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!

PADI has added an Instructor Exam in Dallas over the weekend of June 17/18. Therefore we have added an additional IDC to our schedule start on on Saturday, June 3, and ending on Sunday, June 11. Evening and weekend sessions for this IDC will begin on Wednesday, May 24.

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

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

Course:

	Start Date	Course Type	End Date	Price
	27 Jun 2023	IDC - Cozumel	10 Jul 2023	US$ 2200.00
IDC Curriculum Thu 02 Sep 2021 08:30 AM 60 minutes Cozumel Dive Academy Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington, Request More Info
	08 Jul 2023	IDC - Sugar Land	16 Jul 2023	US$ 1995.00
Induction Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 1 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 2 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 3 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 4 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 5 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 6 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Confined Water 1 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Confined Water 2 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Confined Water 3 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Open Water 1 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Open Water 2 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Open Water 3 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Open Water 4 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington, Request More Info
	05 Sep 2023	IDC - Cozumel	18 Sep 2023	US$ 2200.00
IDC Curriculum Thu 02 Sep 2021 08:30 AM 60 minutes Cozumel Dive Academy Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington, Request More Info
	07 Oct 2023	IDC - Sugar Land	15 Oct 2023	US$ 1995.00
Induction Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 1 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 2 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 3 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 4 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 5 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Knowledge Development 6 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Confined Water 1 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Confined Water 2 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Confined Water 3 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Open Water 1 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Open Water 2 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Open Water 3 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Open Water 4 Wed 31 May 2023 05:07 PM Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington, Request More Info
	14 Nov 2023	IDC - Cozumel	27 Nov 2023	US$ 2200.00
IDC Curriculum Thu 02 Sep 2021 08:30 AM 60 minutes Cozumel Dive Academy Instructor(s): Phillip Hetherington, Request More Info

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