PADI Instructor Development Course

Once you have completed your Open Water Scuba Instructor, and Assistant Instructor courses, you're on the home straight to take your Instructor Exam (IE).

Pre-requisite qualifying courses

• PADI Divemaster rating or qualifying certification from another certification organisation
• Have 60 logged dives, including night, deep, and navigation dives
• Have been a certified diver for at least 6 months

Minimum age

• 18 years

What the course covers

• The Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba Instructor courses run back to back over the full 8 days.
• On completing the full IDC or the OWSI you can go on to the two day Instructor Exam (IE), which is conducted by PADI at a suitable location. The IE can be taken immediately after the IDC or up to 1 year afterwards, and can be arranged during the course.

What it will cost, and what you'll need

• Course Fee: £690.00
• You will need your own set of scuba equipment
• Manual and training materials are required
• All professional courses have membership fees, and some also have exam fees payable to PADI direct.Course calendar

General notes on all PADI Professional Courses

• All the professional courses have strict pre-requisite and qualifying criteria - some information is included here, but you will need to check out the detail on the PADI website, and also ask us for a copy of our Divemaster/Instructor Course information sheet.
• All the pro courses require that you have a full in-date (within 12 months) diving medical before starting the course, and if you wish to work in the UK you will also need an HSE medical, in-date (24 months) CPR and First Aid qualification (Emergency First Response), and all your log books and qualifications.
• You will need your own set of scuba equipment
• Manual and training materials are required
• All professional courses have membership fees, and some also have exam fees payable to PADI direct.

Course calendar

How to Book

Booking a course with Andark couldn't be more straight forward, there are three simple steps to follow:

1. Phone us to check the availibility of the course that you have chosen, and the dates you wish to attend.
2. Download and complete the booking form, and return to us by post.
3. Download and complete the medical declaration form, and return to us by post.

Please click on the icons on the right to download a PDF copy of our booking and medical declaration forms. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here to download a free copy.

Booking Form

Medical Declaration