PADI eLearning SCUBA Courses
PADI eLearning Courses
Let the adventure begin
Most PADI courses have a similar format and are run by our highly qualified instructors.
- Academic Training (classroom or online)
- Confined Water Training (swimming pool sessions)
- Open Water Training (lake or quarry sessions)
Many of the PADI Specialty Courses do not have a confined water component and some do not have dives or the dives are optional. You can decide how much or how little interaction you want.
Combined with private course schedules, the PADI eLearning digital course materials allow you to control your SCUBA certification experience and make it as safe as you need it to be.
Benefits
- Start right now
- It's easy and you can work at your own pace
- Does not expire and updates are free
- Provides feedback on learning through quick quizzes
- Records progress and completion of learning modules
- Multi-media experience is engaging and effective
What to Do After You Register for an eLearning Course
Your PADI eLearning online course is just the beginning!
Taking a PADI eLearning online course is the beginning of an amazing journey that will transform your life forever! Once you have completed your online course and are ready to proceed to the next step, contact Scubaland Adventures to register for your pool training and checkout dives. You will have multiple opportunities every week to complete your certification. Evenings, weekends, and daytime schedules are available.
Here is a helpful checklist to get you prepared to finish your certification:
- Contact Scubaland and setup a schedule for pool training and checkout dives.
- Review the PADI medical form and see your Dr. if you need a medical release.
- Print out your course completion record for your eLearning course.
- Come by Scubaland and get you eLearning enhancement pack and your snorkeling gear.
- Get ready to have some fun!
Scheduling Options
Standard courses are regularly scheduled in-person SCUBA courses. Enrollment is open so there may be multiple people in the different components of the course. We have limited our class sizes and masks are required in the classroom but you will be in the pool and out at the Lake with your fellow SCUBA students. Social distancing is practiced as much as possible.
Private courses are for people who have a difficult schedule or would just prefer to work one-on-one with an Instructor. Private classes are also the best way to control the contact you have with other people. This is a great option for those that need to take extra precautions. You and your Instructor will set the schedule based on your needs.
All PADI eLearning Course Materials
What is a referral?
Occasionally a student starts an Open Water Diver course in one location and completes it in another. This is known as a referral. PADI dive centers have an established procedure to hand off a student from one operator to another. This process reduces stress and frustration for the students.
Scenario 1: Local classroom/pool and remote checkouts
You start your PADI Open Water Diver certification course with Scubaland Adventures in Austin, Texas. You complete the pool work and course work and would like to do your checkout dives in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico. We will document the portions of the course you have completed and give you a referral form along with a copy of your medical statement.
You will take that paperwork to a PADI Instructor or dive center at your destination and make arrangements for your checkout dives. The dive center and instructor that completes your checkout dives will be the certifying dive center and instructor and will be responsible for processing your certification.
Scenario 2: Remote classroom/pool and local checkouts
If you started a PADI Open Water Diver certification course at another dive center and would like to complete your checkout dives with Scubaland Adventures in Austin, Texas we will review your referral paperwork and determine if a referral is appropriate. You have one year to complete your certification course from the time you start. If more than a year has passed you will need start the course again from the beginning.
Depending on how much time has passed you may be required to enroll in a refresher course before proceeding to checkout dives. We want to make sure that you have the best possible experience and that you are prepared for your checkout dives and sometimes that requires some review. A refresher gives you a chance to meet your instructor and it gives your an instructor the opportunity to review with you the skills you will need for your checkout dives.
Note:
Referrals offer flexibility and convenience and are a great options for divers who do not want to dive in Lake Travis. However, referrals almost always add to the cost of a certification course. Please ask one of our training counselors for more details if you think you may need a referral.
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After your course...
PADI Discover Local Diving
Want to get back in the water or see some of the local sites available to you? Many people believe that the tropical overseas offers more than what there is available locally. In some aspects they are right but if you really enjoy diving and are limited by budget our discover local diving sessions would be perfect for you. The PADI Discover Local Diving program is a PADI supervised underwater tour designed to orientate certified divers to unfamiliar aquatic conditions and environments. It may also be used to re-introduce divers to the open water environment after a period of diving inactivity.
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