Where TSD graduates work now

Over 1,000 TSD-trained divemasters and instructors are working in the dive industry. Here’s a sample of where some of them ended up. Updated regularly.

Build note: populate this page with 15-20 real graduate stories. Each entry: name, photo, year graduated, current dive shop and location, one sentence on what they do now, one sentence quote. Names below are placeholders.

Featured graduates

[Graduate 1] — Instructor, [Dive shop], Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Graduated 2023. Now teaches Open Water through Rescue at a 5 Star resort. “TSD’s IDC was the difference between passing the IE and passing it well. The teaching practice weeks afterward were what made me hireable.”

[Graduate 2] — Divemaster, [Liveaboard], Maldives

Graduated 2024. Works on a Maldives liveaboard guiding manta and whale shark dives. “I came to TSD as a non-diver. 16 weeks later I was leading dives with sharks. It’s still slightly unbelievable.”

[Graduate 3] — Owner-Operator, [Dive shop], Roatan, Honduras

Graduated 2019. Bought into a small Caribbean dive shop in 2023. “Andrea modelled what good operations look like. I copied her playbook.”

[Graduate 4] — Course Director, [Country]

Graduated [year]. Now training the next generation of instructors. “Career arc started at TSD.”

Geographic distribution

Region	Approx graduates working
Philippines	180+
Indonesia + Southeast Asia	140+
Egypt + Red Sea	90+
Maldives	60+
Caribbean	80+
Australia	40+
UK + Europe	50+
Other	Various

Want to be featured?

If you graduated from a TSD internship and are working in the dive industry, email internships@thresherdivers.com. We’d love to add your story.

For prospective trainees: we can put you in touch with past graduates working in the regions you’re interested in. Just ask.