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PADI INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE Take Your Diving Career to the Next Level with Sugar Land Dive Center's PADI Instructor Development Course

Join the Best and become a PADI Scuba Instructor with Sugar Land Dive Center!

Our Platinum PADI Course Director, Phillip Hetherington, and the experienced Instructional Team at Sugar Land Dive Center conduct the IDCs in a professional and exciting manner. With an easy-paced, flexible program, you'll learn to organize PADI courses, present academic presentations, and conduct confined and open-water teaching sessions.

Our commitment to your success as a PADI Instructor begins now! 

Our next scheduled IDC will begin on Saturday, July 8, and is scheduled to end on Sunday, July 16.

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The PADI IE will be held in Nacogdoches on July 22/23. 

Evening and weekend programs are available. Contact us for more information.

Our 2023 IDC schedule is out and co-hosted with our sister location, Cozumel Dive Academy - experience the thrills of learning in either Texas or Cozumel, Mexico!

 2023 Texas IDC Schedule     

   2023 Cozumel IDC Schedule 

Enjoy small class sizes, quality real-life training with clinics, and flexible schedules with night and weekend programs.
  

What Sets Us Apart?

Year-round training featuring monthly PADI Instructor Development Courses (IDC)
IDC's offered in both Sugar Land, Texas, and in Cozumel, Mexico 
 Small class sizes - Maximum of six candidates per IDC 
Flexible schedules, including night and weekend programs
 Quality real-life training, including industry-specific clinics
 Bi-Lingual Instructors on staff - English and Spanish
 PADI IDC Staff Instructor Programs offered with every IDC 
Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) program with a wide range of Specialty Instructor Courses
Job placement assistance
 

What's Included in Our IDCs?

IDC Digital Crewpac 
IDC Prep Course 
Emergency First Response Instructor (EFRI) Course 
EFRI Crewpac 
Free Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Instructor Course
 
Our promise to you is simple. We will provide you with the best, most current training possible. When you complete your PADI IDC with us, we guarantee you will pass your PADI Instructor Exam (IE), or you can come back and participate in another IDC at no additional cost. (PADI fees not included.)
 

In addition to everything listed above, our Cozumel IDCs also include the following:

Accommodations
Transportation to and from training locations
Lunch is provided on training days.

Already an Instructor with another certifying agency? Let us show you how easy it is to cross over and maximize your potential as a PADI Instructor.

Our goal is for you to become a successful PADI Dive Professional.

Our All-Inclusive Price 

$1995.00* 

*Cozumel IDC's $2200.00

PADI Fees are not included and are payable directly to PADI. The 2023 fees are:

IDC Fee $22.00
IE Fee $795.00
Specialty Instructor Fee - $85.00 per specialty applied for
EFR Instructor Fee $135.00

    Start Date Course Type End Date   Price    
09 Jan 2024 IDC - Cozumel 22 Jan 2024 US$ 2200.00

Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington,

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27 Feb 2024 IDC - Cozumel 11 Mar 2024 US$ 2200.00

Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington,

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09 Mar 2024 IDC - Sugar Land 17 Mar 2024 US$ 1995.00

Induction
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Knowledge Development 1
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Knowledge Development 2
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Knowledge Development 3
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Knowledge Development 4
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Knowledge Development 5
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Knowledge Development 6
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Confined Water 1
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Confined Water 2
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Confined Water 3
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Open Water 1
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Open Water 2
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Open Water 3
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Open Water 4
Sat 09 Dec 2023
02:55 AM
Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington,

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07 May 2024 IDC - Cozumel 20 May 2024 US$ 2200.00

Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington,

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25 Jun 2024 IDC - Cozumel 08 Jul 2024 US$ 2200.00

Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington,

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03 Sep 2024 IDC - Cozumel 16 Sep 2024 US$ 2200.00

Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington,

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19 Nov 2024 IDC - Cozumel 02 Dec 2024 US$ 2200.00

Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington,

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