PADI Instructor Development Course
Prices and Schedules
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Pricing
For 2025, we are offering a comprehensive IDC package at Php 105,000, which includes the following:
- Languages: English, French, and Spanish, with support for Dutch, Italian, and Tagalog.
- Free IDC Prep: Two days covering dive theory, essential dive skills, knot tying, lift bag techniques, and a refresh of the rescue skills. This prep will help us identify the specific areas each participant needs to focus on, ensuring we can provide more personalized support to boost confidence before diving into the IDC!
- IDC Program (12 days): A complete instructor development course.
- EFR Instructor Course (2 days): Includes the EFRI program with all necessary materials.
- IDC & EFR Instructor Course CrewPacks: Comes with the most up-to-date IDC and EFR Instructor eLearning materials.
- FREE Emergency Oxygen Provider Specialty Instructor Course: As an instructor, we believe you should be confident in providing Medical Oxygen. That’s why we’ve included this specialty in your IDC (PADI application fee not included).
- FREE PADI Equipment Specialist Specialty Instructor Course: For the same reason as the specialty above, we believe that as an instructor, you should be confident in your knowledge of dive equipment to be the perfect role model for your students (PADI application fee not included).
- FREE Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Rating (no additional PADI fees required)
- FREE PADI AWARE Specialty Instructor Rating (no additional PADI fees required)
- FREE PADI AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Rating (no additional PADI fees required)
- FREE PADI AWARE Dive Against Debris Specialty Instructor Rating (no additional PADI fees required)
- Coffee, tea, water, cookies, fruits and snacks during the IDC
- Palawan Divers T-shirts
What’s excluded:
- PADI application fees (outlined below)
- Accommodation
- Equipment rental (Php 450 per day)
- Additional food and drinks
Upcoming IDC Dates for 2025
IDC Schedule for March
- IDC Prep Course: Starting March 19th (not mandatory but highly recommended)
- EFRI Course: March 21st-22nd
- IDC Course: Starting March 23rd (12-day course)
- Instructor Exam (IE): April 4th & 5th
- Day off after the IE: April 6th
- MSDT Program (2 days): April 7th-8th (Optional)
IDC Schedule for October
- IDC Prep Course: Starting October 2nd (not mandatory but highly recommended)
- EFRI Course: October 4th-5th
- IDC Course: Starting October 6th (12-day course)
- Instructor Exam (IE): October 19th & 20thst
- Day off after the IE: October 21st
- MSDT Program (2 days): October 22nd-23rd (Optional)
IDC Schedule for December
- IDC Prep Course: Starting November 25th (not mandatory but highly recommended)
- EFRI Course: November 27th-28th
- IDC Course: Starting November 29th (12-day course)
- Instructor Exam (IE): December 12th & 13th
- Day off after the IE: December 14th
- MSDT Program (2 days): December 15th-16th (Optional)
MSDT Preparation package
Enrolling in the PADI Specialty Instructor Courses will enhance your qualifications. We offer a great MSDT preparation program, which includes two Specialty Instructor courses within the IDC. If you’d like to complete additional Specialty Instructor ratings post-IE, we offer a package of 3 Specialty Instructor Courses for Php 10,000 (excluding PADI application fees of AU$131 each). The courses include Deep, Enriched Air/Nitrox, and UW Naturalist, which are in high demand globally.
Other Specialty Instructor courses are available for an additional cost—feel free to inquire for more details.