Hey Everyone,

When we started Unified Team Diving one of the problems – actually projects is a better word for that – was explaining why you, or anyone, particularly an instructor candidate, would choose to either cross over or do their initial training with a small, boutique scuba training and certification agency. The behemoth agencies are easy, available, and likely a guaranteed pass. So why us?

Over the next few months you'll be hearing a lot more about the history of UTD, our training philosophy, and ethos. What's on my mind today is how we tell you exactly who we are and what we're good at.

The first thing is what we don't do. We don't compare ourselves to any other agency. We'll never say we're better, or the best, or use any other comparison, and we never, never say anything derogatory about any other training agency – we might talk about other training "systems," but not other agencies. We talk about what we are good at and why the things we are good could also be good for you.

One of the keys is that we teach the way we dive. Most of our instructors did their personal diving in one system – team diving, neutral buoyancy, non-silting propulsion, consistent gear configuration – but then had to teach a completely different system – kneeling on the bottom, often over-weighted, etc. So we offer you a path to teach the way you dive.

And then there is certification – the holy grail of scuba training. But not here. We are training first, certification second. One of our original memes (that started before meme was even a word) is that you pay for training but earn certification. We are not a c-card mill. You will work with your instructor to reach the UTD standards before you are issued certification for a class, which means the card has value.

And finally, at least for today, is separating out our personal skills classes from certification classes. There is no percentage in trying to train someone to a new level if they can't perform the requisite personal skills. So we created the Essentials program specifically to address that. Essentials is teaching class and the only reason we even issue a c-card for Essentials is because we use it as a prerequisite for more advanced classes. But that's all the card gets you. You don't get "certified" for anything in Essentials – you just get better. So when you take your Rec 2/Advanced Class, or Tech 1, you are fully prepared to learn the critical skills and dive profiles associated with those classes.

There's a ton more – scuba coaching, a completely accessible management team, full financial transparency – and I'll look at those in upcoming emails. But, for now, if you have any questions or would like to set up a call to see if Unified Team Diving is the place for you, either as an instructor, student, or coaching client, drop me a note. I answer all my email and would be happy to talk to you about anything diving/UTD related.

Cheers,

Jeff

UTD Founder and Instructor Trainer

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