PADI Continuing Education

Continue your diving education

It is so important to have as many skills as possible when you are looking for work as a diving Instructor. It gives both you and your future employer confidence of your ability as a dive educator. In most parts of the world an instructor without training beyond the OWSI level will find it much harder to find employment that someone with many extra skills.

Your next step – PADI Specialty Instructor Courses

After becoming a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) you’ll want to teach divers specific types of diving dependant to what your local area offers. To do this you need to be able to teach PADI Specialty diver courses. By doing so you can heighten your students’ comfort level and strengthen their underwater skills, ultimately leading to their enjoyment of diving more than ever before.

SIGN UP now to join the next PADI Specialty Instructor Training program.

There is wide variety of PADI Instructor Specialty courses. All these courses introduce you to the standards of the courses and also show you how to effectively market, conduct and organize the courses as an Instructor. Some of the most popular Instructor specialty courses are listed here below:

Planet Scuba India conducts the PADI specialty courses after the PADI IDC and IE have finished. We will also conduct them at any point during the year so let us know what you need. You can see the list of prices for these courses. Most of these courses will take one day to complete and can be combined with the PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer course or Internship.

SIGN UP now to join the next PADI Specialty Instructor Training program.

EFRI – Emergency First Response Instructor Course

This program is composed of two core modules: Emergency First Response – Primary Care and Emergency First Response – Secondary Care. Together, these courses provide instruction in CPR and First Aid, as well as providing optional (yet recommended) Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and Emergency Oxygen sections.

The EFRI course teaches Instructors and Divemasters how to organize, conduct, market and promote the PADI Emergency First Response Course. The PADI Rescue Diver course requires students to have EFR training prior to certification; you want to ensure that you can offer this course.

EFR Instructor candidates must first be certified as first aid providers prior to undertaking the EFR Instructor course.

The EFRI course is conducted prior to the IDC.

SIGN UP now to join the next PADI EFR Instructor Training program.

PADI O2 Emergency Provider

Did you know that less than 50 percent of all injured divers receive emergency oxygen in the field? Fewer still receive oxygen concentrations approaching the recommended 100 percent. Believing that we must do better than this, PADI has introduced the new PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty course.

This entry-level course teaches recognition of diving illnesses treatable by emergency oxygen, as well as proper equipment setup and administration. This course is fun, easy and open to all – divers and non-divers alike. Being the best buddy you can be means being prepared – especially in a time of need.

SIGN UP now to join the next PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor Training program.

PADI Master SCUBA Diver Trainer

If you want to train your dive students to the highest purely recreational dive level in the PADI System of diver education, you’ll want to be a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer. By attaining this level, your dive students will know where to come when they want to learn from an expert.

The Master SCUBA Diver Trainer rating is obtained when you already have five PADI Instructor Specialties. As a MSDT, you are able to teach PADI Master SCUBA Divers.

Planet Scuba India conducts the MSDT after the IDC/IE. This course will normally take around four days to complete with Matt although this depends on the exact specialties you plan to take. With our superb MSDT Internship option you can work towards getting the 25 certifications needed for the PADI MSDT qualification.

SIGN UP now to join the next PADI Master SCUBA Diver Trainer program.

IDC Staff Instructor

Probably the most interesting PADI Instructor level courses!

IDC Staff Instructors work with Course Directors in a similar way to how Divemasters work with Instructors. As an IDC Staff Instructor, you are heavily involved in conducting, organizing and assisting the IDC and Instructor Specialty courses. You will also be qualified to independently teach the PADI Assistant Instructor courses.

The IDC Staff Instructor course starts four days before the actual IDC. This is when you will be undertaking the two day course with our PADI Platinum Course Director, Matt. Once you have successfully completed the IDC Staff Instructor course you will then sit in on the entire IDC where you will be expected to present IDC presentations to the IDC candidates.

SIGN UP now to join the next PADI IDC Staff Instructor course.

Scuba Diving Jobs

When it comes to finding employment, real life working experience is critical. At Planet Scuba India we have a MSDT internship program that will allow you to earn five Instructor Specialty ratings and gain 25 certifications under the supervision of our PADI Course Directors and Staff Instructors. Teaching alongside such experienced educators will put you well ahead the competition when it comes to finding a job.

Contact us for more information on all our PADI Instructor Continuing Education Courses.

Dive Job Networking

At Planet Scuba India we have a large network of businesses around the region that are looking for quality PADI Instructors. Planet Scuba India has a reputation for developing top quality Instructors so when you choose to do your PADI IDC or internship with Planet Scuba India you gain access to all of these potential diving jobs.