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Instructor Development Course
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Summary
Take the next step in your scuba diving career with Sea Dwellers Instructor Development Course (IDC) packages in Key Largo, Florida. Our professional dive training pathways are designed for divers who want more than an IDC alone, combining instructor development with specialty instructor ratings, practical skills training, and additional professional education.
Choose from four training pathways — Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum — and build the experience that best fits your goals as a future dive professional.
Bronze — The Focused Foundation
Start your professional diving career with a focused PADI IDC pathway in Key Largo. The Bronze package combines an 8-day PADI Instructor Development Course with EFR Instructor training and four conservation-focused specialty instructor ratings. This streamlined option is designed for divers looking to build a strong foundation as a PADI instructor while gaining additional teaching opportunities in conservation and diver education.
$3,495 | 8 Days
Silver — Arrive Ready
Prepare for your PADI IDC with additional hands-on training and professional development. The Silver pathway includes everything in Bronze, plus a dedicated Dust-Off Day, pool skills review, a two-tank boat dive, dive theory review, and a team welcome BBQ. You'll also add Boat Diver Specialty Instructor and Enriched Air Nitrox Instructor ratings, giving you additional tools and specialties to bring into your professional diving career.
$3,995 | 9 Days
Gold — Broaden Your Teaching Range
Expand your teaching capabilities with the Gold PADI IDC package at Sea Dwellers in Key Largo. This 12-day pathway builds on the Silver package with three days of post-IDC ProBridge training and additional specialty instructor ratings. Develop experience across Deep, Wreck, Night, Emergency Oxygen Administration, Underwater Photography, Boat Diver, and Enriched Air Nitrox programs while building a broader professional skill set.
$4,995 | 12 Days
Platinum — The Complete Professional Launch
Take your professional scuba training even further with our most comprehensive PADI IDC pathway. The Platinum package combines everything in Gold with five additional training days after the IDC, the full ProBridge specialty set, AVELO Essentials, and Cylinder Assessment Technician training. Designed as a complete professional launch, Platinum gives aspiring dive professionals the opportunity to build a broader range of skills and qualifications before beginning their next chapter in the diving industry.
$5,495 | 14 Days
Why Complete Your PADI IDC With Sea Dwellers in Key Largo?
Train in one of the world's best-known scuba diving destinations while working toward your professional diving career. Sea Dwellers Dive Center is a PADI 5-Star Dive Center located in Key Largo, the Florida Keys' renowned diving hub. The shop offers scuba instruction ranging from beginner courses through professional-level training.
Above all, Sea Dwellers Dive Center is committed to putting students first, making their safety, education, and enjoyment the top priorities throughout every step of their diving journey.
Key Largo also provides access to an extensive variety of reefs and wrecks, giving dive professionals the opportunity to train in a real-world diving environment alongside experienced instructors. Sea Dwellers' Director of Instructor Development, Beau Walker, works with divers from beginner through professional levels and focuses on education, conservation, and developing capable divers.