Scuba Schools International (SSI) was established in 1970 with the vision of making it possible for anyone to learn how to dive safely. Today, SSI is the world’s largest professional business-based training agency, with 3,500+ Training Centers and over 100,000 SSI Professionals in 150+ countries.


For over 50 years, SSI has provided high-quality training programs and materials for Recreational Scuba, Extended Range, Freediving, Mermaid, Swim, and Lifeguard programs from beginner to Instructor Trainer levels. With digital and printed materials available in more than 40 languages in over 3,500 international SSI Training Center and Resort locations, SSI enables people to experience the underwater world across the globe.

Snorkelling Training

Snorkel Diver

Diver Training

Try Scuba

Scuba Diver (12m)

Open Water Diver (18m)

Advanced Adventurer

Specialty Diver

Advanced Open Water Diver

Master Diver

Dive Guide

Divemaster (coming soon)

Speciality Programmes

Continuing Education Programmes

Scuba Skills Update

Advanced Adventurer

Diving Knowledge Specialties

Computer Diving

Ecology Specialty Programmes

Enriched Air Nitrox (EAN) 32 and 40

Equipment Techniques (coming soon)

Science of Diving (coming soon)

Confined Water Specialties

Perfect Buoyancy

Photo & Video (coming soon)

Open Water Specialties

Boat Diving (coming soon)

Deep Diving (coming soon)

Diver Stress & Rescue

Navigation (coming soon)

Night & Limited Visibility (coming soon)

Waves, Tides & Currents (coming soon)

Wreck Diving

Dedicated Equipment Specialties

Decompression Diving

Dry Suit Diving

Independent Diving (coming soon)

Scooter/DPV Diving (coming soon)

Overhead Environment Specialties

Advanced Wreck Diving

React Right Programmes

React Right (coming soon)

Extended Range (XR)

XR Programmes

Try XR Diving (Twinset)

Extended Range Foundations

Open Circuit Programmes

XR Extended Range Nitrox Diving (40m)

XR Extended Range (45m)

XR Extended Range Trimix (45m)

XR Technical Extended Range (50m)

XR Technical Extended Range Trimix (60m)

XR Hypoxic Trimix (80m) (coming soon)

XR Hypoxic Trimix (100m) (coming soon)

XR CCR Programmes

Try CCR Diving

CCR Diving (30m)

CCR Extended Range (40m - Air Diluent)

CCR Extended Range (45m - Trimix Diluent)

CCR Technical Extended Range (60m) (coming soon)

Overhead Environment

Extended Range Wreck Diving

Technical Wreck Diving (Twinset)

XR DPV

DPV (coming soon)

SSI Explorers (Childrens' Courses)

Blue Oceans Explorer

Snorkel Explorer

Scuba Explorer

SSI Freediving

Try Freediving (coming soon)

Basic Freediving (coming soon)

Register for free today to start your SSI journey with Dive With Jimmy

SSI Diver Training Programme Flowchart

If you are unsure of where to go, please do no hesitate to contact and we can talk through the different pathways and provide you with advice to get you to your scuba diving goals.