READ: Important $500.00 is only the enrollment deposit. Course cost is $2000.00. The Department of Veteran Affairs may reimburse participants up to 100% of course costs. 

Helping 2 Overcome (H2O) joins NAUI! We are proud to announce that you can use your G.I. Bill® to pay for many of our scuba certifications and licenses. You can choose from a wide selection of programs we offer. Are you interested in learning to dive, improve your diving skills, and becoming a dive professional? The G.I. Bill® can help you accomplish this. Through these series of programs, you will learn the basics of diving and progress up this guided path to become a professional diver. We can help "Take You as Deep as You Want to Go!"

This program is designed for veterans by veterans. Service members who qualify can be reimbursed for their certifications and licensing exams. Restrictions follow same guidelines as the VA licensing and certification reimbursement program – please refer to this website: https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/how-to-use-benefits/test-fees/

Service members can use one month of G.I. Bill® benefits per certification or license exam and can progress as far as they want. Service members can use up to one month to six months of benefits to get scuba certified or become a NAUI dive professional. Please see exams and prices below:

Helping 2 Overcome will also DONATE gear to all GI Bill® users. This gear is donated by Helping 2 Overcome and is not part of your GI Bill Benefits – it is a donation from us to you – it is our way to encourage you and enable you to continue to enjoy the benefits of SCUBA far after your certification classes.

Please email copy of GI BILL® Eligibility Letter to h2o@vetsrecover.org BEFORE placing deposit and enrolling.

Instructor Training Course (ITC)

NAUI values and respects the knowledge, skills and abilities of its instructors. As such, NAUI Instructors are authorized and can be approved to teach every level of diving in which they possess the training, knowledge and experience. NAUI also allows its instructors to develop their own "instructor specified" specialty courses. If you are someone who seeks even more adventure and specialization, NAUI provides pathways to gaining Public Safety Diver, Technical and Freediving Instructor ratings.

Overview

The NAUI Instructor Training Course (ITC) is designed to train and qualify NAUI Instructor member applicants. During the course candidate instructors learn effective methods to teach skin and scuba diving in compliance with NAUI diving course standards.

The course assures the NAUI membership that candidates who receive certification as NAUI Instructors have the knowledge, skills, fitness and proper attitude to do so.

Qualifications of Graduates

Certified NAUI Instructor course graduates are qualified to apply for NAUI Instructor membership in any status provided for in the bylaws of the association.

An active-status NAUI Instructor may independently teach NAUI sanctioned courses and authorize NAUI certification for graduates. An active-status NAUI Instructor may independently conduct NAUI recognition and experience programs and authorize formal recognition for graduates.

An active-status NAUI Instructor who completes a NAUI-DAN First Aid Instructor orientation, who has completed all required NAUI-DAN orientation modules and is using the NAUI-DAN training and support materials, may teach the NAUI-DAN First Aid programs.

Prerequisites For Entering The Course

Minimum age is 18 years by the water phase of the course. 

Current certification as a NAUI Assistant Instructor or NAUI Divemaster or other agency leaders.

Current certification as a NAUI Open Water Scuba Diver or the equivalent

Current certification as a NAUI Rescue Scuba Diver or the equivalent

Current certification as a NAUI Nitrox Diver or the equivalent

Current certification as a NAUI Master Scuba Diver or the equivalent

Current certification in NAUI First Aid for the Diving Professional or equivalent.

A minimum of 60 logged open water scuba dives with a minimum of 30 hours bottom time. Dives shall be varied in environment, depth, and activities.

Instructor candidates must pass the NAUI Instructor Prequalification Examination prior to the start of the ITC.

Medical Approval - Verification of good physical condition as documented by a medical examination and unconditional approval for diving by a licensed physician within the preceding 12 months.

Materials – Contact the NAUI Training Department for current requirements.

Course Costs / Fees

• Course Requires ONE MONTH (1) GI Bill® Eligibility
• Course Cost and Fees are $2000.00
  • Department of Veteran Affairs will Reimburse Veteran up to 100% of Cost Cost / Fees
  • Participants will pay the deposit of $500.00 at sign up. 
    • After deposit participants will have the option of paying the remaining balance of $1500.00 in full or 
    • waiting until the course is complete and when the Department of Veteran Affairs reimburses participants the course fees paying the remaining balance at this time. 
• Included in fees / costs:
  • Boat dive fees
  • Confined Water (pool) entry fees
• Participant is responsible for
  • All travel, lodging and food costs associated with course.
  • Entry fees at Vortex Springs or other “open water” training site.