Ready to become a diving instructor and turn your passion into a paycheck? This July, you can do exactly that on the white-sand shores of Diani, Kenya. That feeling you get after every dive — the one where you never want it to end — is where every great diving career begins. So let’s help you build one.
Ocean Tribe is running its next SSI Instructor Training Course (ITC) starting 15th July 2026. Honestly, it might be the best decision you make all year.
Why Become a Diving Instructor at Ocean Tribe?
Diani Beach consistently ranks among the world’s most beautiful beaches. Furthermore, Ocean Tribe sits right at the heart of it. Warm Indian Ocean water, vibrant coral reefs and a tight-knit community of dive pros make this a rewarding place to train. So when you choose to become a diving instructor here, you get more than a certification. Indeed, you step into a lifestyle, a network and a career that travels the world.
SSI (Scuba Schools International) is one of the largest and most respected diver training agencies globally. Moreover, SSI instructor ratings are recognised in every major dive destination, from the Red Sea to the Coral Triangle. As a result, the qualification you earn in Diani opens doors everywhere.
What the July ITC Includes
The full Ocean Tribe ITC package is built around one goal. You arrive as a confident Divemaster. Then you leave as a polished, employable, multi-rated SSI Instructor. Here is what you get for $2,599:
- Internship preparation in the weeks before the ITC — dive Diani, assist on courses, practice teaching skills and close any knowledge gaps
- SSI Instructor Training Course with full digital learning materials
- SSI Instructor Evaluation (IE) — your final certifying exam
- SSI Teaching Wetnotes, Dive Guide Evaluation Slate and Mask Strap Cover
- Accommodation at Stilts Treehouses for the duration of your training
- Four additional Specialty Instructor ratings: React Right (Emergency First Response), Classified Diving (adaptive diving for divers with disabilities), Deep Diving, plus Navigation Diving
- Ocean Tribe T-shirt, Neutral Buoyancy Teaching Workshop, Video Analysis and Feedback Sessions, Introduction to Sidemount Diving, DiversDesk Management System Workshop, plus full CV preparation and job-seeking assistance
By the end of the course, you will be qualified to teach a huge range of SSI programs. For example, these include Try Scuba, Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water and Perfect Buoyancy. Also on the list: Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue, Science of Diving and Divemaster. Finally, you can teach Marine Ecology, SSI Explorers and the four specialties above. Clearly, that is a serious teaching toolkit to walk away with.
UNLIMITED DIVING AFTER THE ITC – Dive Club Membership
Prefer a Lighter Package? You Have Options
Not everyone needs the full all-inclusive experience, and we get that. For example, you might already have accommodation sorted. Alternatively, you may want to add specialty ratings later. In that case, we offer a stripped-back ITC package from $2,199. This option covers your ITC, your Instructor Evaluation and all required materials. However, it skips the extra specialty instructor courses and accommodation.
Either way, you finish the same way: as a certified, job-ready SSI Open Water Instructor.
Where You Will Stay
Full-package students stay at Stilts Backpackers. The lodge is a wooden treehouse property tucked into the forest canopy. Plus, it sits just behind Ocean Tribe at the 41 Beach Club. Beds come in single, double, twin or triple configurations. In addition, mosquito nets, bedding and towels are provided free of charge. The communal toilet and shower block is well maintained. However, if you want more privacy, private single rooms are also available. Imagine falling asleep to the sound of the forest. Then you wake up a five-minute walk from the dive centre. Honestly, it is a pretty special way to spend an instructor course.
Optional Extras to Make It Your Own
Want to push your training even further? Then you can add any of these:
- Instructor Essential Equipment Package — $1,249 (X Deep Zeos BC, Mares Puck Lite dive computer, Mares Dual ADJ 15X regulator, full-length 3mm wetsuit, mask, snorkel, DSMB and reel, Avanti Superchannel fins, plus MC970 knife)
- Instructor Elite Equipment Package — $1,549 (Cressi Aquawing BC or Mares XR Rec Trim BC, Mares Sirius dive computer, plus Mares Dual ADJ62X regulator)
- Extra Specialty Instructor Ratings — $90 each
- 2-Night / 3-Day African Safari at Ngutuni Lodge — $250
Because, honestly, if you are flying all the way to Kenya, you might as well see the lions too.
Book by 1st June and Get a Free Gift
Lock in your spot before 1st June 2026 and you can choose one of the following on the house:
- A free 3-Day / 2-Night African Safari, or
- A Mares Puck Lite Dive Computer to take into your new career
Both gifts are genuinely useful. One feeds your soul. The other lives on your wrist.
Is This Course Right for You?
First, you should be a certified Divemaster, or close to it. Next, you need to be in good health. Finally, you should be ready to commit a few intense weeks to your career. If that sounds like you, then yes — this course is for you.
Of course, the ITC is demanding. There is academic work, teaching presentations, in-water skill demonstrations and a final Instructor Evaluation. However, our pre-course internship and small group sizes mean you will be well prepared. Furthermore, our instructor trainers have decades of combined experience. Indeed, they have a proven track record of turning nervous Divemasters into confident, hireable instructors.
In short, to become a diving instructor is to join a global community. These are people who get to call the ocean their office. Maybe you want to teach in the Maldives next winter. Alternatively, you might run liveaboards in Indonesia. Perhaps you would rather manage a dive centre back home. Or you simply want to travel the world with a skill that pays. Either way, this is the qualification that gets you there.
Ready to Become a Diving Instructor in July?
Spots on the July ITC are limited. Meanwhile, the early-bird booking deadline of 1st June is creeping up fast. So if you have been waiting for a sign to finally become a diving instructor, this is your moment.
Full course details, prerequisites, daily schedule and the booking form are all on our website: Ocean Tribe SSI Instructor Training Course Overview
Alternatively, get in touch with the team directly:
- Email: info@oceantribe.com
- WhatsApp / Phone: +254 700 795 666
Your adventure, your career, your impact — we will get you there.