Rumblefish Adventure PADI 5 Star IDC

Category: Khóa Học PADI

PADI IDC+ 4 weeks Internship 2025
Are you looking to gain experience after successfully completing our PADI IDC and Instructor Examination? Then our 4 weeks internship program is for you. We accept bookings now, for our IDC Candidates to join our Teach & Lead Pro Experience Internship with our PADI Platinum Course Director, Thien and gain dive professional experience at our dive center. You will have the opportunities to train and dive from our dive sites at Kata Bay, on board day boats or Liveaboard boat MV Koon9.

All candidates completing our PADI IDC are qualified to sign up for this program and have the option to stay on for 4 weeks after the IE to gain teaching experience while also earning tips & stipend for teaching PADI courses, dive leading and sales at our 5 STAR IDC Center in Kata Beach, Phuket.

Here are the general details. For Thailand Visa info and travel planning, use our contact info below.

Programs upcoming Schedule & Information

2025 March: 6-14 (IE: 15-16)

2025 November: 12-21 (IE: 22-23)

Click here for our 2025 PADI IDC schedule.
- PADI IDC Prep & Sites Orientation (1 day before IDC)
- 2025 Updated PADI IDC & EFRI Course
- PADI Instructor Examination (follow immediately after the last day of the IDC)
- Specialty Instructor Courses (gain more ratings to teach more PADI courses)
- Teach & Lead Pro Internship at our 5 Star Dive centers
Program Inclusions:
+ PADI Required Instructor Materials (NEW 2025 PADI IDC digital crew Pak & Slates)
+ EFR Instructor Elearning Digital Pak Lite: CPR/1st AID & Care for Children
+ Three Core competency specialties training Instructor Courses: EANx, Sharks Conservation, Emergency Oxygen Provider
+ up to 4 weeks shared accommodation in our Divers’ Hostel in Kata Beach, Phuket, just a short walk to our Kata Reef Dive sites and the resort for PADI IE
+ Access to our PADI latest training materials for your IDC Prep (complete at your own pace prior to arrival)
+ Wifi internet Access 24/7
+ Practical Internship placement after Successful completion of IDC, passing the IE and receive official Teach Status from PADI Office (Placements will be with our 5 Star IDC center in Phuket or its branches)
+ Earnings for Intern during the 4 weeks internship from conducting PADI programs, leading dive activities, sales and tips depending on performance.
PADI IDC+ Internship (4 weeks) Price: 79,900 THB

Note: Not included in the program are PADI Application fees and Instructor Examination fee.

PADI Fees (2025)

Below are the PADI required costs that you will need to account for. All of the administrative processes are handled by the PADI Asia Pacific Office in Sydney, Australia. Your application fees are to be paid (via Credit Card or bank transfer) directly to PADI office in Australian Dollars.
- Instructor Examination: 1,190 AUD (pay online)
- Instructor Application Processing Fee: 350 AUD (pay online)
- Emergency First Response Instructor Application Fee: 242 AUD (pay online)
- Specialty Instructor Certification Method 1 (Submit application after you completed training with your Course Director): 139 AUD per specialty instructor rating (pay via pdf application)
Email your interest to our Divers Training Manager at idc@rumblefishadventure.com

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27/02/2024
Deluxe PADI Course + Dive Computer
Get your PADI Open Water Certification and take home with you one of divers’ most important gears to own, a dive computer.

Over a relaxed three to four days (6 dives), dive the best of Phuket during your PADI Open Water Course with full day diving trips to the Raya Islands and Phi Phi Marine Park during your training dives. The Course includes: a Cressi Leonardo Dive Computer for you to dive with and keep to continue your fun dives safely in the future.

(available while supplies last)
- PADI Elearning Lite Pak to complete your academic leisurely from home
- Complete set of rental SCUBA equipment for training
- Relaxed and proper Pool training sessions (on day 1)
- 4 training dives and 2 fun dives at the Raya Islands and Phi Phi Marine Park (weather permitting)
- Private PADI Instructor for maximum 2:1 ratio (Experienced PADI Instructors available for early booking: German, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai & Chinese)
- Freshly cooked breakfast and lunch for 2 days during the boat trips
- FREE shared transfer from your hotel or resort (in Chalong, Rawai, Kata, Karon & Patong areas)
- Dive Tour Insurance and more
Course Price: 22,900 THB (regular rate 24,290 THB)

Contact us to book your course today!
24/07/2022
PADI or SSI or RAID or…?

In reaching the Scuba Dive Instructor level, all Divemasters have many choices to choose among the 10+ Scuba Diving Agencies currently operating across the globe. The questions asked repeatedly across social medias and in divers forums are: Which is the best Training Organization? Which is the cheapest instructor course? Can I work for a PADI Centers as an XYZ Instructor? Can PADI Instructor work for any dive shops?

So to be better informed about the which, what or why choosing one over another, below are some ‘FACTS’ found for the 2 “more popular” training agencies. With many keyboard warriors out there claiming that PADI is too expensive, or SSI is gaining great market share over the years etc., to make an educated and smart decision before investing your money for an instructor training program, you can see the comparison of benefits below.

SSI ITC vs PADI IDC

SSI INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE & OPEN WATER INSTRUCTOR

This program provides candidates with the knowledge, concepts and training necessary to organize and conduct entry-level scuba training courses. It will also prepare the candidate for their Instructor Evaluation. Candidates who complete this program and the Instructor Evaluation earn the SSI Open Water Instructor certification.

Minimum Age: 18
Certification Prerequisites: Must be at least Dive Control Specialist/Assistant Instructor
75 logged open water dives

SSI Advanced Open Water Instructor
“Simply qualify for a total of four Specialty Instructor ratings, issue 15 Specialty certifications and you automatically upgrade to the Advanced Open Water Instructor.”
You can qualify by attending SSI Specialty Instructor Seminars after completing the Instructor Training Course. If you already hold Specialties as a Training Specialist, they will be automatically upgraded to Specialty Instructor.

SSI DIVEMASTER INSTRUCTOR
The Science of Diving Instructor Digital Kit is also needed if not already certified as a Science of Diving instructor.
Divemaster Instructor (DMI) is the next instructor level after Advanced Open Water Instructor (AOWI).

Certification Prerequisites: Advanced Open Water Instructor certification
Science of Diving Instructor certification.

Instructor – Dive Centre Relationship

SSI Instructors can only work through an authorized SSI Dive Center. This is the only way of providing the best quality service course to a student, with all the needed facilities and equipment and independent can’t provide. This however doesn’t mean that Instructors are not able to work as freelance or teach diving independently. Each independent instructor needs support at least for tanks and air fills, why not affiliate to that shop to provide a full service? If the independent instructor really owns all needed equipment, tanks and compressor, why not comply with all requirements and open a dive centre?

Source:

https://www.divessi.com/info/en-IC/scuba-diving/scuba-dive-professional.html/

PADI INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE (IDC)

(Open Water Scuba Instructor Rating) Upon successfully completing the IDC and the IE, PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors are qualified to conduct all PADI programs and teach all core PADI Courses: Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, Specialty Diver (specific qualified trainings required), PADI Divemaster and DSD Leader Divemaster. A PADI Divemaster who has been a certified diver for six months may enroll in the PADI Instructor Development Course. You also need:

At least 60 logged dives and 100 dives to attend an Instructor Examination.
Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training within the past 24 months.
A medical statement signed by a physician within the last 12 months

Dive professionals who hold an instructor rating with another diver training organization may be eligible to enroll directly in the OWSI program. This recognizes prior instructor training and provides a path to become a PADI Instructor.

PADI and Instructor Relationship

A PADI Instructor does not have to work through or with an authorized PADI Dive Center or Resort. The PADI Instructor has the freedom to decide how to conduct the PADI courses & programs with students, to meet the course requirements, either independently, with the assistance or partnership of an authorized PADI facility or non-affiliated PADI centers. The PADI Instructor does not need to open a dive center to teach diving or conducting PADI programs.

Source:

https://www.padi.com/courses/open-water-scuba-instructor

Ultimately, it’s always best to choose the training agency that will provide you with the least restrictions to teach diving courses, good member services, highly responsive and the most freedom to choose where you work. Secondly, you want to choose the facility, the Instructor Training Program and the instructor trainer who will provide you with the most up-to-date training methods and teaching techniques. Finally, you should decide what training agency offers you the most in marketing and promoting ‘you;’ one where members teach and certify close to 70% of the world divers annually or the ones trying to gain little market share here and there with loads of gimmicks and unsubstantiated facts.

As a dive professional, where you spend your money to gain the instructor rating is a decision that will affect you in various ways down the line. So, will it be the club based agencies: BSAC , CMAS or NAUI? Or the for profit agencies: SSI, NDL, PADI, RAID or SDI?

19/12/2018