I did TDI Adv Nitrox, Deco Proc's & ER with an Instructor who had done no more of these dives than the minimum number to get his Instr. rating.
We both subsequently undertook a Trimix course with an ex-German navy Instructor and the difference was marked. I could tell that my TDI Instructor was learning every bit as much as I was from the more experienced Instructor.
I took the decision to take TDI courses with the inexperienced guy on the basis that I know him to be a very good diver (we are both PADI Instr.) and that he needed the money (bad grounds for decision). With hindsight I would not have gone down this route.
I was also unimpressed that TDI were chasing my friend to undertake IT training when he only had 4 certs (admittedly he wouldn't be rated without more) and was pleased to see he declined due to his inexperience.
Moral: Find a good Instructor, pay what it takes, if you can't afford the training or the equipment then you are probably out of your depth (literally)
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