PADI IDC in Phuket, Thailand
Become a certified PADI Instructor and launch your diving career today!
Become a PADI Instructor in Phuket, Thailand
Ready to start your career as a scuba diving professional? Join our PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) in Phuket, Thailand with Course Director André Turcotte. Our program offers expert coaching, small class sizes, and personal attention to help you succeed at the PADI Instructor Examination (IE) and beyond.
🎯 What You’ll Learn
✅ Instructor-level theory and standards
✅ Confined water teaching techniques
✅ Open water teaching presentations
✅ Risk management, sales, and career support
✅ Practice exams to prepare for success
🔧 Course Format
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Duration: 12 days
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Location: Phuket, Thailand
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Includes: IDC prep, workshops, mock IE, and coaching
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Class Size: Max 6 students for focused attention
🤝 Why Choose My IDC
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IDC in a friendly, professional environment
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You’ll never feel like a number
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Personal coaching, both in and out of the water
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Learn from someone who’s helped hundreds succeed
🥽 Real Training. Real Results.
Evaluating and guiding candidates through every workshop.
Teamwork and control — two essential IDC skills.
Building strong underwater teaching habits from Day 1.
📋 Course Requirements
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Minimum certification: PADI Divemaster (or equivalent)
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At least 100 logged dives before the Instructor Exam
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Valid EFR certification (within the last 24 months)
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Medical clearance (within the last 12 months)
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Must be at least 18 years old
🗓️ Duration & Schedule
The full IDC in Phuket, Thailand typically takes 12 days, including workshops and mock exams.
🕐 IDC schedule are made to match the IE and are being held every months.
🎓 Success Beyond the IE
It’s not just about passing the exam — it’s about becoming an instructor people trust. I’ll help you develop the confidence and ability to teach professionally anywhere in the world.
Our packages at a glance
Package
Dates
Included
Price
Silver
12 days
• IDC (prep+AI+OWSI)
• EFRi
• Oxygen provider instructor course
• Dive Against Debris Specialty Instructor Course
• 100% Pass
฿41,900
Gold
15 days
Silver package plus:
• 5 Specialty Instructor course (on top of the previous ones, 7 altogether)
฿57,700
Platinum
12 weeks
Gold plus:
12 weeks of team teaching
• 25 certifications
• Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) Certification
฿77,700
Silver IDC package: ฿41,900
✔️Included in all the PADI IDC Phuket Thailand package:
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Resident PADI Course Director – Teaching the IDC as a full-time job
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EFR Instructor course – Primary/Secondary Care and Care for Children
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Free IDC prep – 1 day of Divemaster Theory and skills revision before the IDC
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Access to training pool – 3 levels: 1, 2 and 4 meters
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Mock-up exam and remediation all along the IDC
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Extra Open Water and Confined Water Workshops: Rescue, Search and Recovery, Navigation, Knots, CESA…
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Your open water training in some of our best dive sites, great visibility, warm water…
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PADI IE Pass Guarantee
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Assistance for visa
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Large and comfortable classroom
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Wireless access at the facility (classrooms and lounge)
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Language supports: French and English all the time. Other language on demand.
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Access to PADI library
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Unique job placement service
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FREE use of basic diving equipment during professional packages – BCD, regulator, mask, fins, snorkel, wetsuit
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Your PADI Course Director will be with you during the entire IE
❌Not included in the PADI IDC Phuket, Thailand package:
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IDC Crew Pack – 20,000 THB (E-Learning, Digital Crewpack)
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EFRI Crew Pack – 4,800 THB
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IE Fees – 1,190 AUD
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OWSI Application fees – 350 AUD
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EFRI Application fees – 242 AUD
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Instructor equipment – mandatory during your course and your IE: Dive Computer, Compass, SMB, cutting tool, pocket mask
AUD – Australian Dollar
THB – Thai Baht
Gold IDC package: ฿57,700
✔️ Included in the PADI IDC Phuket, Thailand package:
Everything in the Silver package
Plus 5 other specialty instructor course (for a total of 7 specialty instructor courses)
❌ Not included in the PADI IDC Phuket, Thailand package:
IDC crew pack (฿20,000)
EFRI crew pack (฿4,800)
PADI IE fee ($1,190 AUD)
PADI application fee ($350 AUD)
EFRI application fee ($242 AUD)
Specialty application ($139 AUD/each)
Platinum IDC Phuket, Thailande package: ฿77,700
✔️ Included in the PADI IDC Phuket Thailand package:
Everything in the Gold package
8 to 11 weeks of team teaching
25 certifications
Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) certification
Plus everything above
❌ Not included in the PADI IDC Phuket, Thailand package:
IDC crew pack (฿20,000)
EFRI crew pack (฿4,800)
PADI IE fee ($1,190 AUD)
PADI application fee ($350 AUD)
EFRI application fee ($242 AUD)
PADI MSDT fee ($139 AUD/specialty)