TDI Launches Intro to Tech Course

[Mark Powell]

TDI announces a brand new, Intro to Tech program.

TDI’s Intro to Tech course is a new and welcome addition to curriculum of the world’s largest and most successful technical diving agency. Intro to Tech is intended to give experienced sport divers a simple, non-threatening glimpse at the techniques and skills used in technical diving. Participating in this course will give those divers a better understanding of the detailed planning and preparation required to make a successful and safe technical dive.

Intro to Tech is really a try it before you buy it course for someone who has heard a lot about tech and is wondering what all the fuss is about. But Intro to Tech is also worthwhile for divers who have no real intentions to go on to take a full tech class because the skills it focuses on – gas management, superior buoyancy and trim, situational awareness, and equipment selection – are useful in any form of diving. Intro to tech is also the perfect course for those already certified tech divers that haven’t been in the water for a while or just want a little help refining their skills.

”Intro to Tech performs an important supplementary function within TDI current course offerings”, stated Steve Lewis, director of product development. Lewis continued to say “Firstly it provides recreational divers an opportunity to assess and improve their basic diving skills in a structured and controlled manner, but does not require them to “go technical.” Secondly, it provides those divers who do wish to pursue more advanced diver training with a skill-set that will help them make the transition more smoothly. It may indeed be considered a warm-up for enrolment in some TDI programs.”

[Mark Powell]

Some of us have been teaching a version of this for some time but TDI has now officially launched this course.

I'll be starting to run this course immediately. The first courses are already scheduled.

[milldog]

very good news Mark, It carries on from what you already teach

have you changed your site yet to include this??

Graham

[Mark Powell]

Originally Posted by milldog

very good news Mark carries on from what you already teach

have you changed your site yet to include this??

Graham

Not yet but it's on the list for this week.

[Marc T]

Hi Mark
will this have any elements of your twinset familiarisation course and any idea of costs/dates?

Thanks,

Marc

[Bardo]

Originally Posted by Marc T

Hi Mark
will this have any elements of your twinset familiarisation course and any idea of costs/dates?

From what I can see, this is pretty much what it is. Good luck with the new course, Mark - I'm sure it'll prove to be very popular indeed!

[James The Badger]

When I was working at dive resort a while back I saw a diver check in with a TDI Tec Rec, similiar program?

[Ahmed Adly]

I think this is great news. I was talking to TDI USA hQ about this for a while and they said they had something in the pipes.

The initiative is greatly welcomed and will make things easier for everyone.