequisites:
- PADI Divemasters, PADI Master Freedivers, PADI Advanced Mermaids
- EFR Primary and Secondary Care course within 24 months
- Are eligible to take the PADI Adaptive Techniques Specialty course.
Course Medical Requirements
Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.
Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).
What’s Included
What’s Included
- Your course tuition fees for the dates you have booked.
- Your PADI eLearning or Manual
- Equipment hire
- Air Fills for the pool. (If required)
- PADI eCertification Card
Additional Costs
- Dive site entry from £15- £25 per day. (If required)
- Transportation for you to the dive centre, pools & dive sites.
- Subsequent air fills at Open Water sites payable directly to venue.
Next Steps
Study
Step 1 – Instructor Lead Learning
Our team of PADI Instructors will teach you about the principles of adaptive techniques used for scuba diving, freediving & mermaiding.
- Learning time commitment: 4-5 hours
At The Diving Academy
Step 2 – With Your Instructor
You will complete four diving workshops, two in confined water and two in open water, you’ll learn useful techniques that will increase your ability to become a better dive partner to a diver with a disability.
Course Locations
Dive Centre
Diving Academy – Dive Centre, Sunfield Business Park, New Mill Road, Wokingham, RG40 4QT
Pool Training Sites
Wokingham – The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Yateley – Yateley School, School Lane, GU46 6NW
Hagbourne – Hagbourne School Pool, Main Road, East Hagbourne, OX11 9LR
Swindon – Halo Highworth Recreation Centre, The Elms, Highworth, Swindon SN6 7DD
Open Water Training Sites:
London – Wraysbury Diving Lake, Station Road, Wraysbury, Berkshire, TW19 5ND
Radstock – Vobster Quay, Upper Vobster, Radstock, BA3 5SD
Leicester – Stoney Cove, Sapcote Road, Stoney Stanton, Leicester, LE9 4DW
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