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Pro Development Institute (PDI)
Hi! We are Pro Development Institute (PDI)
PDI, offers professional courses for the professional. Our two in house Instructor Trainers have over 35 years of combined experience not only teaching in South Africa but all over the world. We offer all professional diving courses on offer at venues in Southern Africa and Islands.
Bio
Ernest started his diving career in 1985 as an Open Water Diver with the idea of starting the first police diving unit in Cape Town. From those first cold water dives and kelp the foundation was laid to one day become a dive professional. Relocating to Sabie in Mpumalanga gave him access to the warm waters of Natal and Mozambique where he completed his DiveMaster in 1997.
Finally deciding to take the plunge he did his Instr’s course in 2000 and proceeded to work with Dive Centres in the area. Feeling that there was more to life he packed up and did a Resort Management Course with ProDive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. He proceeded to work around the world for the next 10 years in amazing locations such as the Caribbean, South Pacific, Red Sea, United States and the Mediterranean Sea.
Finally ending up with the European Diving Centre in Icmeler, Turkey, First as Chief Instructor and later as Operations Director. A dive centre with 4 locations diving over 4000 divers and issuing over 1000 certifications a season. He also ran the internship program, attended many Instructor Training Courses, conducting professional level programs.
After returning to South Africa in 2014, the Pro Development Institute (PDI) was born to concentrate solely on Professional Scuba Diving Courses. As a Platinum Pro 1000 SSI Instructor Trainer he has the experience, knowledge and ability to provide a professional course while still having fun.