In a survey, over 85% of visitors to the Beautiful Oceans website agreed with the statement: “I would like to learn more about coral reefs and be able to apply this knowledge in-water”. Diving professionals and their customers that have taken our courses have said:
“It's amazing that after so many years of diving your courses were able to completely change the way I look at coral reefs. Taking a Beautiful Oceans Program was like switching on a light.” Errol, Divemaster (38 years) Barbados.
“I'm hooked—I can't wait ‘til the next course comes out. I will be ordering the book. The set will make a great coffee-table addition with the dive buddies that stop by. THANKS!” John, Scuba Diver (58 years) USA
"This new venture provides a good introduction to coral reefs. However, it also gives much information to interest experienced reef watchers. I certainly learned things from it, and I've been diving for over 20 years, have a biology degree and regularly consult a veritable library of sea-life and marine biology books. It is also refreshing to see a project with such a commitment to preserving the marine environment that they donate 10% of their profits to marine conservation." Jill Studholme, Editor, SCUBA News, Scubatravel.co.uk
”There are usually no specific educational requirements for diving instructors and dive masters, although most employers prefer to hire high school graduates. Candidates with some college course work in biology or marine or environmental science will fare better in the job market than those who don’t.”
Job description for SCUBA Diving Instructors & Dive Masters, published on the official Virginia website ‘Career Prospects in Virginia’, 2007
“With increasing awareness of our oceans and advancing technology, more and more career opportunities are becoming available in Marine Biology and its related fields. It is no wonder that Marine Biology is one of the fastest growing majors in American colleges over the past few years. The following is a list of careers in which an understanding of Marine Biology is necessary: Scuba Instructor, Divemaster, ../..
Official AOL website, section “Education & News - Science”, 2007
Beautiful Oceans Science Instructors are not limited to teach coral reef biology to scuba divers and working for dive centers. Adding coral reef biology skills to your resume opens up entirely new perspectives. Our Science Instructors and Science Educators also teach in schools, beach resorts, work for tour operators, adventure travel organizations and marine aquariums. In becoming a Beautiful Oceans Science Instructor, you considerably increase your opportunities of employment. The skills of Science Instructors find application in entirely new industry sectors such as the fast growing ecotourism industry and adventure travel, allowing you to take advantage of entirely new employment opportunities. Many marine biologists spend over a decade studying the intricacies of marine ecosystems at university; now you can learn the details in a fraction of that time. Diving professionals are regularly confronted with questions about coral reef fauna and the flora by tourists; despite this, exciting and educational courses focused on the marine environment are virtually non-existent, leaving dive professionals interested in teaching coral reef ecology with only one option: self-study. At best this results in basic species identification and a few misplaced facts. This knowledge is usually inadequate for the needs of your customers, who clearly want to know more about the environment they explore. This is where Beautiful Oceans can help—we’ve done the hard work for you. Our team of trained marine biologists and science communicators has created easy-to-understand, scientifically accurate coral reef courses especially for recreational divers and snorkelers. This allows us to cut training time and allows you to focus on what you really need for teaching coral reef biology to your customers. Beautiful Oceans Coral Reef Science Courses provide you with the knowledge to answer many of the biological questions that interest coral reef dive and snorkel tourists. Beautiful Oceans’ courses are designed to capture the imagination of your students by combining land-based theory with in-water exploration. Our courses come with submersible dive slates containing key points of the course, allowing you and your students to take the knowledge to the reef. When teaching coral reef science courses, you will realize that students instantly get drawn into the fascinating web of relationships that exist between coral reef organisms. The more students learn, the more they will want to know. Although you will be perceived as a coral reef expert, you will not be capable of answering all possible questions—not even university professors have all the answers! Beautiful Oceans can help, however. Our team of experts awsers course-related questions through specifically created bulletin boards, accessible exclusively to Beautiful Oceans Science Instructors. Beautiful Oceans donates 10% of its annual pre-tax-profits, or 1% of its annual sales, whichever is greater, to not-for-profit organizations working in the field of marine conservation. By teaching Beautiful Oceans Science Diver or Science Snorkeler courses, you help your customers have more fun in the water while contributing directly to the protection of this unique ecosystem. – click here or write to us at
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