What happens when “World Oceans Day” happens right bang in the middle of your PADI Scuba Diving Instructor Development Course (IDC)?

Well, when you take the PADI IDC with Industry Leading Multiple Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod, there is always the option to get involved in environmental activities, and being in the Gili Islands means there are loads of environmental projects to get involved with.

This year Gili Trawangan seemed to go “all out” on the variety of environmental awareness and accompanying activities spearheaded by Sian Williams of the Gili Eco Trust, supported by the Instructor team at Trawangan Dive. The great thing is that around the “World Oceans Day” period there were multiple choices of activities, courses and awareness presentations which were not just confined to one single day making it easy for professional Divemaster’s on the PADI IDC to easily get involved.

On the actual day there was a Project AWARE “Dive Against Debris” activity in the morning which everyone chose to get involved in, some even going a step further and taking the PADI “Dive Against Debris” Specialty Instructor Course. In the afternoon Sian William arranged an island wide beach clean-up, assigned clean up teams and designated specific area’s with a central meetup point to collect debris and start the process of separating and sorting for recycling. The most amazing thing about the day’s events is that in total a whopping 510Kg of trash was removed from the beaches and dive sites surrounding Gili Trawangan and was successfully allocated to the nearby recycling centre.

Other things going on within this period before and after “World Oceans Day” include the Coral Reef Restoration & Propagation Courses conducted by Sian as well as the regular scheduled beach & inland clean-up activities which are organized by the Gili Eco Trust (i.e. Sian). Another local project is a tree propagation initiative that has been taking place on the island of Gili Trawangan which involves the replanting of native tree’s to the area and to keep the island green and oxygenated.

If you’re thinking of becoming a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor than taking the program with Platinum PADI Course Director is an excellent choice and gives professional Divemasters the chance to not only gain the absolute best possible experience based Instructor training the industry has to offer, but to combine it with a range of different environmental programs, courses and activities available with Sian Williams through the Gili Eco Trust.

The great thing is that having Issued over 3000 Instructor level certifications in the Gili Islands alone, Receiving the Platinum Frequent Trainer Award for 7 years running and having spent the last 17 years teaching PADI Courses & Programs in variety of different global diving destinations including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore; Holly has the pure experience to assist professional divers in developing skills, knowledge and confidence to be highly successful and is the perfect person to consult when making the transition into a new career knowing exactly what is expected from new instructors and of course what new scuba diving instructors should expect from the diving industry.

All Instructor level training takes place at the first ever 5 Star PADI IDC Career Development Centre (CDC) to be established in the Gili Islands and the only ever CDC Centre to be established on the island of Gili Trawangan. To find out more information on becoming a scuba diving instructor simply check out the PADI IDC Indonesia Website Website providing all the information regarding current training opportunities for professional divers. Alternatively to catch up with the latest news and updates the Gili Islands PADI IDCInstagram Page is a great place to actually see what’s going on a “day to day” basis. If you’re looking for first hand unbiased reviews of those dive professional having taken training with Holly Macleod check out the PADI IDC Indonesia TripAdvisor Page

If you’re looking for a way to kick start a new career teaching people to dive than this is it; one of the most experience PADI IDC Course Directors, great training facilities, great place and some highly inspirational divers.