Training the next generation of SCUBA instructors
Take the plunge. become a dive professional.
Are you a CUES member dreaming of leading dives? Think you would be great at working with new divers? Our Leadership Candidate Program (LCP) is designed to help eligible divers reach their goals of professional certification — candidates receive reduced-cost training in exchange for your assistance with CUES courses, lowering the barrier to entry to the sport for other divers.
“Becoming a Leadership Candidate with CUES opened up a whole new set of doors for me. I’m a public school teacher and I love to teach, but I didn’t think I’d have the opportunity to do so with SCUBA. CUES’ Leadership Candidate Program gave me the chance to combine the things I love to do and put it within arm’s reach. I would not have gotten to continue my SCUBA training without the LCP and I’m excited to give back to the organization that helped that happen.”
—Heather, 2025 Leadership Candidate
About the program
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sound like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. If you read the words back and don’t hear your own voice in your head, that’s a good sign you still have more work to do.