PADI’s Professional Level Courses
For Scuba Diving Leaders and Scuba Instructors

Are you ready to transform your life?

You’ve been a scuba diver for over six months, you may have already attained the Master Scuba Diver rating, and treated yourself to several fun-filled scuba diving vacations — but something’s missing. Then one day you realize that you not only want to participate in scuba diving, but you want to teach the sport you have come to love.

PADI’s Professional Level Training:

• Helps you expand your knowledge of dive theory.
• Teaches you to apply the PADI System to confined water skills, knowledge development presentations, and open water training.
• Provides career opportunities worldwide.
• Expands your knowledge of scuba gear.
• Enables you to meet and network with other dive professionals worldwide.
• Provides you with professional continuing education options.
• Lets you do what you love!

Divemaster Course

The PADI Divemaster course is your first level of professional training. As a divemaster, you can demonstrate exemplary diving skills, rescue skills and dive management and supervision abilities. For many divemasters, this is just the beginning of their professional journey.

 

Note: The following is for your information only and beyond the scope of this web site as I am not yet rated to teach the Instructor Level. For more detailed information, please visite the PADI.com web site.

Instructor Development Course

The Instructor Development Course (IDC) is the cornerstone of PADI’s professional-level training. The course focuses on preparing you to function as a PADI Assistant Instructor or Open Water Scuba Instructor by introducing you to the complete PADI System. The course focuses your ability on using all components of the system as a professional dive educator.

Emergency First Response Instructor Course

The Emergency First Response Instructor course trains you to teach Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) for adults, children and infants. By acquiring this credential, you can provide necessary training to meet prerequisites for Rescue Diver and Divemaster courses. You need this credential to become an Open Water Scuba Instructor.

Specialty Instructor Courses

In addition to becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor, you will want to earn some specialty instructor ratings so that you can offer a variety of training to your student divers. Specialty instructor courses provide valuable teaching tips for meeting the requirements of the course. You can choose from any of the 27 standard specialty courses that PADI offers along with distinctive specialty courses your Course Director may offer. Having five specialty instructor ratings is a prerequisite for the Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) rating.

IDC Staff Instructor Course

The IDC Staff Instructor course trains Master Scuba Diver Trainers to act as assistants during instructor-level training courses. The course overviews the entire PADI Instructor Development program and requires candidates to participate in evaluation training, demonstrate role model teaching skills and dive theory knowledge.

Course Director Training Course

The Course Director rating denotes the highest instructor achievement in the PADI System. Those obtaining this prestigious level are among the most influential in the dive industry, serving as role models for other scuba instructors. The Course Director Training Course provides candidates with valuable marketing tips and advanced training in how to teach instructor–level courses, which range from IDCs to specialty instructor courses. Contact your PADI five star IDC dive shop or resort and begin your journey toward this coveted rating.

 

 

 

PADI Scuba Certification Cards
The most respected and sought after scuba credentials in the world

Your scuba diving certification card is proof that you’ve successfully completed your PADI training. If you have your card, you can even start scuba diving today or refresh your dive knowledge. Check out the complete list of PADI Courses I can teach in the sidebar to the right.

Whether you want to replace your lost card or update your photo and/or your contact information, purchase a limited edition or Project AWARE card, or you’re inquiring about your card that has yet to arrive – Just go to PADI.com and follow the online steps.