Real Voices From the PADI Course Director Training Course

CDTC candidates in the pool training

What it Takes to Make it to the Course Director Training Course (CDTC)

This article provides insights and guidelines to prepare effectively for the CDTC and become a respected educator in the diving community

Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer Dates for 2017

We are pleased to announce that the EFR Instructor Trainer schedule for 2017 has now been announced. The EFR Instructor Trainer course includes online learning followed by a live knowledge development and practical element, which will be conducted on the dates shown below. This training enables successful applicants to offer EFR Instructor courses, making it...

PADI Europe, Middle East and Africa Applauds its 2015 Frequent Trainers

PADI Course Directors, the highest level of PADI Professional, are much sought after individuals within the diving industry. Becoming a PADI Course Director is one of the toughest challenges an experienced PADI Professional will face throughout their career. Many rigorous prerequisites must be met before the aspiring PADI Pro may submit an application to be...

Thomas J Koch, first deaf PADI Course Director

Back in June, I was lucky enough to complete my Course Director Training in the Dominican Republic. At the start of the course I had first day nerves. It took me back to the first day of my Open Water course and especially to the first day of my Instructor Development Course. As we went...

Eight New PADI Course Directors from the Asia Pacific Region

Success comes from striving to be the best and for a select group of PADI Master Instructors this motivation has led them to the PADI Course Director Training Course (CDTC) in the Dominican Republic. Conducted from the 9th to 17th June, 2015, these PADI Professionals joined PADI staff on the final part of their journey...

EMEA Success on the June 2015 Course Director Training Course!

PADI Europe, Middle East and Africa is proud to announce that the twelve candidates from the EMEA region have successfully completed their Course Director Training Course (CDTC). They were part of a program made up of 47 PADI Members from around the world that took place earlier this month in the Dominican Republic. New PADI...

Becoming a PADI Course Director

PADI Course Directors are PADI Master Instructors who have taken the next step and joined an elite group of instructor trainers. Course Directors teach PADI Instructor Development Courses (IDCs) and other instructor-level training, and thus are the scuba diving industry’s most influential leaders and role models. This rating is the highest and most respected professional...

Congratulations!

We would like to congratulate John W. Mitchell on recently becoming a PADI Course Director. John attended the CDTC in Malaysia along with 13 other PADI Master Instructors who successfully completed the programme. John is based in the UK. Well done all the attendees!!!!