SSI Dive Instructor Course in Bali with Project Laut in Nusa Penida

SSI Dive Instructor Course in Bali

$2,099 USD

IE fees & digital materials included

Complete your SSI Instructor Training Course (ITC) with Project Laut in Nusa Penida, Bali, including the Instructor Evaluation and five days of teaching shadowing.

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2027 SSI Dive Instructor Course Dates

Choose from six scheduled SSI Instructor Training Course (ITC) intakes in Nusa Penida, Bali throughout 2027. Each 14-day ITC is followed by the 2-day SSI Instructor Evaluation and 5 days of teaching shadowing.

JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2027

18-31 January

Instructor Training Course

1-2 February
Instructor Evaluation

APRIL 2027

5-18 April

Instructor Training Course

19-20 April
Instructor Evaluation

MAY / JUNE 2027

31 May-13 June

Instructor Training Course

14-15 June
Instructor Evaluation

JULY / AUGUST 2027

26 July-8 Aug

Instructor Training Course

9-10 Aug
Instructor Evaluation

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2027

27 Sept-10 Oct

Instructor Training Course

11-12 Oct
Instructor Evaluation

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2027

22 Nov-5 Dec

Instructor Training Course

6-7 Dec
Instructor Evaluation

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Already a Divemaster?
You’re Probably Eligible

You do not need to be an SSI Divemaster. Active Divemasters from PADI and other recognised agencies can join the SSI Instructor Training Course and crossover into the SSI instructor pathway.

Active Divemaster or equivalent

100 logged dives before the IE

18+ and medically fit to dive

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OUR APPROACH

Train to Teach, Not Just Pass

Passing the Instructor Evaluation is only the beginning. Our ITC focuses on the teaching, in-water and student-management skills you’ll actually use as an instructor.

Small Groups

Maximum four candidates per intake

Learn from the Official SSI Skill Model

Train with one of SSI’s official skill demonstration models

Challenge Your In-Water Skills

Learn, perform and demonstrate skills in a neutrally buoyant position

5 Days of Teaching Shadowing

After your IE, spend five days shadowing real courses with real students

WHAT’S INCLUDED

One Clear Price. No Mandatory Add-ons.

$2,099 USD includes your ITC, Instructor Evaluation fees, SSI digital materials and 5 days of teaching shadowing — with no mandatory training add-ons later.

Your $2,099 USD Includes

14-Day SSI Instructor Training Course

2-Day Instructor Evaluation

Instructor Evaluation fees

SSI digital learning materials

Instructor certification fees

5 days of teaching shadowing

No mandatory training fees added later

Programs You’ll Be Qualified to Teach

Basic Diver

Open Water Diver

Advanced Open Water Diver

Diver Stress & Rescue

Perfect Buoyancy

Enriched Air Nitrox

Dive Guide

Divemaster

THE EXPERIENCE

Life at Project Laut

  • Candidates celebrating after the best dive instructor course in Bali
  • Instructor trainer preparing scuba instructor candidates during a dive course in Bali

INSTRUCTOR ALUMNI

From Divemaster to Dive Instructor

Meet some of the instructors who completed their SSI Instructor training with Project Laut and took the next step into professional diving.

Katie Shieff

United States · Eco-Instructor 2025

“The ITC pushed me beyond simply preparing for the instructor evaluation. By the end of the course I felt much more confident demonstrating skills, managing students and stepping into the instructor role.”

Now teaching in North America

Barnabas Lelyemin

Indonesia · Instructor 2024

“The standard of the in-water training made a huge difference for me. Being challenged to demonstrate skills neutrally buoyant improved my control and made me much more confident as an instructor.”

Now teaching in Indonesia

SSI dive instructor graduate trained with Project Laut in Nusa Penida, Bali

Pepa Pugliese

France/EU · Instructor 2025

“The shadowing after the IE was the most valuable part. Seeing real courses and working alongside experienced instructors made the transition from candidate to instructor feel much more natural.”

Now teaching in Thailand

 
 
 
  
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EXTENDED PATHWAYS

Want to Go Further?

Start with the complete Instructor Training Course, then continue your development in professional teaching, marine ecology or technical diving.

SSI instructor candidate completing in-water teaching evaluation during professional dive training

Pro Development Pathway

4 Weeks | $3,099 USD

Includes the complete ITC plus additional teaching experience, course shadowing and Instructor Specialty training.

What is included?

  • Complete 14-day Fast Track To Teach
  • Two additional weeks of shadowing
  • Deep Diving Instructor
  • Navigation Instructor
  • Night & Limited Visibility Instructor
  • React Right Instructor
  • Progression towards SSI Divemaster Instructor recognition
  • Project Laut T-shirt

Professional Progression

The Divemaster Instructor recognition demonstrates development beyond the standard Open Water Diving Instructor level and forms part of the progression pathway toward Assistant Instructor Trainer and, eventually, Instructor Trainer.

Marine ecology and underwater survey training during the Project Laut Eco-Instructor pathway

Eco-Instructor Pathway

8 Weeks | $3,399 USD

Includes the complete ITC plus six weeks of conservation, marine ecology training and SSI Ecology Instructor development.

What is included?

  • Complete 14-day Fast Track To Teach
  • Six additional weeks with Project Laut
  • Participation in coral restoration, turtle photo-identification, and REEF.org fish identification surveys
  • Ecology workshops and guided field experience
  • Six additional SSI Ecology Instructor certifications
  • Student-level SSI Coral Reef Restoration certification
  • Project Laut T-shirt

What Can I Teach?

  • Sea Turtle Ecology
  • Coral Identification
  • Fish Identification
  • Shark Ecology
  • Manta Ray Ecology
  • Marine Ecology
  • Coral Reef Restoration (Student-level)
Sidemount and technical diving equipment used during Project Laut instructor technical training

Instructor +Technical Foundations

8 Weeks | $3,999 USD

Includes the complete ITC plus six weeks of sidemount, decompression and wreck-diving technical development.

What is included?

  • Complete 14-day Fast Track To Teach
  • Six additional weeks with Project Laut
  • Equipment configurations and sidemount development
  • Decompression theory and technical dive planning
  • Drift-decompression procedures
  • Three-day training trip to Tulamben

Certifications Included

  • Recreational Sidemount Diving
  • Decompression Diving
  • Wreck Diving
  • Deep Diving Instructor

BEFORE YOU BOOK

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before joining your SSI Instructor Training Course in Nusa Penida, Bali.

No. You do not need to hold an SSI Divemaster certification. Active Divemasters from PADI and other recognised training agencies can enter the SSI Dive Instructor in Bali.

Accommodation is not included in the course price. There are many homestays and bungalows close to Project Laut, and we can recommend nearby options that offer direct rates to our candidates.

Dive professionals are expected to have their own equipment. We strongly recommend arriving with a full personal set, including a mask, fins, BC, regulator, dive computer and wetsuit if needed. Rental equipment is available if required, but professional candidates should ideally train with the equipment they intend to use once they begin working.

You need 100 logged dives before the Instructor Evaluation. If you have fewer than 100 when the ITC begins, contact us before applying so we can confirm whether you can meet the requirement during your chosen intake.

The advertised price covers the complete 14-day Instructor Training Course, 2-day Instructor Evaluation, IE fees, SSI digital learning materials and 5 days of teaching shadowing. There are no mandatory training add-ons added later.

Allow approximately three weeks for the full program: 14 days of Instructor Training, the 2-day Instructor Evaluation and 5 days of teaching shadowing after the IE.

After your IE, you’ll spend five days shadowing Project Laut courses alongside experienced instructors. This gives you the opportunity to observe real student briefings, skill sessions, course organisation and student management before teaching independently.

Speak with our Instructor Trainer before booking. We can review your current certification, dive experience and training history and confirm what, if anything, you still need before joining an ITC.

Yes. You can choose one of our longer pathways combining the complete ITC with additional professional instructor development, marine ecology training or technical-diving development.

READY TO START?

Ready to Become an SSI Dive Instructor in Bali?

Next ITC: 18-31 January 2027

$2,099 USD · IE fees & digital materials included

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