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From: "Tom Mount" <TOM.MOUNT@wo*.at*.ne*>
To: <rebreather@nw*.co*>, "a n" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: PADI tek
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 16:00:07 -0500

Ran across this tidbit today this should be interesting


PRESS RELEASE
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>
>PADI Headed Into Technical Diving
>
>RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, USA -
>
>PADI announces its plans to unveil the new PADI TecRec program later this
>year. The TecRec program, which will offer training for diving beyond the
>conventional limits of recreational diving, answers the growing call from
>PADI Instructors for a valid, professionally designed instructional system
>in technical diving.
>
>"TecRec will appeal to divers interested in venturing beyond recreational
>limits," says Karl Shreeves, Vice President of Technical Development for
>Diving Science and Technology (DSAT), PADI's instructional product
>development corporate affiliate. "It gives PADI Instructors a way to meet
>this interest with a program grounded in state-of-the-art instructional
>design."
>
>Initial TecRec offerings planned include courses in deep diving and
>specialized activities, with ties to PADI recreational specialty courses
>that already exist. Shreeves says the courses' design will help safely
>bridge the gap between recreational diving experience and the demands of
>technical diving. It will also streamline the technical training process.
>
>"Sound instructional design eliminates inefficiencies, reinforces and
>confirms critical skills, and streamlines the learning/teaching processes."
>says Shreeves, "So PADI Instructors can expect TecRec to differ
>substantially from the tech courses out there now."
>
>With TecRec programs currently in initial development, PADI plans to offer
a
>first-look at TecRec course materials at PADI Member Conference 2000 in
>Turks and Caicos at the end of October, with a major roll-out at the DEMA
>Show 2001 in New Orleans, LA, USA, next January.
>For more information about Member Conference 2000, contact PADI Trade
>Associations.
>



Respectfully yours,
Tom Mount
CEO IANTD World HQ
http://www.iantd.com


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