PADI Divemaster Internship in Gran Canaria

Turn Your Passion Into a Profession!

The PADI Divemaster is the first professional-level certification in the PADI system and your entry ticket to working at dive centres, liveaboards and resorts worldwide.

At Puerto Rico Diving in Gran Canaria, we run structured 4 to 6-week internship programmes that combine PADI courses with daily hands-on experience at a busy, multilingual dive centre. You won’t be watching from the sidelines — you’ll be assisting on real Try Dives, Open Water courses and guided dives from your first week.

Why Choose the PADI Divemaster Internship?

The PADI Divemaster certification is recognised at every dive centre, liveaboard and resort on the planet. It is valid for life and is the required step before PADI Instructor level.

During the internship you will:

• Refine your diving, rescue and buoyancy skills to professional standard
• Learn to supervise certified divers and assist instructors during courses
• Build dive theory knowledge across physics, physiology, equipment and dive planning
• Practise real dive leadership — briefing groups, managing logistics, running guided dives
• Gain daily experience of how a busy dive centre operates, from equipment maintenance to customer service

What Makes Our Divemaster Internship Different?

Several things set our Divemaster internship apart from others in the Canary Islands.

Your lead instructor is Mike a PADI IDC Staff Instructor. The level of teaching experience Mike has directly shapes the quality of your Divemaster training. You train at a working dive centre, not a classroom. Puerto Rico Diving runs courses and guided dives six days a week, year-round. You’ll assist on real student courses, guide certified divers at sites across the south of Gran Canaria, and learn the day-to-day operations of running a professional dive centre.

Small groups, personal attention. We limit internship so every candidate gets genuine one-on-one mentorship. You won’t be one of eight interns competing for time with an overloaded instructor. No unpaid labour. We charge for our programme because we invest properly in your training. You are here to learn, not to fill tanks and clean equipment.

Your Instructors Team

Your internship is personally overseen by Michele (Mike) and a PADI IDC Staff Instructor and Holly a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer- owners of Puerto Rico Diving. With experience across dive centres in Australia, Fiji, Mexico, Croatia and Gran Canaria, Mike and Holly have spent over a decade developing dive professionals. Marion — PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor — round out the training team. Across your internship you’ll learn from multiple teaching styles and multiple instructors, which is exactly what prepares you for the reality of working in a multi-instructor dive centre.

Multilingual Training Options

We run our Divemaster internships in English, Spanish, Italian and French. PADI theory materials can also be provided in additional languages if needed.
A basic understanding of English is required, as it is the primary language used with our international customers. Being part of a multilingual dive centre is directly relevant to future employment as most dive destinations need staff who can communicate with international clients.

Comfortable FREE Shared Accommodation

Your internship includes modern, shared accommodation located near the beautiful fishing village of Puerto de Mogán—a short walk from shops, beaches, restaurants, and the bus stop.

• Clean and modern shared apartments
• No bunk beds
• A gentle 15-minute walk to the town centre
• Perfect for relaxing and exploring Gran Canaria on your days off

Why take the Divemaster Internship in Gran Canaria?

Gran Canaria offers something most European dive destinations can’t — a genuine year-round diving season with warm Atlantic water (18–24°C), reliable visibility and a variety of dive sites within easy reach of the south coast. For a Divemaster intern, that means consistent daily diving without seasonal shutdowns.

The island’s dive sites range from volcanic reef formations and sandy slopes to rocky walls and marine reserves. You will log dives at multiple locations across your internship, building the site variety that future employers want to see in your logbook. Angel sharks, stingrays, octopus, barracuda and hundreds of reef species make Gran Canaria one of Europe’s most biodiverse diving destinations.

Beyond the water, Gran Canaria is safe, well-connected by direct flights from most of Europe, and has a relaxed island pace that makes it easy to focus on training. The south coast averages over 300 days of sunshine a year. The Canary Islands are part of the EU so European citizens can live and work without a visa.

A Typical Day as a Divemaster Internship

Why We Don’t Do “Work-for-Free” Divemaster Internships?

You’ll see plenty of dive centres offering “free” divemaster courses. The deal usually goes something like this: you work at the centre for 3–6 months — cleaning equipment, filling tanks, carrying gear, manning the front desk — and in return, they waive the course fee. We don’t do that. Here’s why.

When the focus is on getting free labour out of you, training takes a back seat. You end up spending most of your time on tasks that have nothing to do with becoming a better diver or a stronger dive professional. The certification at the end might be the same piece of plastic, but the experience behind it is completely different.

At Puerto Rico Diving, your internship is a paid training programme. You invest in it — and in return, we invest our time and attention in you. You work alongside our IDC Staff Instructor and team every day, not as a pair of extra hands, but as someone we’re genuinely preparing for a career in the diving industry. You assist on real courses with real students, guide certified divers at some of the best dive sites in the Canary Islands, and build the kind of hands-on experience that makes you employable the day you finish.

We’d rather have a smaller number of well-trained divemaster who are genuinely ready to work than a revolving door of unpaid interns who leave with a card but not the confidence to use it.
If you’re comparing options and the price difference between a “free” 6-month programme and our 4–6 week paid internship feels significant, ask yourself: what’s your time worth? Six months of your life is a serious commitment. Our graduates finish in 4–6 weeks with accommodation included, real mentorship, and a certification they’ve properly earned.

What Happens After Your Divemaster Internship?

Earning your PADI Divemaster card is the starting line, not the finish. As a certified Divemaster you can work at any dive centre worldwide.

We don’t make promises we can’t back up. What we can tell you is that every intern who completes the programme leaves with a professional- quality reference from a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, a network of dive industry contacts, and the practical experience of having worked at a busy, multilingual dive centre that runs courses and dives six days a week, year-round.

PADI Divemasters find work across the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Southeast Asia, Caribbean and Pacific. If you are serious about working in diving, Gran Canaria is one of the best places in Europe to learn because the season never stops.

Ready to Become a Scuba Pro?

Whether you’re looking to start a career in diving or take a break from your 9–5 to pursue something meaningful, our PADI Divemaster Internship in Gran Canaria gives you the skills, confidence, and real-world experience you need to succeed.

Contact us today to check availability, discuss your certification level, or reserve your spot on the next internship!