PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

Why Become a PADI Instructor?

• Share Your Passion: As a PADI Instructor, you get to share your love for the aquatic world with others.
• Enjoy What You Do: Spend your days in, around, and under water.
• Be In Demand: PADI Instructors are sought-after worldwide for their high-standard training.
• Transform Lives: Help others experience incredible underwater adventures.

Join the Elite

Ready to be among the professionals teaching the world’s leading scuba diver education programs? Take your first step and Go PROSM with an Instructor Development Course (IDC).

IDC: Your Path to Becoming an Instructor

• Two-Part Course: The IDC consists of the Assistant Instructor (AI) course and the Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) program.
• Complete Path: Most professionals complete the full IDC and proceed to the Instructor Examination (IE) – your gateway to becoming a certified PADI Instructor.
• Step-by-Step Progress: Starting as a PADI Assistant Instructor, you can later join the OWSI program and qualify for the IE.

Cross-Over for Existing Instructors

• If you’re already an instructor with another organization, you may directly enter the OWSI program, acknowledging your previous instructor training.

Prerequisites for IDC Enrollment

• Dive Experience: A PADI Divemaster who’s been a certified diver for six months with at least 60 logged dives (100 dives required to attend an IE).
• Emergency Training: Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the last 24 months.
• Medical Clearance: A recent medical statement signed by a physician.
• EFR Instructor Rating: This can be obtained during your instructor training.

Embark on a Rewarding Career

Join the ranks of PADI Instructors and enjoy a life filled with extraordinary underwater adventures and the joy of teaching scuba diving.