PADI Divemaster and Marine Conservation Dive Shop Apprenticeship in Mexico
Start professional diving career by completing a PADI Divemaster apprenticeship at a dive centre in the Mexican Caribbean.
Durations:Â 24 weeks
50 hrs of fieldwork per week
1:6 staff to participant ratio
Includes GVI ExperiencesBook with confidence
Travel flexibility, because life happens! Modify your booking, even up to 48 hours before departure. T&Cs apply.
Program information
Travel to Mexico to learn about marine ecosystems by gathering scientific data and conducting coral monitoring and restoration research. Start your career in professional diving and gain your PADI Divemaster. After earning your PADI Coral Reef Restoration Diver (CRRD) Distinctive Speciality and PADI Rescue Diver, work at a marine conservation oriented dive centre, earning Divemaster experience.
Get a grant of up to 80% on conservation programs!
GVI Foundation Grants are now available for conservation programs. Apply by 30 Nov to get up to USDÂ 10,000 off.
Book with confidence
Travel flexibility, because life happens! Modify your booking, even up to 48 hours before departure. T&Cs apply.
Included in your program, at no extra cost.
Make the most of our unique programs with these exclusively curated local adventure and wellness experiences.
Offered once a month, expand your adventure with GVI Experiences. These are just some of the activities offered on your program!
Learn to cook traditional Yucatan food
Take a beach yoga class
Learn about hyperbaric medicine
Stand-up paddleboard at sunrise
Climb rock formations in the jungle
Learn the unique geography of the Yucatan Peninsula
Ancient Aztec cocoa experience
Learn to cook traditional Yucatan food
Take a beach yoga class
Learn about hyperbaric medicine
Stand-up paddleboard at sunrise
Climb rock formations in the jungle
Learn the unique geography of the Yucatan Peninsula
Ancient Aztec cocoa experience
Connect with our alumni
Want to connect with some of our past participants about their adventures? Get in touch with hundreds of friendly ambassadors all over the world who would be more than happy to answer any questions.
