PADI Courses Your next great adventure starts here. Learn To Dive See All Courses Start Your Scuba Diving Certification As a certified diver, you’ll interact with fascinating animals, explore exotic destinations, and surface with amazing stories to share. Getting started is easy. Enroll online, and complete your in-water training in just a few days. Are you ready to live a more extraordinary life? BECOME A DIVER Explore PADI Certification Levels Already a certified diver? Congratulations! An exciting journey lies ahead. Whether you want to be able to access more dive sites with an Advanced Open Water Diver certification, improve your skills or learn underwater photography, videography, fish identification, etc., we have the right course for you. EXPLORE OPTIONS Start Your Scuba Diving Career Turn your passion into your job! As a PADI Divemaster or Instructor, you can earn money as you travel the world, or stay in one place and become a local diving expert. Whether you work in a dive shop, resort, or on a liveaboard, you’ll enjoy a rewarding career and get paid to do something you love. TELL ME MORE More Than Just Scuba Diving Freediving Just one breath of air and then you and the ocean. Experience the beauty of the underwater world in a serene and peaceful way, and enjoy uniquely natural marine animal encounters. Freediving may appear relatively simple, but doing it safely requires knowledge and skills best taught by a qualified instructor. PADI’s freediving courses will teach you invaluable techniques to help you improve your confidence in the water while having a greater understanding of your body and mind. LEARN MORE Technical Diving Technical (tec) diving means going beyond recreational scuba diving limits – exploring places few divers have ever seen. For experienced divers looking for a new challenge, PADI TecRec courses are your ticket to extreme adventure. LEARN MORE The PADI eLearning® Difference Whether you want to learn to scuba dive or you’re a certified scuba diver looking to continue your education, PADI’s digital scuba programs are the way to go. Work at your own pace, online or offline, using your computer or mobile device. Schedule in-water training when you’re ready. DIGITAL PROGRAMS Seek Adventure. Save the Ocean.℠ PADI’s mission is to create a billion torchbearers that explore and protect our ocean. A community that cares deeply about healing the planet above and below the surface, PADI Torchbearers inspire others to bring about meaningful change by turning passion into purpose for the ocean. JOIN OUR COMMUNITY Visit Our Scuba Diving Blog Read inspiring stories from PADI Divers, scuba diving tips and more. Top 10 Scuba Diving Myths How many of these myths and misconceptions have you heard? 11 Inspiring Quotes About the Ocean PADI Divers share their favorite quotes about ocean protection. Scuba Diving Terminology Here’s how to properly speak scuba