| I think it still takes rather a lot of time and about £5,000 to gain a pilot's licence.
The diving industry has devalued diver training in order to sell more courses and feed the growing number of instructors wishing to work. GUE has 4 UK intsructors now aftre having had 2 for a couple of years, comapred with the 1,000s who teach for the other agencies. Worldwide I think we are approaching 50 - with a maximum of four or so per year being added to the list annually. If money was the aim this would be a lot higher - but retaining standards is the drive rather than commercial growth.
It is a niche diving agency which is built upon a wish to deliver the sort of diving education that we believe shoudl be offered. If it cannot be afforded, or is not desired, so be it. PADI will certify more divers in the next hour that GUE will certify in the next 12 months - and we like it like that.
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