Posted by MHK on June 19, 2001 at 15:00:40:
In Reply to: Re: Teaching experience? posted by e-shark on June 18, 2001 at 21:15:09:
The answer is simple... We don't need 946,000 new PADI cert a year...
You don't need to convince potential students what they want, you simply tell them that you can't teach them over a weekend and you can't do it for $99.. If it isn't available then it's irrelevent if they want it...
The problem is that the shops are shooting themselves in the foot.. Most recognize that when a student takes a class they buy gear, and that's were the money is.. So what happens??? They water down the class ( ie; save time cause time is money) so they can get the assembly line moving through the gear department.. Sell them the mask fin and snorkels at a minumm and computers and BC....
It isn't the demand side that is the problem, it's the supply side..
Later