NCEA L2 Hono - Connect/Dive

If you love diving, or want to start your diving journey then this course is for you. 

Hono (Connect) is a course based around the ocean, boating and diving. The purpose of this course is around connection. Connection to the ocean, connection to important areas in Marlborough, connection with traditional ways to harvest and prepare Kai Moana, connection with whānau and the community and connection with local industry groups. 

If selecting this course, you will complete 3 compulsory units. 

1) Harvesting and preparing Kai Moana

2) Coast guard day skippers course

3) Weather analysis

You will also have the opportunity to work with the Blenheim Dive Centre and gain either your PADI open water SCUBA (tanks) dive certificate and then move on to your PADI SCUBA Advanced dive certificate or your PADI free dive certificate and then move onto your PADI Freedive Advanced dive certificate.

We have made this course as hands on as possible and there will be a mixture of class based learning, breath hold theory and training in class, dive training in the stadium pool, boat trips in the sounds, spearfishing trips and open water diving. 

We will also be working with industry groups such as Marine Farming Industry to learn how their industry runs. There may be further opportunities in these industries if students want to pursue.