New Year, New Career with Scuba Dive Online
Welcome to 2025! There’s no better time to start a life-changing adventure than with the start of a new year. At Scuba Dive Online, we are passionate about helping aspiring dive professionals begin their rewarding new careers. With a team of the highest qualifed, award-winning PADI Course Directors, we teach the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) across 12 stunning global locations. New year, new career? Let’s make it happen!
The creators of the hybrid IDC LIVE online.
We are proud to have pioneered the hybrid PADI IDC, offering the flexibility to complete the classroom curriculum online from your home country or after work as a busy Divemaster.. The in-water training is completed in just eight days at your chosen destination, making it easier to save both time and money. You can even “earn while you learn.”
This month, we celebrate the successes of our IDC candidates and partner centres. Read on for some inspiring stories from Koh Tao, Phi Phi, Koh Phangan, and beyond. Follow their journeys and get inspired for your own.
Spotlight on Davy Jones Locker, Koh Tao
A big congratulations to Jaimie from the U.S. and Victor from Spain. Both completed their IDC LIVE Online with Course Director Monique Richards. They balanced travel and diving during the online sessions, showing incredible dedication. Jaimie and Victor finished their in-water training with expert Course Director Neil Richards at Davy Jones Locker, PADI 5 Star CDC partner Centre on Koh Tao.
They both passed the Instructor Examination (IE) with flying colours and have decided to continue their professional level education. Additionally they are completing PADI instructor speciaties, such as Enriched Air, Deep, Wreck and more. Working already as PADI Instructors, they will shortly gain enough experience and certifications to achieve the Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) rating. Way to go! New year, new career is a reality for them both.
Online preparation for the PADI IDC
At PKT Diving on Phi Phi, we welcome Bruno from France, Laura from the UK, and Marie from France. Along with Felix, who will complete his in-water training at our partner centre, Lanta Diver, these candidates excelled in their eLearning preparation and dive theory exams. They all completed their IDC LIVE online with Monique Richards. Monique will join them for the in-water training, starting February 3rd. We can’t wait to see them thrive in their new careers as PADI Instructors!
The all new Assava Dive Resort, Koh Tao
Four more success stories from Assava Dive Resort, PADI 5 Star CDC Centre on Koh Tao. Congratulations to Sami and Max from the UK, Aient from Myanmar, and Karsten from Germany. They all passed their IE with full marks. The team, led by Course Director Heidi Rijsdijk and assisted by Master Instructor Gaspard, made excellent use of Assava’s beautiful, quiet location. Assava is the perfect environment for IDC training, with brand new classrooms, a new restaurant, and an upcoming second pool.
Lovisa Shines at Sail Rock Divers
Another success story. Congratulations to Lovisa, from our PADI 5 Star CDC partner centre, Sail Rock Divers on Koh Phangan. Under the mentorship of Course Director Alex Arnold, Lovisa excelled from the very beginning. Monique also jumped in to join the fun during the in-water sessions. These took place in crystal-clear conditions in Chaloklum Bay and at Sail Rock, one of the best dive sites in the Gulf of Thailand. Lovisa is a marine conservationist, and will pass her knowledge and passion to other budding underwater friends.
PADI Member Appreciation Evening
This is month, Koh Tao hosted a PADI Member Appreciation Evening, a fantastic event featuring talks from prominient figures in the dive industry. Tim Lawrence, aka “The Wreck Hunter.” was a main speaker. Tim, owner of our PADI 5 Star CDC partner centre, Davy Jones Locker, is the highest-qualified PADI Tec Instructor Trainer in Thailand and a member of the Explorers Club. He shared gripping stories about his shipwreck expeditions and technical diving trips. He is a highly published writer in many diving magazines, and is currently writing a book about his adventures. The evening celebrated our diving community and highlighted the endless possibilities in this career.
Blandine’s New Career Adventure
Blandine, a graduate of Scuba Dive Online and PKT Diving’s IDC programme, became a PADI Instructor in November. Since then, she’s been unstoppable! She has already certified Open Water and Advanced divers, and she’s loving every moment of her new career. Blandine told us “As an instructor I love taking people diving for their first time. Many people are nervous, and it is amazing to see how happy they area afterwards”. Blandine attended the hybrid IDC LIVE online whilst in France and completed in-water at PKT with Course Director Tim Hunt. This option worked well for her, as she had study and travel commitments. Best of success Blandine, with your New year, new career!
January has been a month of incredible achievements for our Scuba Dive Online community. From hybrid IDC success stories in Koh Tao and Phi Phi to Lovisa’s journey in Koh Phangan and Blandine’s thriving career, the Scuba Dive Online family is making waves worldwide. With events like the PADI Member Appreciation Evening, it’s clear that 2025 will be an amazing year for diving professionals. Ready to start your new career? Dive in with us today! New year, new career? Let’s make this your year!