Development Programs

These programs are stand-alone programs, it can also be a great add-on once a student has completed our Preparation Year. We offer the following Development Programs:

Skills Development Program	Career Development Program

This program is a great add-on to our Preparation Year and gives prep year graduates the opportunity to get work experience in a safe environment while expanding their skillset and emotional intelligence.	This program offers young people the opportunity to develop their PADI Scuba Diving career, doing various courses including our special Life Skills Courses, and gaining practical work experience.
This year is about gaining practical work experience and personal development while holding a part-time job and/or part-time studies and being involved in various internships and volunteer work as well. Read More...	This program is about becoming a well-rounded PADI instructor by expanding the skill set and competencies of students and improving their prospects of work and employment dramatically worldwide. Read More...

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Is this Prep Year for you?

Not sure what you should do after matriculating? Or, do you want to take some time to invest in yourself before entering university or work life? Are you interested in personal growth and understanding yourself better? Do you like challenging yourself, learning and experiencing new things? If your answer is yes, then this preparation year is for you.

What to expect from the Preparation Programs

EXPERIENCE

You will be exposed to many kinds of job experience with internships and volunteer work.

SKILLS

You will learn how to apply the life skills you’ve gained with fellow students and within the various activities.

CAREER

You will be introduced to many different kinds of careers available, opening up your mind to new possibilities.

MENTORING

You will be learning and growing within a mentoring relationship.

DURATION

The Prep Year is a one-year commitment divided into 4 terms.
The Half Prep Year is a 6-month commitment divided into 2 terms.

COMMITMENT

The preparation programs are full-time commitments. Terms will be the same as the school terms for the Western Cape.

COURSES

Every term will be a new challenge with new courses that will be introduced. You will have assignments to do and books to read.

TOURS

The Tours are vital to the success of the prep year. Each year is unique, some of the tours we offer are the Africa Tour, Shark & Dive Tour, SA Coast to Coat as well as international destinations.

More about a Prep Year

Is a Preparation Year for you?

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Is a Preparation Year for you? At the end of high school, I seriously considered taking a preparation year. Can you guess what was one of the main reactions this desire elicited? Usually, shock, often confusion and usually followed by an assumption that (gasp) you don’t have everything figured out at the ripe old age of 18. A Preparation year...

My Life Skill Journey

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My Life Skill Journey “What an amazing, positive, scary, real, and exciting up, down and in circles roller coaster of a journey these last two years have been. I could never have imagined what was in store for me.” - Monet Bruwer We asked Monet some questions about her experience in the Preparation Year as well as the Skills Development program...

Putting a Year Aside

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Life Skills Blog 1675

Putting a Year Aside As Brian Tracy, an American – Canadian public speaker, once said: “Personal development is a major time saver. The better you become, the less time it takes you to achieve your goals.” Sitting there, studying for the final exam of your school life. You have an idea of where you want to go and what you want to do with your...

Invest in Yourself

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Life Skills Blog 1777

Invest in Yourself Where do I begin? It’s really not the end of the world if you do not have it all figured out yet, just start somewhere. Find something you love Times have changed and young people are not settling for jobs just to make ends meet like older generations did, instead they are looking for something that will be fulfilling and make...

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Development Programs

Skills Development Program

Career Development Program

This program is a great add-on to our Preparation Year and gives prep year graduates the opportunity to get work experience in a safe environment while expanding their skillset and emotional intelligence.

This program offers young people the opportunity to develop their PADI Scuba Diving career, doing various courses including our special Life Skills Courses, and gaining practical work experience.

Development Program Partners

Is this Prep Year for you?

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What to expect from the Preparation Programs

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More about a Prep Year

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