Learn about our Summer Course, improve your skills or become a PADI Master Diver and begin the pathway to becoming a professional!
Make a splash this summer and broaden your horizons.
Get your PADI Rescue Diver certification over your holidays from November - February.
Make new friends or get a group together and learn something new.
Keep your student allowance (for eligible students) and discover a new world.
First time scuba divers are welcome.
What Experience will you gain
Timetable options
If you cannot commit to full-time study because of work or study, then you can complete this course part-time, run over evenings and weekends
Program Start Dates
| Course | Type | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Summer School - NZ Certificate in Diving (Rescue) - Level 3 | Full Time | 16th November 2026 |
| NZ Certificate in Diving (Master Diver & Dive Master) - Level 3 & 4 | Full Time | 15th February 2027 |
Learn to scuba dive by completing your PADI Open Water Diver Certification.
Undertake adventure based dives such as deep, boat, night and search as part of the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certification.
Learn how to deal with a number of surface and underwater situations as you complete your PADI Rescue Diver Certification.
We also offer a part-time option that is run over evenings and weekends Part-Time
Info Pack View Brochure Online
The programme meets the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Service’s Limited Certificate of Competence, which allows entry into dive sectors such as Aquaculture, Film and Photographic. They also allow entry to further training for underwater professional activities, such as Scientific or Dive Tourism sectors. It is also the prerequisite qualification for the National Certificate in Diving (Leadership) and PADI Divemaster qualification - the first professional level certification in the PADI System.
NZ Certificate in Diving - Level 3 course students should be 16yrs or older, if you are interested in completing this course as a 14 or 15 year old, then further requirements are required. Please send us a message to find out what they are.
“Academy of Diving Trust is registered as a Private Training Establishment by NZQA and has approval to sub-contract to Dive HQ Christchurch”
