Partnership with Dive Pro Connect
External expertise that strengthens your operation
Not every dive centre needs to permanently have every specialised training, trainer or safety expertise in-house.
Through Dive Pro Connect you can Dimitri Debrabandere engage as PADI Course Director, EFR Instructor Trainer, DAN Instructor Trainer and DAN Diving Safety Officer — freelance, project-based or within a structural collaboration.
Always with one principle:
your centre remains central.
Dive Pro Connect adds expertise where you need it, without taking over your brand, customer relationship or operation.
Your centre. Your customers. External expertise.
Collaborating with an external trainer should never feel like bringing in a competitor.
That’s why we adhere to a simple principle: When Dimitri works for your centre, he wears your hat.
- Your organisation remains the point of contact for your candidates.
- Your brand remains visible.
- Your customer relationship is respected.
The role of Dive Pro Connect is to add specialised expertise where you need it temporarily or structurally.
This can involve one candidate, a full staff, a training on location or a broader collaboration.
Partnerup in the way that suits you
No two dive centres or organisations have the same needs.
That is why we do not work with one fixed partnership model. You can choose a one-off freelance assignment, on-site training, structural support, referral, or a fully tailored partnership.
Freelance support
Expertise when you need it
Do you temporarily need a Course Director, Instructor Trainer, or safety specialist? Then Dimitri can be deployed freelance or on a project basis.
This can be for example for:
- Instructor Development
- EFR Instructor Training
- DAN Instructor Development
- staff development
- professional workshops
- diving safety projects
- training days
- mentoring or coaching
The partnership can be limited to one day or one candidate, but can just as easily grow into recurring support.
> Discuss freelance partnership
Training at your location
Bring the expertise to your centre
Do you have multiple candidates, want to organise training under your own operation, or want to further develop your staff internally?
Then training, depending on the programme, location, infrastructure, and applicable standards, can take place at your own centre.
- You provide the local environment, candidates, and operational context.
- Dive Pro Connect provides the specialised expertise.
This makes it possible to expand your offering without having to organise everything permanently yourself.
> Discuss on-site training
Structural Partnership
A fixed expertise partner for your organisation
Some centres do not only want ad hoc support, but a partner they can regularly rely on.
In that case, we can develop a structural partnership around, for example:
- Instructor Development
- staff development
- EFR Instructor Training
- DAN Instructor Development
- Specialty Instructor Development
- diving safety
- professional workshops
- annual or recurring training moments
We agree in advance what role Dive Pro Connect will take and how the partnership will be organised practically and commercially.
This way, you have specialised expertise without having to build it up entirely in-house.
> Discuss structural partnership
Referral Partnership
Allow candidates to grow further without losing the relationship
Sometimes it is more practical to refer a candidate than to organise a complete training or programme yourself.
Through Dive Pro Connect, you can refer candidates to Dive Pro Group or to other relevant programmes within our operations.
In doing so, we make clear agreements in advance about:
- communication with the candidate
- follow-up
- feedback
- your role as a partner
- any referral fee or commission
The goal is not to take over your client.
The aim is to provide a solution when a project falls outside your own offering.
> Discuss Referral Partnership
International partnership
Available in Belgium and beyond
Dive Pro Connect is not limited to one region or one market.
Dimitri can also be deployed internationally for training, Instructor Development, staff development, safety projects and professional collaboration.
For foreign partner centres, we will look together at:
- programme and objectives
- candidate group
- planning
- location and infrastructure
- travel and accommodation costs
- local organisation
- commercial agreements
This way, specialised expertise can also be temporarily brought into your own organisation.
Tailored partnership
Not everything fits into a standard model
Perhaps you have a specific project that falls outside the classic forms of partnerships.
- A professional training week.
- A staff development programme.
- A combined EFR and DAN training.
- A safety review.
- An Instructor Development programme for multiple candidates.
- Or a collaboration between different centres.
Then we will build the partnership around your objectives. We will look together at:
- what you want to achieve
- what expertise is needed
- what role you want to retain
- how we organise the execution
- which commercial agreements are appropriate
How does a partnership proceed?
1
Tell us what you need
You do not need to have a complete plan ready yet. A candidate, training, team, or specific goal is enough to start the conversation.
2
We explore the possibilities
We discuss content, requirements, timing, location, and the role of each party.
3
We make clear agreements
In advance, we establish how communication, responsibility, planning, and commercial agreements will be organised.
4
We execute within your operation
When Dimitri works for your centre, he supports your organisation and works within the agreed role.
5
We evaluate and build further
An initial assignment can stand alone or form the basis for further collaboration.
What can you expect from Dive Pro Connect?
High training standards
Quality and professional development are central. We always work according to the latest standards and recommendations from the organisations.
Standards as a basis
Formal training is conducted according to the applicable standards of the involved training organisation.
Practice-oriented approach
Training should lead to professionals who can actually apply knowledge and skills.
Respect for your organisation
Your brand, operation, and customer relationship are respected.
Safety as a common thread
Training and professional development go hand in hand with responsibility, risk awareness and safety.
Clear agreements
Roles, responsibilities, communication, planning and commercial agreements are discussed in advance.
Partnership without competitive pressure
Dive Pro Connect has been developed to strengthen dive centres and organisations, not to replace their operations.
Therefore, we make a clear distinction between:
training and support within your centre
and
referral to Dive Pro Group when that is more logical for a candidate or process.
Both models can coexist.
What matters is that the partnership is transparent and creates value for both parties.
Let’s see what we can do together
- Do you have one candidate for whom you are seeking a solution?
- Do you want to organise a training within your own centre?
- Are you looking for temporary support from a Course Director or Instructor Trainer?
- Do you want to further develop your staff or safety operations?
- Or do you want to build a structural partnership?