Professional courses
Course from PADI Dive Master to IDC Staff Instructor and EFR First Aid instructor.
The PADI Go Pro program takes you on the path to being an Open Water Scuba Instructor, starting with the Divemaster course, then either a full Instructor Development Course (IDC) or by completing the Assistant Instructor course then an Open Water Scuba Instructor course. These courses are preparing you for the Instructor Exam (IE). Once qualified as an instructor you will probably want to continue your progress through the ranks and complete a Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) program which then allows you to become a Staff Instructor.
You would work with and be taught by the Academy Divers team at every level, this ensures consistency and creates a family atmosphere within our Dive Centre.
Here at Academy Divers we have an In House PADI Course Director who leads our Go Pro training!
Professional course prices do not include materials or fees to PADI.
EFR Instructor
£250
CPR and first aid are key skills that are important to everyone, not just scuba divers. As an Emergency First Response Instructor, you teach skills based on internationally recognized emergency care guidelines, and you can offer courses to anyone.
The great thing about EFR courses is they make learning easy by providing a comfortable environment to practice emergency care skills.
Your students finish the course feeling confident with their new skills and ready to help someone in need.
PADI Divemaster
£550
Are you now ready to take your first step and become part of PADI’s global family of Instructors and PADI professionals, the most highly respected dive professionals in the world?
What will I do?
Learn PADI dive leadership skills through classroom, and independent study.
Complete water skills, in confined and open water.
Undertake exercises to test problem solving and organisational skills.
PADI Assistant Instructor
£450
Do you want to take your next step and become a PADI Assistant Instructor?
You will fine tune your, already considerable skills, take on more instructional roles and learn classroom and lecturing techniques, using PADI’s prescriptive teaching model.
What will I do?
Open water prescriptive teaching presentations and assessments
Knowledge development through classroom and independent study
Confined water Skills and teaching presentations. Teaching scenario assessments
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
£550
The Open Water Scuba Instructor course fine tunes all the teaching skills you learned on your Assistant Instructor course. It will raise your teaching standard to a level necessary to pass your PADI Instructor examinations.
PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)
£900
The Instructor Development Course (IDC) is made up of two parts – the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program. Most dive professionals complete the entire IDC and go on to attend an Instructor Examination (IE), which is the final step to earn a PADI Instructor certification.
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
From £350
A Master Scuba Diver Trainer, is qualified to teach and certify a diver at PADI’s highest recreational level.
The Instructor has five or more speciality Instructor certifications and as developed a high standard of expertise as a dive educator.
PADI IDC Staff Instructor
£450
As a IDC Staff Instructor you will be moving onto PADI’s next level of training, helping to teach the next generation of PADI Instructors.
What can I do?
Help PADI Course Directors conduct Instructor level continued education
Independently teach the Assistant Instructor course
Help PADI Course Directors conduct the Instructor Development course
PADI Master Instructor
POA
PADI Master Instructors are recognized as elite scuba diving educators who, through dedication and hard work, have proven to be dive industry leaders.
You earn the Master Instructor rating by exemplifying what it means to be a scuba diving professional through your teaching efforts and professional conduct.
PADI Course Director
POA
A PADI Course Director has reached the very top of PADI’s educational system. Course Directors represent less than one percent of PADI members worldwide.
Course Director training courses held annually and hopeful candidates must submit an application for acceptance onto the course. There is no higher or more prestigious certification in the dive industry.
Course Directors are the only people qualified to conduct the Instructor Development Course (IDC), needed to become an Open Water Scuba Instructor.
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