Friday 24 February 2012

New e-mail templates for your use


New e-mail templates to download for your e-mail information.
A full range to cover most courses and activities.e-mail templates

Monday 20 February 2012

Arbetsmiljöverket, Sverige.


Som de flesta av oss redan vet så har svenska Arbetsmiljöverket gett ut en ny instruktion kring dykning. PADI Nordic har varit aktiv i att tillvara ta PADI Medlemmarnas och Rekreations dyknings intressen.
För mer information så finns en skrift att ladda ner på Arbetsmiljöverkets websida:


http://www.av.se/dokument/afs/afs2010_16.pdf









Friday 17 February 2012

PADI is running a series of two-day seminars early in 2012, designed and written specifically to assist our centers re-focus their businesses, and re-engage their staff where necessary, toward achieving greater success and a real competitive edge. With welcome support from some of our forward-thinking Industry colleagues in the manufacturing sector, we are aiming to help you grasp some important tools any business will need for transforming and advancing your business in 2012. 

Through eight hands-on workshops, you'll explore the latest business techniques and walk away from the two-day program armed with tools to implement strategies most valuable to your business. And these events are intended as far more than simplistic " how to" seminars; each module has been written specifically to allow maximum time for networking and discussion, and attendee numbers at each event are also limited for the same reason. As well as exploring key ideas, center owners, managers and staff will distil the key points and actions they will need to take away with them - including specific milestones to ensure their path to achievement can be followed once the seminars are over. Following the completion of Business Academy, PADI Staff will also follow-up throughout the year to help attendees reach the business goals they chose during the program.

Remember, some key manufacturers are also sponsoring a Business Academy tuition credit for their dealers, so if you're an authorized dealer for forward-thinking sponsors Aqua Lung, Mares, Oceanic or SCUBAPRO, you and your staff will each receive €500 Euro* credit toward PADI Business Academy - so you could be benefiting from this program for just €250 Euro* each including this Show Offer (€100 reduction). To take advantage of this initiative and boost your success in 2012, please complete the registration form before the 5.2.2012 and return it to PADI Europe, Middle East and Africa, Oberwilerstrasse 3, CH-8442 Hettlingen, Switzerland, Fax +41 52 304 14 99, eMail: prra.emea@padi.com

Here you'll find detailed information about the various workshops and a schedule of events. The PADI Business Academy program is filling up quickly, as a matter of fact, both the Rancho Santa Margarita, California and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida programs are already oversubscribed, and there are limited places left for the UK event. So don't delay - contact your PADI Regional Manager or complete the registration form to enroll in the PADI Business Academy program and prepare to transform your business for success in 2012.

Warm regards,

Simon R. Chance
Executive, PADI Resort and Retailer Associations
PADI Europe, Middle East and Africa

* Plus VAT, where applicable

Thursday 16 February 2012

PADI Member Forum Vildmarksmässan, Stockholm


What’s new at PADI — what has changed?

Get first-hand infor­ma­tion on stan­dard changes, new prod­ucts and pro­grams, the last risk man­age­ment news and also local insights. At our Mem­ber Forums you get the lat­est updates and have the chance to exchange ideas with other PADI mem­bers and PADI staff.

As a PADI Member you got a free entrance to Vildmarksmässn.
Please go to "Undanlagda biljett kassan" at the main entrance, show your PADI Card.



Stock­holm, Swe­den — Vildmarksmässan
•Sun­day, 11.03.2012, 13.00 — 16.00h
•Venue: Stock­holmsmäs­san, Älvsjö, Room, K24

PADI Nordic Industry awards 2011.

Background: Since 2005 PADI Nordic recognize a few certain PADI dive centers or/and members with”Excellent achievements award”.
To achieve this prestigious award all of the Dive centers and PADI members did something extra or exceptional, in or for the Nordic diving industry.

For more information, contact: Mikael Mox Moberg, Regional Manager PADI EMEA. mikael.moberg@padi.com

2011 Awards are given to: Individual Members.

Denmark
Kjell Evensen, PADI Course Director #501402.
For long time determination and a consistent work towards better trained divers.

Finland
Antti Nissinen, PADI IDC Staff Instructor #75815.
For determination and a good job with excellent results in 2011.

Norway
Christine Hopland, PADI Master Instructor #505228
A role model for many Instructors and PADI Members.

Sweden
Mikaela Sjölin, PADI Course Director #73506
With a high degree of energy and enthusiasm increased the customer base.

Finland
Tiina Puhakainen, PADI Open Water Instructor #506892
Always deliver new and fantastic results.

Sweden
PADI Dive Center, H2O Lund, PADI 5 Star IDC, TecRec Center #31121
An excellent example of how Goal setting and Staff involvement can do for the result.

PADI eLearning in Nordic area.

2011 and earlier.
Since January 1st 2012 former PADI Nordic activities is a part of PADI EMEA Ltd and the PADI Nordic AB company is to close as a formal Swedish company during 2012.

Kick back on eLearning. To receive your accumulated eLearning kick back money on eLearning registered before December 31st 2011, please contact PADI Nordic office in order for you to produce a proper invoice on the outstanding amount of your eLearning money.

Kontakt:
Berit Henriksson or Marie Daun.
PADI Nordic AB Gullbergs Strandgata 36E
SE-411 04 Göteborg Sweden

marie.daun@padi.se Marie Daun +46 31 80 88 41

berit.henriksson@padi.se Berit Henriksson +46 31 80 88 45


For PADI eLearning after December 31st 2011. NEW- PADI eLearning and PayPal® PADI has simplified the reimbursement for eLearning. No long waiting periods. Hence, the payout over the online transaction process PayPal® is recommended.
The reimbursement using PayPal® takes effect as from the 07 July 2010.
Advantages PayPal®: • With the PayPal® account, you receive your money from PADI America within 7 working days after eLearning signup or Gift Pass redemption
• Quick and safe online-payment process
• No more invoicing to PADI
• The payment is carried out in USD. An added feature, you can keep your credit and select a favourable exchange rate for your pay out. This feature is available when viewing his PayPal® account.


Important: To receive payments via a PayPal® account, it is imperative to select a premier or business account, a basic personal account does not suffice. To receive or make payments a service charge is due, these can be viewed at www.paypal.com and are to be carried by the member.


 Follow these simple steps:
• Set up your PayPal® account www.paypal.com. Member can choose country and language and is directed through the registering process. Set up a premier or business account, or upgrade your personal account to premier.

 • On the PADI eLearning Access Zone on the PADI ProSite www.padimembers.com please enter your e-Mail PayPal account address 

• Under the option My Account you also have the opportunity to insert your Paypal e-Mail address. 

• As soon as a PADI eLearner registers and selects the dive center, the payment process will automatically be generated. The Member does not have to notify PADI separately and does not have to send an invoice either. 

 We hope that this has made PADI eLearning more attractive!

PADI EMEA Contacts

Please find the following useful information:

• Payment of EMEA invoices, dated after January 1, 2012. Please use the following bank details:
Barclays Bank
IBAN: GB40BARC20134262034866 SWIFT: BARCGB22


  • If you need a copy of an invoice or have other questions about payments or invoices, please contact suzie.peters@padi.com. Phone +44 117 300 7301
  • If you have a question about products, orders, deliveries or wants to place an order, please contact fredrik.waldegren@padi.com. Office phone number: +44 117 300 7320 or Mobile phone: +44 7866 976 571 or Skype at Fredrick_padi.Fredrik speaks Swedish.

Other sales reps that you can contact are:
tracey.lansdale@padi.com
barry.fudge@padi.com or
sales.emea@padi.com

Phone number to the switch board: +44 117 300 7234.
Problems with PIC Online or logging in to the Pro site, please contact: eva.stevenson@padi.com. Phone: +44 117 300 7281 (Eva speaks Swedish) or customerservices.emea@padi.com.

eLearning
1) Customers with an account (30 days net): The commission will be paid to your account with PADI EMEA, you will be able to see this on your monthly statements, as a credit on the top of the page.
 2) Customers with Direct Payment (credit card): The same procedure as above, except you will not receive monthly statements. You can ask the sales rep when you place an order, to deduct any eLearning commission, you currently might have, from the amount you should pay to settle your order.

If you need documentation of what e-learning commission you are receiving, please contact simon.philips@padi.com, he can then send you an email every time he pays your commission to your account. You can also register a Pay-Pal account to have the commission being paid out this way, please contact Alicia.escalante@padi.com to let her know your Name, PADI number and Pay-Pal account, and you will have your commission straight to your account and not being sent via Emea.

Questions about renewal for 2012, please contact renewal@padi.com.
Please note that if you are not renewed after January 31, you will not be able to access the Pro site or use PICs online.

Business with PADI Nordic Please pay any unpaid invoices (dated in 2011), to PADI Nordic a.s.a.p. All unpaid invoices will shortly be handed over to Intrum Justitia for collection. This will cause added costs as well as extra charge of interest.
If you have any e-learning commission earned before Dec 31, 2011. Please make sure to invoice the amount to PADI Nordic a.s.a.p or you might risk losing the commission.