FREE-LEARNING & REMOTe-TRAINING

FREE-LEARNING

In a response to the current environment, and in an endeavour to engage divers and allow them to continue studying and learning, even when locked down, we have released FREe-Learning. It is unique because it allows a free preview of all our online academics and quizzes. It is designed to keep Divers diving even when they are unable to attend a formal course at a dive centre. This could be due to a seasonal restriction (winter), travel Restrictions or temporary financial restrictions.

Divers accessing the FREe-Learning platform can complete all the associated quizzes (for free) but to certify, they must purchase the full course, including the certification, choose a dive centre and begin the formal training as required. All quizzes completed while participating in FREe-Learning will be retained by the system for when the diver chooses to proceed and seek certification. Once the diver has registered and logged in, the list of course previews available will be displayed on a smart list.

The list shows every course that hasn’t already been taken.

REMOTE-TRAINING

Since RAID started, all academic
presentations and most practical dry workshops can be conducted remotely. Being an entirely digital agency means that there are no textbooks to deliver by hand; our course content, quizzes, and Exams are online; we have a dynamic online audit trail; and tools that maximize Productivity during the face-to-face time in the classroom. RAID courses are tailored to each particular student’s needs rather than a one-size-fitsall Prescription. RAID has modified standards and materials to allow its Instructors to conduct virtual classroom sessions in lieu of traditional classroom sessions, resulting in certification for several of its courses. RAID Instructors can use their choice of online tools, including Skype, Zoom, GoToMeeting, RingCentral, WhatsApp, etc. As long as they have met all RAID Standards, the only stipulations are that students and Instructors must have two-way communication and screen-sharing ability.
As with all things at RAID, we are not releasing REMOTe-Training as a pandemiconly option. Rather, this will become another cornerstone of RAID training as we move forward, alongside initiatives like RAID’s FREe-Learning. By combining these, we can all benefit by continuing to deliver effective training toward earning certification.

Courses now open for REMOTe-TRAINING
certification:

• Nitrox (see above)
• Equipment
• Core Rebreather Knowledge
• Eco Diver
• Ecological Non-Diver

Most importantly, we have opened REMOTe-Training not only to our diver levels, but also to our Instructor levels.