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  When sport diving first became popular in Southern California, the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation recognized the need for qualified underwater instructors.  This need  was determined by lifesaving professionals whose foresight initiated the concept of training instructors to competently teach proper and safe practices in SCUBA diving.

The instructor training course was created and implemented to promote safe and qualified instruction which would provide a standard for the entire diving industry.  Thus, in 1954 the first Underwater Instructors Certification Course (UICC) began. Since 1954 there has been practically one Underwater Instructors Certification Courses offered each year with few exceptions and the graduates’ number in the thousands.

Los Angeles County Instructors have established an outstanding record of competency and stand as a symbol of excellence in the diving community.
 
   
  The Underwater Instructors Certification Course keeps in stride with all the rapidly changing aspects of sport diving.  In the early years, the course consisted on just a few days of training.  Today, the prerequisites have changed, and the course spans a three month period of extensive training.

During the course, candidates will be given the opportunity to review and evaluate some of the most current diving equipment, and "diving" systems on the market today.  No specific brand of equipment, however, will be promoted for use or sale.  Candidates will not be required to teach in any particular style or manner, but they will learn how to effectively and safely teach diving.  Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors are sought by Dive Shops, YMCA's, High Schools, Colleges, and other locations where Sport Diving instruction is needed.

Successful graduates receive the coveted Los Angeles County Instructor and NAUI Instructor Certifications.

The concern of this course is not where, but how well trained and how effectively you teach.
   
       
  Graduates of the Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Certification Course have an immediate opportunity to become associated with other County conducted diving programs.  The Advanced Diver Program (ADP) is a renowned program in which the diving community is offered an opportunity to improve their basic knowledge and skills while diving under close supervision along the Southern California coast.

Despite a demand for Los Angeles County trained underwater instructors, the standard set for UICC will not be relaxed.  All potential candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements prior to being accepted into the course.

The County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation is the leader in developing and providing programs such as the UICC.  The goal is to insure that all citizens of Los Angeles County and Southern California will be able to learn safe diving from the best trained underwater instructors in the world.
   
 
       
 
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