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Career Change
We will guide you to becoming a highly marketable instructor, with a very strong CV and great interview technique. We can guarantee you at least an interview for a dream job and we’ll use our extensive global network to help you secure your perfect role.
Students/Gap Year
Students: Fill your year with adventure and travel the world as a PADI Instructor. Be the envy of your fellow travellers by spending your days cruising beneath the waves, teaching excited tourists how to dive and having plenty of money in the bank to enjoy a cold sundowner with your new mates at the end of a rewarding day.
Parents: As a PADI Instructor, your child will be armed with a huge tool kit of highly transferrable skills including team work, public speaking, time management, leadership, finance management and marketing. They will be able to work their way around the world, putting some money aside for their future, and gaining some unforgettable life experiences along the way. Click here for a comparison of the cost of training as a Scuba Instructor (from total beginner).
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Pro Training
Divemaster
The PADI Divemaster course will transform you from a passionate diver into a dive leader and prepare you for some extraordinary job opportunities around the world. You will expand your knowledge of scuba diving concepts and equipment and gain leadership abilities through practical workshops with an instructor mentor. PADI Divemaster is the first step in your diving career.
Instructor
If you like people, have a passion for scuba diving and want an extraordinary life - become a PADI Instructor. Teaching scuba diving allows you to share your love of the aquatic world with others while doing what you enjoy - being in, around and under water. We include the PADI Advanced Training Academy free of charge in all our Instructor courses, and ECO IDC options in the UK and Barbados.
Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Being an MSDT signifies that you've got the experience and certifications to offer all the training a diver needs to become a Master Scuba Diver - the ultimate recreational diver rating. Being an MSDT is a fantastic credential to expand your CV making you more employable and helping you stand out from the crowd.
IDC Staff Instructor
IDC Staff Instructors assist with instructor training and share their wisdom and experience with new PADI leaders. Taking the IDC Staff Instructor course provides you with in-depth knowledge of the instructor development process and prepares you to shape the next generation of PADI Professionals.
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Master Instructor
PADI Master Instructors are recognised 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.
Course Director
PADI Course Directors are PADI Master Instructors who have taken the next step and joined an exclusive group of instructor trainers. Course Directors teach PADI Instructor Development Courses (IDCs) and other instructor-level training, thus are the scuba diving industry's most influential leaders and role models.
Two Course Directors for the Price of One
At Ocean Turtle Diving, our professional training is led by two of the industry's finest. Platinum Course Director Kerrie Eade and Silver Course Director Edwin Lodder combine their expertise to deliver courses that are not only enjoyable, but achieve extraordinary results. As a PADI-recognised Career Development Centre — the highest level of recognition PADI awards — we train over 200 professionals every year, while ensuring every candidate receives the personalised, tailored experience they deserve.
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Our network within the diving industry is unrivalled. Whether you're looking for a complete career change, a new lifestyle, or simply a more fulfilling way to spend your time, we'll connect you with the right opportunities and guarantee you at least an interview for your dream role.
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Kerrie brings invaluable business world experience to every course, while Edwin's expertise in social media and marketing gives our graduates a genuine edge in today's competitive job market. Together, they run both full and part-time instructor courses throughout the year, in locations around the world.
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Your journey doesn't end when your course does. Our dedicated graduate support network is there for the long haul, guiding and supporting you through every stage of your career as a PADI Professional.
From L to R: Kristin Valette-Wirth - PADI Chief Brand & Membership Officer, Edwin, Drew Richardson - PADI CEO and Kerrie.