WHY GO PRO???

Get a Life! Go PRO. Teach Scuba Diving

Become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and take your career anywhere. 

When was the last time you said, "I love my job! "? Go PRO and you'll be saying it all the time. Ditch the nine to five office job. Live your dream by transforming the lives of others while teaching scuba diving lessons.

Go PRO with PADI

As a PADI Professional, you'll be part of the largest, most widely recognized scuba training organization in the world. With more than 5900 PADI Dive Centers and Resorts on the planet, the world is your office and your playground!

Calypso Dive Center

A PADI 5* Instructor Development Center with over 25 years of teaching experiences, trained more than 5000 students of all levels and a pioneer in training instructors in Boracay island. The only center in the island with a pool with consists of 2 PADI Course Directors, 2 PADI Master Instructors, 4 PADI Emergency First Response Instructor Trainers, 5 PADI IDC Staffs Instructors and 5 PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainers.

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EDUCATION

Relaxing, Action-Packed, Tranquil, Adrenaline Pumping, Adventurous - Diving Is All This And More - The Choice Is Yours!

Can You Imagine Being In A Tropical Location Diving In Crystal Clear Water, Surrounded By Brightly Colour Coral And Fish. You And Your Buddy Put On Your Dive Equipment To Enter The Water And Explore The Abundance Of Marine Life -- All The While Hovering Weightlessly Underwater  Or You Could Be Off Exploring A New Shipwreck Off The Coast Of A Small Island Out In The Middle Of The Ocean - Where Conditions Are Challenging.

You're Ready For Anything Because You've Invested In The Right Training And Have Gained Valuable Hands-On Expedition. Is Being Prepared For Worth It? You Bet! One Of The First Things A Diver Learn Is That There Are Many Exciting Dive Environments That Can Be Enjoyed Under The Right Conditions And With The Appropriate Training. To Help Guide You In The Right Direction, We've Listed The PADI Programs Offered By Sea World Dive Center, PADI 5* Career Development Center. The First & Only In Boracay Island.

Calypso Dive Center Has Over 25 Years Of Diving Experiences, Logged More Than 15,000 Dives With More Than 25 Diving Specialities Cater For You. A Pioneer In Training Instructors In The Island And Trained More Than 5000 Students Of All Levels To Date. We Are The Only Dive Center In The Island With 2 PADI Course Directors, 2 PADI Master Instructors & 4 Emergency First Response Instructor Trainers.

We Are Able To Provide Training In English, Korean, Mandarin, Hokkien, Fukkien, Teochew, Cantonese, French, Russian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Japanese And Tagalog. Our Instructors Have Been Numerous Awarded For Outstanding Customer Services And Also Received Letters Of Commendation For Excellent Instructions. Good Divers Are Always Learning, Continue Your Education With Sea World Dive Center. You Will Receive The Greatest Value For Money Without The Compromise Of Safety, Comfort, Enjoyment, Knowledge And Fun.

Calypso Dive Center Follow The PADI Start Today Philosophy By Providing Programs For Non-Divers Such As Bubble Marker & Discover Snorkelling For Those Who Don’t Swim Well Or Would Like To Experience Swimming With Scuba At A Swimming Pool Condition. The Discover Scuba Diving Is The Most Sorts After Program In Boracay Island. Participants Can Discover The Beauty Of The Underwater Of World In Just 2 Hours And May Choose To Continue Their Education To Become A PADI Open Water Diver By Crediting Their Dive To The Course.

Is Indeed More Fun In The Philippines But Is Even More Fun In Boracay Island! Become A Diver With Sea World Dive Center Or Continue Your Education In The Hands Of Our Dive Professionals.   

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTORS

PADI CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CDC)

The PADI Career Development Center (CDC) classification is awarded annually to PADI Five Star Instructor Development Centers and Five Star Instructor Development Dive Resorts that dedicate their businesses to professional development beyond regular scuba instructor training and meet the highest requirements for training PADI scuba diving leaders. PADI CDCs offer career-oriented training to prepare scuba diving professionals for employment in the dive industry, as well as offering job placement assistance for program graduates.

PADI NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DIVE CENTER

The PADI National Geographic Dive Center Award is granted on an annual basis to progressive PADI Five Star Dive Centers and 5 Star Dive Resorts that excel in providing dive consumers with a full range of National Geographic diver education programs while actively promoting the benefits of environmental awareness and responsibility. A PADI National Geographic Dive Center’s appearance and customer service performance is representative of the National Geographic. 

PADI TEC REC CENTER

Technical diving is scuba diving’s “extreme” sport, taking experienced and qualified divers far deeper than in mainstream recreational diving. Technical diving is marked by significantly more equipment and training requirements to manage the additional hazard this type of diving entails. Tec diving isn’t for everyone, but for those who hear its challenge call, the PADI TecRec courses are the answer.

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GOOD DIVERS ARE ALWAYS LEARNING...

I started diving at the age of 14 through the influence of my brother when he came back home with his diving equipment. He told me the beauty of the underwater world and told me to get an opportunity to explore the underwater world. Remember working during the School Holiday to achieve a Diving Certification.

When I was in Military School, I was fortunate to be trained as a diver. I continued my education and became a Dive Control Specialist. At age 22, I became a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor and in a short span of 2years, I became a PADI Master Instructor.  My teacher taught me to continue my education and he always said to me that a good diver is always learning and I always remember his advises, continue my diving education and presently I am a Specialty Instructor of over 20 diving specialties. I even broke my own personal record of diving to a depth of 125m using Trimix.

We just completed our PADI Instructor Development Course & PADI Instructor Examination and our candidates did well in the examination. I am especially proud of my youngest candidate; Zhantal Que. She started diving when she just turned 18 and took my advise and continue her education. In less than 3 months, she already completed her PADI Divemaster Course and was working as a PADI Divemaster in Sea World Dive Center.

We were scheduled to start our PADI Instructor Development Course in the month of May, the owner of Sea World Dive Center; Mr. Kim who is a PADI Course Director advised Zhantal Que to continue her education and attend the PADI Instructor Development Course, followed by the PADI Instructor Examination. I took charge in training the candidates. During the 10days of training, we teach candidates the fundamental of instructions. How To Present A Knowledge Presentation, Confined Water Presentation and Open Water Presentation. We also teach about the different Standards & Procedures of the PADI Courses. After successfully completed the PADI Instructor Development Course, candidates will be able to attend the PADI Instructor Examination.

I was impressed that Zhantal Que did well during the PADI IDC Course, have trained many candidates and she was the youngest I have taught. She understood the PADI System of Education and did well in her course. When she attended the PADI Instructor Examination, many thought she would not make it. There were some thought she will not do well in her examination due to her age but I was impressed when she finished the PADI Instructor Examination with flying colors.  I am looking forward for her to become the youngest PADI Master Instructor in the next 2 years.

If you are looking for a change of career, if you are looking for a job that can bring you all over the world then I strongly encourage you to become a PADI Professional. Go Pro with Sea World Dive Center, a PADI Career Development Center and be trained by PADI Master Instructor; Master Peter Tay with over 20years of teaching experiences. If you are already a diver then continue your education and become a Dive Professional. Our next PADI Instructor Development Course will be on July 10 – 18 and PADI Instructor Examination on July 20 & 21. For more information, click on www.boracayscubadive.com or you can email directly to peter@seaworldboracay.com for more information. 

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RENEWAL OF TOUR GUIDE LICENCE

The following is an email to express my thought as a Tour Guide in Boracay Island but first thing first I would like thank Tatay Rey & Atty. Helen Catalbas of DOT Region VI in providing us the Tourists Arrival for 2012. For 2012, total arrival of Chinese & Taiwanese is 174,567 and Korean is 156,445. I would like mention these 2 markets since 90% of the tourists in these 2 markets do not speak English and totally rely on the assistance of tour guides in the island. Tour Guides for these 2 markets are Frontliners representing Philippines as a destination for fun and enjoyment. We are also representing Boracay Island as one of the best destination in the world and doing our best to represent well of the island.

When tourists arrived at Caticlan Ferry Terminal, this is the first place of impression after 11/2hrs of bus journey from Kalibo Airport. Tourists are observing and excited to travel to Boracay Island but tourists are asking why are there a group of Officers acting very rude in the terminal towards the Tour Guides. Well, we said they are the Malay Tourism Escorts checking on the ID of every Tour Guides to ensure everybody have renewed their license for 2013. Unfortunately, my ID was being confiscated by the Malay Tourism Escorts and the reason given to me was I haven't renew for 2013 and I was shown of the expiration date on the ID stated January 20. Well, I didn't want to create a scene especially in front of my tourists and surrender my ID but I am not going to rest this matter and would like share this negative experience with everybody and really hope Mayor John Yap may look into this matter.

The expiration of the ID stated January 20 but in the last 18 days, was it possible for us to renew our license as a Tour Guide? First week of January, the Barangay & Malay City Hall just resume office but they were busy preparing for the Ati -Atihan. To renew our Tour Guide License, we need to secure a Health Certificate that will take about 2 days to process and a Brgy. Clearance that will usually takes a week to process. After the Brgy. Clearance, we are then able to secure a Police Clearance that will take 3days to process. All these will take almost 3 weeks to process in normal working days and do you think we can meet the dateline of January 20??? Furthermore, we are not doing nothing in the island. We are also busy representing as a Tour Guide in making Boracay a place of enjoyment and fun, taking care of these non English speaking tourists. We act as their YaYa for 5days when they are in the island and we also have own stress to manage.

As a responsible citizen, I will surely abides to the rules and regulations set by the Malay City Hall even to stay in line for hours to secure a Barangay & Police Clearance to renew my licence. I am an Accredited Tour Guide by The Philippines Department of Tourism and to receive my Accreditation, I must have good standing with Malay City Hall. I just hope the expiration date of January 20 may be reviewed and give us grace period and enough time to renew our licence as Tour Guides. I also hope the Malay Tourism Escort may act with good manner especially in front of tourists to prevent in giving tourists a bad impression of service and attitude since you representing Malay City Hall. This will also affect the reputation of our lovely Mayor John Yap.

As Tour Guide in Boracay, we tried to represent well of the island so that we may continue to be the best island to visit in the world. We continue to make Boracay a place of enjoyment and fun, putting a smile on the face of every tourists when they arrive and depart Boracay Island. We will continue to increase the number of tourists in the island, we hope establishments will continue to give support to the Tour Guides especially Malay City Hall will assist us and give us a helping hand in making Boracay Island the best in the world. Is more fun in the Philippines but is even more fun in Boracay Island! May the Lord continue to bless the works of our hands!

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CHEAP THINGS NEVER GOOD AND GOOD THINGS NEVER CHEAP...

Have you bought something in your life and it didn't last long? You must be wondering why it didn't last long. Well, at times we go around looking for cheap things and hope it will last long. I am not saying that all cheap things are bad but rather don't expect high quality of products with cheap prices. This is the same when you take up a diving course, don't look for a center that will give you a lower price but rather a center that stick to the safety standards of a diving operation or look for a center with years of experiences in the field. As for those who decide to have their own diving equipment, don't just look at the price but rather go for equipment that suit the kind of diving you going to have in the future. I always remind my students, cheap things are never good and good things are never cheap. :-)  

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SOCIAL MEDIA... GOOD OR BAD???

Social Media is a great tool for marketing our businesses but unfortunately, there will always be a group of people taking advantage of it and try to create scam to cheat people. Well, I was a victim of an Internet Scam and would like to share my experience to protect the interest of others. 

Last Friday (8/24), I saw a post in the FaceBook selling iPhone 4s. I was interested and contact the Sellers, she convinced me that the unit was good and ready to send as long as I send payment to her via Wire Transfer. I reviewed her FaceBook and lots of display of different products. I live in Boracay Island and don't have the opportunity to be in the mall, I usually do shopping online and never have the experience of being cheated.

Well, this is my first experience! I was cheated for an amount of Php15,000.00 over the sales of an iPhone 4s. Please kindly be careful if you come across a post with the name of "Sweetand Tempting Gadgets" under the name of Verna Cuyugan Arces with Postal Address: 37 Real Street Brgy. Nalibunan Abuyog Leyte. Her cellphone no. is +63 905 556 7152. She will impress you with her products and services. Please watch out! If possible, please share this blog with your friends so they will be careful of Internet Transaction.

I will be more careful in the future and hope everyone will act like me. It is a discouraging experience but life still have to move on, is not about losing the money since I can earn it back easily but the experience of being cheated.

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