Do you want to turn your passion for diving into a professional career? The Instructor Development Course (IDC) in Malta is the first step to becoming a certified PADI instructor and teaching others to explore the fascinating underwater world.
During this course, you will acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to teach diving, enhance your water skills, and learn essential rescue techniques to ensure effective and safe teaching.
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To obtain the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) certification, you must first complete the IDC (Instructor Development Course), pass the Instructor Examination (IE), which includes theoretical, practical, and written tests. With this certification, you will be able to:
This is the instructor development course, the training programme that prepares you to become a PADI diving instructor.
The IDC consists of two parts:
Our course director, Diego Sánchez, is a PADI Platinum Course Director with years of experience training diving instructors. With over 20 IDCs taught and a 100% pass rate, Diego guarantees your success with personalised and continuous teaching.
Additionally, Malta, with its crystal-clear waters and vibrant marine life, is the perfect setting to start your professional career as an instructor.
The PADI OWSI certification is internationally recognised, allowing you to work as a diving instructor anywhere in the world.
You will be able to teach and certify PADI courses at all levels, from beginner programmes like Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) to advanced courses like Divemaster.
The OWSI certification is highly sought after in dive centres, resorts, and global tour operators, providing you with multiple options to develop your career.
You will learn to lead, teach, and manage groups of divers, skills that are also valuable outside the water.
You will become part of a global network of PADI instructors, sharing experiences and resources with professionals passionate about diving.
You can continue your professional development with additional specialties and certifications, such as Course Director, which will open new leadership opportunities in the diving world.
No, the course has specific dates. Contact us to check the upcoming schedules.
You must be a certified Divemaster (or equivalent), be at least 18 years old, and have logged a minimum of 60 dives before starting the IDC (100 dives for the IE exam).
You will be able to dive to 30 metres anywhere in the world and access more opportunities to explore places and types of diving that were previously unavailable to you.
Once you finish the IDC and pass the IE exam, you will receive your certification within a short period.
Malta is one of the most popular diving destinations in the world, thanks to its crystal-clear waters, shipwrecks, and ideal infrastructure for instructor training.
No, PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) and IDC (Instructor Development Course) are not exactly the same, but they are closely related:
In summary, the IDC is the full course, and the OWSI is the certification you receive after completing the IDC and passing the official exam.
