Learn how to lead dives, assist with classes and be the diver everyone looks up to. Your scuba career starts here.

Teach a specialty course that interests you. Choose from, Deep Diver, Night Diver or Public Safety Diver course, just to name a few. There are 25+ standard PADI Specialty Diver courses to choose from.

The ultimate recreational diver rating. All PADI Instructors who have certified at least 25 PADI Divers and have earned five or more PADI Specialty Instructor certifications can be a Master Scuba Diver Trainer.

Get recognized as an elite scuba diving educator who, through dedication and hard work, has proven to be a dive industry leader.

This rating is the highest and most respected professional rating in recreational scuba diving. To become a Course Director, you must earn a spot in a Course Director Training Course (CDTC).

Start here to become a PADI dive Instructor. Share your passion with others and help them experience the same joy you have for scuba diving.