DIVCAAS — the Diving Competency Assessment & Assurance Scheme — is a complete digital platform for implementing IMCA competency portfolios, from first evidence entry through assessor sign-off to verified certificate issuance. Built for diving companies who take competence seriously.
Aligned with international diving standards
Each person in the assessment process has their own dedicated portal — purpose-built for their role.
Divers and technicians building their competency portfolio — entry criteria, evidence, and progress tracking for all IMCA units.
Company-appointed assessors reviewing portfolios, conducting workplace assessments, and signing off competency units against the IMCA C003 standard.
Company-appointed verifiers providing independent second-level verification of completed portfolios before certificate issuance — fully documented and countersigned.
Company administrators managing their entire team — approving access, issuing certificates, and monitoring competency status.
Clients, auditors or regulators verifying the authenticity of any DIVCAAS certificate instantly via QR code — no login needed.
Most established diving companies already have competency portfolios in place — binders, spreadsheets, sign-off sheets. The IMCA framework and the 12 diving competency roles aren't new to you.
DIVCAAS isn't asking you to change anything. It's a direct digital implementation of the same IMCA C003 framework you already follow — taking everything your team does on paper and putting it online. Same roles. Same units. Same sign-off process. Just without the paperwork, the filing, the lost documents, and the manual effort of tracking who is certified and when they expire.
A clear, structured 6-step process — from onboarding through assessor sign-off, independent verification, and certificate issuance.
Admin creates an invitation for a specific IMCA role. The candidate registers and their account is approved by the company.
The candidate works through their competency units — recording entry criteria, assessment evidence, and supporting documents.
A company-appointed assessor reviews the portfolio, conducts a workplace assessment, and digitally signs off each competency unit against the IMCA C003 standard.
A company-appointed verifier carries out an independent second-level review of the completed portfolio — countersigning to confirm all assessments meet the required standard before a certificate can be issued.
Once all units are signed off, verified, and three mandatory gates pass, the admin issues a Certificate of Competence — auto-generated by the system or custom-designed to the company's own branding.
Anyone can scan the QR code on the certificate and instantly verify its authenticity online — valid, expired, or not found.
Every role has its own unique competency units, performance criteria and evidence requirements — all based on the exact IMCA C003 Rev. 3.3 standard text.
One platform. Every tool required to run a compliant IMCA competency assurance scheme.
Candidates record all entry criteria, assessment evidence and supporting documents digitally. Progress tracked automatically across every unit.
Structured WPA forms for each role — covering direct observation, oral questioning and performance criterion sign-off by the assessor.
Assessors and verifiers sign off each unit digitally. All signatures are timestamped and stored permanently with the portfolio record.
A professionally designed Certificate of Competence issued when all gates pass — with a unique certificate number, issue date, 5-year expiry and QR code. Certificates can be system auto-generated or fully customised to each company's branding and requirements using the dedicated Certificate Designer tool.
Every certificate carries a scannable QR code. Anyone can verify its authenticity in seconds — no account or login required.
Company admins manage their entire team — approving accounts, assigning assessors, monitoring progress and issuing certificates from one dashboard.
Automatic alerts at 90, 60 and 30 days before a certificate expires — so candidates and companies always stay ahead of renewals.
Generate a full printable portfolio report at any stage — showing all evidence, assessor sign-offs, progress and certificate status in one document.
A dedicated drag-and-drop Certificate Designer lets each company fully customise their certificate layout, logo, colours and content — or use the professional system default with zero setup.
Many established diving companies already have competency portfolios in place. DIVCAAS is a direct digital implementation of the same IMCA C003 framework you already follow — taking everything your team does on paper and putting it online. Same roles. Same units. Same sign-off process. Zero disruption.
No outsourcing. No third-party consultants. No dependency on external bodies to manage your competency records. Register your company on DIVCAAS, invite your dive team members, and run your entire IMCA competency assurance scheme in-house — fully owned and fully controlled by you.
DIVCAAS is not an outsourced service. It is a self-operated digital platform — your company registers, your company runs it, your company owns the data. We provide the tool. You run the scheme.
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