PADI Scuba Professional
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Become a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor in Golfo Aranci, Sardinia, with Course Director Luca Pelizzari and a team of Master and IDC Staff Instructors.
10 days
Duration
PADI Scuba Professional
Level
PADI
Certification
Online
Location
Next course
Next date
21 – 30 October 2026
Course price
From €900.00
Team
IDC Sardegna
About this course
The PADI IDC trains Divemasters to become PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors. It is led by Course Director Luca Pelizzari, supported by 2 Master Instructors and 5 IDC Staff Instructors.
You must meet every performance requirement in the workshops before you can sit the IE.
Enriched Air Diver, Emergency Oxygen Provider and PADI/DAN Advanced Oxygen Provider Instructor are included at no extra training cost, taught at the end of the IDC. PADI certification fees apply.
Workshops run in English and Italian; presentations can be given in either. Other languages can be arranged in advance. Groups are 4 to 8 candidates.
Course structure
Stage 1
Study the IDC theory at home through your PADI Pro account, with live sessions on Zoom. Complete it before arriving.
4 weeks · Zoom
Stage 2
Meet the team, refresh Open Water to Divemaster skills in the water and review dive theory.
2 days · Golfo Aranci
Stage 3
Classroom, confined-water and open-water teaching workshops, plus a day for the EFR Instructor course.
8 days · Golfo Aranci
Stage 4
A PADI Examiner assesses whether you meet the standard for Open Water Scuba Instructor. The IE is organised and run by PADI.
2 days · after the IDC
What's included
IDC e-Learning with live Zoom sessions
2-day IDC Prep with skills and dive theory refresher
Classroom, confined-water and open-water workshops
EFR Instructor course
Enriched Air, Emergency Oxygen and Advanced Oxygen Provider Instructor ratings
Help finding work after certification
What you'll learn
Prerequisites
Packages
€900.00
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€1,400.00
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€1,800.00
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€2,400.00
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Dates & Booking
Package selected: Silver IDC Package · €1,800.00Change package
Questions
The IDC turns Divemasters into PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors. It combines instructor-level theory, teaching workshops and confined and open water training, and prepares you for the PADI Instructor Examination (IE).
You need to be 18 or older and a PADI Divemaster (or equivalent), with 60 logged dives to start (100 to be certified), a medical statement and first aid/CPR training from the last 24 months.
About four weeks of e-Learning with live Zoom sessions, then 10 days in person in Golfo Aranci - 2 days of IDC Prep and 8 days of IDC. The Instructor Examination follows, usually within two days.
Teaching workshops and presentations, confined and open water teaching practice, standards and risk management, IE preparation, a dedicated EFR Instructor day and three Instructor Specialties: Enriched Air, Emergency Oxygen Provider and Advanced Oxygen Provider.
Both. Live e-Learning sessions run in Italian on Mondays and Thursdays and in English on Tuesdays and Fridays, and the in-person IDC is taught in English or Italian - bilingually when the group needs it.
Yes - the pathway is Divemaster, then IDC, then the IE. If you are a professional with another agency, ask us about a Crossover to PADI.
If you can demonstrate core skills comfortably, control your buoyancy and trim and explain things clearly, you're ready. Feeling rusty? 1-to-1 tutoring with an IDC Staff Instructor closes the gaps before day one.
You sit the PADI Instructor Examination, run independently by a PADI Examiner. Once you pass, you can teach PADI courses up to your instructor rating.
Yes. Add five Specialty Instructor ratings and certify 25 divers to become a Master Scuba Diver Trainer - many candidates start straight after the IE with the specialties included in their IDC.
Yes - we help with arrival, accommodation (rooms in a hotel B&B 20 metres from our base or a shared apartment), equipment and your study plan.
Finish your e-Learning, practise your core skills to demonstration quality, and make sure your medical statement and first aid/CPR training are current.
Choose your dates on the course page and book, or contact us for a quick eligibility check and a step-by-step plan.
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What Our Students Say
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“🌊 IDC No. 8 – April-May 2026: AMAZING! 🌊 An incredibly intensive course that truly prepares you to become the kind of instructor you wish you had when you first decided to breathe underwater 🤿 It lasted nearly a month online and 10 days in person.💪💪💪 You need to trust the process, because the program is designed not only to teach diving skills, but also to help you grow into a more professional, confident, and…”
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“I just did my IDC with IDC Sardegna and it was the most amazing experience in my life. I love all of the staff with all my heart. The support, the training, the organisation and in generall every day was structured perfect. It was a challengig time, but I fully enjoyed it and was able to do a big step in my diving live. Special thanks to the Course Director Luca, who is one of the most inspiring persons I met in my…”
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“I did the IDC with them and everything was truly fantastic. They're professional, helpful, and ready to help you both with the course and if you have any issues with the equipment. They truly take care of every detail. Luckily, I don't have to do it again 😄 ✌🏼, but if I did, I'd definitely choose them again.”
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