Description

Starting with a 10 week marine conservation expedition, GVI will help you to develop your understanding of marine conservation and to further or establish your scuba diving skills, this 20 week internship provide applicants with practical experience and professional qualifications. You will learn how to live and work with a research team in a remote environment and attain base skills essential for your internship for the following 10 weeks. During this phase you will undertake your PADI divemaster course, take further advanced training courses, shadow GVI staff and assist with the running of the expedition. At the end of the 20 week placement qualifying Interns will either be offered paid or unpaid work with GVI or with one of our local partners.

Highlights

- Developing your personnel management, leadership, marine conservation and scuba diving skills
- Living and working on a remote jungle base with incredible wildlife
- Waking up to the deserted white-sand beach and turquoise Caribbean sea
- Learning about the reef and how to identify the fish or coral you see
- Participating in monitoring dives to explore different sites along the coast
- Being the only people diving in the biosphere reserve surveying the deserted reefs under GVI's special research permit
- Chancing upon mega-fauna such as dolphins, sharks and manatees
- Searching the beach at night for turtles laying eggs
- Learning some Spanish
- Joining sea and cenote fun-dives
- Cultural visits to Mayan ruins

Travel Types

• Ecology
• Environmental Studies
• Photography
• Scuba
• Snorkeling
• Volunteering

Qualifications

* GVI Boat handling induction
* PADI Advanced Open Water, PADI Coral Reef Research Diver Distinctive Specialty
* PADI Rescue Diver and PADI Dive Master certifications,
* First Aid & CPR training (Emergency First Response Certification),
* Scuba equipment maintenance qualification,
* DAN O2 delivery course, Coral reef ecology, Turtle ecology and monitoring protocol (seasonal),
* Intro to TEFL,
* Use of O2 equipment workshop, Diving compressor training workshop with practical experience,
* Environmental Education,
* Interpersonal skills and leadership skills.

Intern Types

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 7,990 for 20 weeks

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 6-8

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

1-2 weeks

GVI's Mission Statement

Global Vision International aims to promote the advancement of sustainable development through the creation of partnerships, promotion of local and global education, opportunities and via direct financial support. GVI remains committed to its local partners by ensuring they receive full credit for any research undertaken or achievements reached.

Year Founded

1998