Thresher Shark Divers is very happy to announce a very special IDC for July!
Our Course Director will be non other than Platinum CD, Mark Soworka.
Mark comes with stellar ratings and he is one of the most experienced and successful PADI Course Directors in Asia. Throughout his 15 year career as a CD, he has maintained the highest of success rates on PADI Instructor Exams and has helped thousands of instructors and divemasters find rewarding careers in the dive industry. From this, he has built up a network of successful dive instructor candidates all around the world which he now uses to help new Dive Pros in their careers.
Originally from Australia, Mark has been diving since he was twelve years old. He has experience diving all over the world, from Australia, to Africa, South America and even a few months in the Arctic Circle! Before becoming a Course Director, he certified almost 2,000 student divers and worked as General Manager and Training Manager in various dive centres.
This extensive diving, teaching and managing experience sets Mark apart from most PADI Course Directors. He has been teaching PADI IDCs on Koh Tao and Koh Samui since 1997 and has more than a staggering 3,000 Instructor level certifications.
Mark’s qualifications include:
- PADI Platinum Course Director. One of Asia’s first to be awarded the Platinum Course Director, PADI’s highest Course Director recognition
- DAN Oxygen Provider Instructor Trainer
- DAN Hazardous Marine Life Injuries Instructor Trainer
- Marine Resource Management Instructor Trainer (offered FREE on this course!)
- PADI Shark Awareness Specialty Instructor Trainer – NEW!
- Additional PADI Instructor Specialty Trainer ratings include: Wreck, Enriched Air Nitrox, Rebreather, Naturalist, Fish ID, Deep, Night, Digital Photography, Videography, Navigator, DPV, Equipment.
- Aqualung, Scubapro, Mares workshop certificates
- PADI Emergency First Response and Care for Children Instructor Trainer
Mark continues to attend courses in diving medicine, physiology, dive equipment, plus environment and ecology. Experience, knowledge and a passion for Instructor level education is what you should look for choosing a Course Director and Mark has all 3 in abundance!
Mark Soworka:
“Over a decade as a PADI Course Director has given me the opportunity to meet a load of really nice people. The network that you develop after a bit of time in the dive industry spreads around the world. Many dive shop mangers, owners and course directors from Thailand to the Maldives, Mozambique to Cairns, have completed training and internships with me. This network of friends is why I still enjoy working in the dive industry and is the strength of our job placement programmes. My commitment to the PADI Instructor programme is not simply getting you through the PADI Instructor exam, but creating a confident and competent dive professional with real world job prospects.
“In over ten years, with over 3,000 instructor level certifications, I have maintained a 99% success rate on PADI instructor programmes, which must be one of the highest success rates worldwide. But the real strength of my PADI instructor programmes is that they are about getting you a rewarding and successful career in the dive industry.
Free bonuses on your PADI IDC with Mark:
- Marine Resource Management seminar and Specialty Instructor Rating. “As dive professionals I feel strongly that you should have a good grasp of how the marine environment works. You will be in an unique position as a dive professional to pass on strong environmental concepts to your customers.This is not officially a part of the PADI IDC, but I feel it is vital information for dive professionals.”
- CV workshops and job forums for the dive industry. Mark’s programmes include a commitment to helping you finding a rewarding career. “Not only am I teaching you to get through a PADI Instructor Exam, but I am also helping you get work in the dive industry. A Dive Careers programme is your passport to a quality education and successful career that can take you around the world.”
On a personal note, I am especially happy about this as Mark was my own CD many years ago and he is one of the reasons that TSD exists today 🙂
The Prep Course for Mark’s IDC starts at Thresher Shark Divers on Malapascua on July 11. Spaces are limited on each IDC, so sign up soon! If you cannot make this one, Thresher Shark Divers run PADI IDCs run throughout the year.