Kick start your diving career in Tenerife and join us for your 2025 IDC
The beautiful island of Tenerife forms part of the Spanish Canary islands and is set off the African coast enjoying year round warm temperatures and little rainfall, with exceptional marine life and clear waters this makes Tenerife an ideal diving destination.
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Excel Scuba
PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre
I work with Excel SCUBA the No1 PADI 5 STAR IDC Centre in the Canary Islands. Excel are one of the first PADI Eco Centres and also has the coveted Platinum IDC Centre.
A highly regarded Dive Centre focused on marine conservation and the highest standards of training makes this a perfect fit for me to work and teach IDC’s, with 2 Master Instructor and an IDC Staff instructor in full time attendance you can be sure you will be well looked after by a very experienced team of PADI professionals.
Diving Tenerife
Tenerife is one of the best places to dive in the Canary Islands. Not only do they have the highest mountain in Spain, but intricate volcanic rocks above and below the water which makes the underwater topography amazing. Dive from the boat or the shore to see beautiful underwater flora, shipwrecks, natural caves and swim-throughs.
The marine life has an array of amazing underwater activity. Dive with Turtles, Atlantic rays, Bull rays, Octopus, Moray eels, Rock lobsters, Bream and critically endangered Angel Sharks which are regularly seen around the island. Tenerife is blessed with year-round sunny weather. With a low water temperature of 20°C and a high of 26°C with crystal clear visibility, you can be sure to enjoy your PADI IDC at any time of the year.
The Best Location
Excel SCUBA is based in the beautiful town of Costa Adeje and is a stone’s throw away from Playa de la Pinta beach making it an ideal location for training. The sea temperatures reach up to 28’C and rarely drop below 20’C meaning using a wetsuit is perfect all year round. There are lots of cafes, bars and restaurants all around the area and a vast choice of accommodation from shared apartments to private villas. Excel SCUBA can help you find accommodation perfect for you.
Excellent Training
Classroom teaching take solace at the Dive Centre in a well ventilated area which is bright and airy. Students often remark how perfect this Dive Centre is set up for teaching. Confined Water is accessed at La Pinta Beach directly from the Dive Centre and the Open Water training takes place at Playa de la Vistas a beautiful area where when training we often see Angel Sharks while training.
IDC Courses
Classroom teaching take solace at the Dive Centre in a well ventilated area which is bright and airy. I run courses 4 times a year in January, May, September and November so you can come at a time that suits you. I can guide you through all the preparation eLearning and revision before you arrive so you can concentrate only on the course when you are here.
Testimonials
We have worked with thousands of amazing people
“An excellent course director who provided high quality training and mentorship throughout the whole IDC, equipping candidates with the knowledge and skills required for not only the IE but life as an instructor afterwards. Couldn’t recommend enough.”
“Looking for awesome IDC training for your next step to become Padi Instructor? Choose David, one of the best! Even when you want to give up because you are on the end of with stress and tears, he won't let you. No chance! He has briliant way to teach and attitude. Thank you for all and proud of my high scores on my examination. You are amazing person and very respected Course Director.”
“I've just completed the IDC with DHM. I cannot thank him enough for sharing his vast knowledge and experience on all diving-related questions, especially on safety and marine eco-awareness.”
“David conducted my IDC earlier this month and it was an awesome experience! I was totally impressed by his mentorship skills and how he enabled us as candidates to learn everything we needed in order to pass our Instructor Exam (IE) with excellent scores, and more importantly to become effective PADI scuba instructors. David has very high standards for his candidates during the IDC, which means that they find the IE relatively easy! What I can say for certain is that anyone wishing to become an instructor would do very well to start their training with him. Thanks Dave!”
“A Professional and dedicated Course Director. A mentor and a teacher. Highly recommended and made my trip from Divemaster -IDC - Instructor a memorable and pleasant journey. A++ service.”
“Fantastic Course Director; someone who is clearly passionate about the environment in which we dive and ensuring divers and instructors are trained to the highest possible standards to both enjoy safely and protect that environment. Could not recommend highly enough.”
Frequently asked questions
- What is the PADI IDC?
The PADI Instructor Development Course is a course that teaches you how to become a PADI SCUBA Instructor. The course teach you the complete PADI training system and is taught by a PADI Course Director. On successful compilation you will need to a PADI Instructor Exam and then you will be an OPEN Water SCUBA Instructor and able to teach diving anywhere in the world. You need to be a PADI Divemaster or equivalent qualification from another training agency so enroll on the course.
- What is the PADI Instructor Exam?
The PADI Instructor Exam is a 2 day assessment of your teaching skills that you need to pass after successful completion of the PADI Instructor Development Course. The exams consists of confined water and skills evaluations, Written theory and standards exams, classroom teaching presentations and Open Water teaching a Rescue evaluations. Exams are held regularly all around the world.
- Where can I take my PADI IDC?
PADI 5 star Instructor Development Centres and PADI 5 Star Career Development Centres are authorised to teach PADI IDCs and the course itself must be conducted by a PADI Course Director. A list of all centres authorised to teach PADI IDCs can be found on padi.com
- Is the IDC difficult?
It's not easy and neither should it be but how hard it is depends on you and everyone is different. People learn in different ways and I adjust my teaching to suit individuals. I promise I will try my hardest to make you the best instructor you can be.
- How long is your IDC?
My IDC's are 7 days and are planned directly before the local PADI Instructor Exam.
- Why is your IDC 7 days? I see some others are longer?
I have found that 7 days is the right amount of time to learn the IDC, less than this is too quick and longer just puts more pressure on candidates and leads to excess tiredness and stress. Getting the amount of time correct is important and that's why my pass rate is so high.
- Do you guarantee to pass the IDC with you?
No, that is not a promise anyone can make. I do promise to work as hard as possible with each candidate until they are ready. In almost all cases this is in 7 days and you will pass the IDC. However I will not send candidates to the PADI IE if they are not fully prepared mentally and physically. I will be completely honest with you about this.
- What happens if I am not ready for the IE after the IDC?
I will discuss this with you personally and in the rare cases this happens I promise to continue to work with you at another IDC until you are ready and I will continue to do this for as long as it takes at no extra cost.
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