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PADI IDC Schedule for 2025
All of our PADI IDC schedule is updated below. Our PADI IDC for Kata Beach, Phuket is scheduled every month. The Instructor Examination (IE) is already confirmed by PADI Asia Pacific office to follow our PADI IDC Schedule every month.
If you are looking for something more amazing and unique, Thien also travel to Borneo Island to support Oceanic Quest, Brunei’s first and only active PADI IDC Center and Scuba Junkie‘s PADI IDC at Mabul Island, Malaysia, the gateway to Asia top dive site, Sipadan. Want more reasons to do your PADI IDC in one of the world top dive destinations? Click here for more information about IDC Internship, conservation programs and fun diving while you are there.
| 2025 PADI IDC SCHEDULE (Phuket) | PADI Instructor Examination Schedule |
| 08-16 January (Rumblefish) Confirmed! | 18-19 January (Kata Beach) |
| 06-14 February (Rumblefish) Confirmed! | 15-16 February (Kata Beach) |
| 06-14 March (Rumblefish) Confirmed! | 15-16 March (Kata Beach) |
| 08-18 April (Rumblefish) Confirmed! | 19-20 April (Kata Beach) |
| 2025 PADI IDC SCHEDULE (BORNEO) | PADI Instructor Examination Schedule |
| 16-24 January (Oceanic Quest) Confirmed! | 25-26 January (Brunei) Confirmed |
| 20 February – 02 March (Scuba Junkie) Confirmed! | 3-4 March (Mabul Island) Scheduled |
| 01-11 May (Scuba Junkie) Confirmed! | 12-13 May (Mabul, Malaysia) |
| 18-28 November (Scuba Junkie) Confirmed! | 29-30 November (Mabul, Island) |
PADI IDC Training Options & Prices (2025)
| PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)+EAN+Sharks Conservation Diver & EO2 Provider Instructor courses See required IDC material purchase options below. | 39,900 THB |
| EFR Instructor Training Course (EFRI) See required EFRI material purchase options below | 9,900 THB |
| Deluxe PADI IDC Package (Includes: IDC+EFRI+EAN+Sharks Conservation Diver & EO2 Provider Instructor courses, IDC Digital Pak & Slates, digital EFR Instructor Guides & 12 nights FREE accommodation) Top Choice, convenient & best price option! | 69,900 THB |
| PADI OWSI Program (for PADI Assistant Instructor or Instructor crossing over from another training organization) Contact us for verification and qualification. | 33,900 THB |
| MSDT Prep Program with 5 Specialty Instructor courses can be integrated or training concurrently during the IDC or complete after the IDC | 24,900 THB |
| PADI Instructor Update or Retraining [Customize for former PADI instructor to meet requirements and regaining Teaching Status or re-training & preparation for Instructor Examination] | 6,900 THB |
| Specialty Instructor Program Online [For two non-diving specialty courses: Enriched Air Nitrox & Emergency Oxygen Provider, conducted via Google Meet, Zoom or WhatsApp] | 7,900 THB |
PADI IDC Instructor Internship (2025)
Looking to gain teaching experience after completing your Instructor training with us? Contact us for available spot in our highly coveted 2 months IDC Internship positions under the mentorship of our Master Instructors, stipends for conducting courses and PADI programs, tips for student positive feedbacks. Short on time? For our 4 weeks internship after IDC, click here.
Inclusion in all of our 2025 PADI IDC:
- 12 Nights FREE shared accommodation (August – October Programs)
- Start your IDC via Video calls and chat support during your PADI IDC Elearning program prior to arrival for your IDC training
- Up to 20% discount on any PADI materials, Instructor materials & dive equipment, fun dive on day trips & liveaboards
- Dedicated IDC classroom & library, Study Lounge on-site for your convenience and FREE 5G wireless internet access 24/7
- Freshly prepared lunches during your training days, with snacks, coffee, tea and refillable drinking water station just outside your classroom
- 24/7 emergency phone support during your stay
- Unconditional Support during the IE – Well, we can’t do the IE for you! However, our Rumblefish pro team will be there to assist with transportation, tanks, weights, food and moral support!!!
- We have a ‘very FAIR price matching guarantee,’ do let us know if you receive the same written offer for our QUALITY training at a lower price, we’ll BEAT it to prove our fairness in pricing.
- Other bonuses & perks:
- FREE transfer to & from dive sites during the IDC,
- Tanks & weights, FREE use of center specialty & dive equipment if needed
- Post IDC/IE assistance with employment search, networking with our partner resorts and dive centers in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Maldives and Brunei.
- FREE Beach Diving with tanks, weights and buddy support (during October – April only)
IE Success guarantee – Free of charge for the second IDC or your remediation in the unlikely event that you have a bad moment at the examination! Not include in all packages: Instructor Examination fee and your PADI professional fees (see detailed information below)
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. We do not collect PADI fees for all professional courses (Divemaster or Instructor levels).
- 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)
PADI Instructor Material Price List (updated June 2025)
The 2025 IDC Digital Pak with Slates includes: CW & OW Instructor Cue Cards, Advanced Open Water Instructor Cue Cards, Rescue Instructor Cue Cards, DM Instructor Cue Cards, Skills Development Preparation Slate, Skills Practice & Dive Planning Slate and IDC Digital Materials:
- 79540-5 Guide to Teaching
- 54003-1 IDC eLearning
- 70236-5 Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty Instructor Guide
- 70239-5 Project AWARE Specialty Instructor Guide
- 70242-5 Coral Reef Conservation Specialty Instructor Guide
- 71023-5 OW Quizzes and Final Exam
- 70305-5 Rescue Diver Exams
- 71310-5 Divemaster Exams
- 70214-1 Diving Knowledge Workbook
- 70160-1 Open Water Prescriptive Lesson Guides
PADI Specialty Instructor Guides (Digital & downloadable pdf)
Candidate’s PADI Member Price: 1,105 AUD (approx. 25,600 THB)+shipping
Emergency First Response Instructor Materials (Required)
NEW Emergency First Response Instructor Digital Start-up Pak (PADI product #60554-1) Candidate’s PADI Member Price: 338.00 AUD (approx. 7,350 THB) Top choice!!!
NEW Emergency First Response Instructor Digital Pak Lite (PADI Product #60377-1) Candidate’s PADI Member Price: 219.00 AUD (approx. 4,750 THB)
Emergency First Response Primary & Secondary, Care for Children Elearning (Re-training & Certification to renew two years of CPR/First AID trained, includes: Certification & Elearning for the EFR Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) course) Price: 3,500 THB
Training Dive Leaders Beyond our Border
Click here to view videos of Thien’s various PADI IDC programs in Asia Pacific over the past 10 years.
To join our experienced Platinum Course Director Thien in Vietnam with our second branch, at Oceanic Quest IDC in the Kingdom of Brunei, Barefoot Scuba IDC in the Andaman Islands, India or Scuba Junkie in Borneo Island, Malaysia, please contact us or message Thien via WhatsApp for schedule and program information in those amazing localities.