Instructor Development Course

Become a PADI Instructor, with a Course Director in your corner.

The IDC is the Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor courses run together, then the Instructor Examination. I'll be there to prepare and support you right through it.

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A group of new instructors holding certificates and a PADI 60th anniversary flag by the lake

The IDC covers knowledge development, confined and open water teaching presentations, standards and the business of diving. It finishes with the PADI Instructor Examination.

Most people going pro have a job, a family or a mortgage, often all three. That's fine. We build the course around you, and if it takes longer, it takes longer. What matters is you get there properly.

After you qualify, you keep my number. Help with your first students, standards questions, job hunting and references. That's the open door, and it doesn't close.

At a glance

Made up of
Assistant Instructor + Open Water Scuba Instructor
Starts from
PADI Divemaster (or equivalent), 18+, EFR within 24 months, medical within 12 months
Duration
9 to 11 days, plus the 2-day IE
Price
Get in touch for a quote, excl. PADI fees

PADI fees for 2026

You pay these direct to PADI. They're separate from my fees, and PADI sets them each year.

IDC application
£198.50 + VAT
Instructor Examination
£695 + VAT
EFR Instructor
£131 + VAT

VAT on the Instructor Examination depends on where it's held. This assumes an IE in the UK.

“As someone who has been diving since 1987, with multiple organisations, I can safely say he is exceptional. You won't find better.”
Bernie · Divemaster & IDC, 2024 to 2025 · More kind words
“I'd recommend Scott to anyone looking to become a PADI instructor.”
Hoang · IDC, 2023 · More kind words

Want to talk it through?

Tell me where your diving is now and when you're free. Courses are scheduled around the people on them.

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