Launch a teaching career where divers dream of training: south-ari-atoll, with year-round whale sharks and manta encounters. The PADI Instructor Development Course prepares you to teach across the atoll's reefs and certify the next generation of divers.
The PADI IDC leads to the Instructor Examination conducted by a PADI Examiner. It uses PADI eLearning and manuals, requires EFR Instructor status, and issues PADI OWSI credentials.
Teaching practice uses South Ari's calm house reefs at 5-18m for confined and open-water presentations, the same gentle sites where you will later certify students. With channel and whale-shark diving close by, the atoll is an inspiring base for new instructors.
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Fly into Malé (MLE) · 3-4 hours from India.
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