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Country: MEXICO
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| Global Vision International |
3 High Street
St Albans
Herts
UNITED KINGDOM
AL3 4ED
Phone: 01727 250 250
www.gvi.co.uk
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Program description: |
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Starting with a 10 week marine conservation expedition to develop your understanding of marine conservation and to further or establish your scuba diving skills this 20 week traineeship provides applicants with practical experience and professional qualifications. You will learn how to live and work with a research team in a remote environment and attain base skills essential for your work placement for the following 10 weeks. During this phase you will be based at a PADI dive centre where you will undertake your rescue diver and PADI dive master courses, further advanced training courses, shadow Dive centre staff and help the dive centre with all its commercial operations including; taking clients diving, equipment maintenance and marine conservation lectures. These Traineeships are a fantastic way to enter the world of professional diving or for just a real life changing experience.
*Skills And Qualifications Received*
GVI Boat handling induction, PADI Open Water, PADI Advanced Open Water, PADI Coral Reef Research Diver Distinctive Specialty, PADI Rescue Diver and PADI Dive Master certifications, First Aid & CPR training (Emergency First Response Certification), Scuba equipment maintenance qualification, DAN O2 delivery course, Coral reef ecology, Turtle ecology and monitoring protocol (seasonal), Intro to TEFL, Use of O2 equipment workshop, Diving compressor training workshop with practical experience , Environmental Education, Interpersonal skills and leadership skills.
*Location*
GVI run a number of research bases on the Yucatan Peninsula ranging from remote jungle bases in the heart of the Sian Ka’an (Mayan for ‘Where the Sky is Born’) Biosphere Reserve at Boca Paila to the tranquil Mayan village of Mahahual just north of the Belize border. Your traineeship will see you based at one of the two locations depending upon research requirements. The second ten weeks is spent with a local dive centre on the Mexican Caribbean coast. In between your expedition and work placement is an optional 2 or 4 week break giving you time to explore this beautiful part of the world.
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
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Cost or price of this program: |
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£3995 for 20 weeks
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