Become a Complete Instructor. Teach the Specialties That Make a Difference.
Becoming a PADI Specialty Instructor allows you to teach targeted, high-demand courses and provide your students with focused, in-depth experiences. It’s an important step to stand out as a professional, expand your teaching portfolio, and move toward the Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) level.
At Sea Spirit Diving Resort, a PADI 5 Star Career Development Center in Taormina, you can earn your instructor certification in one or more specialties, with direct support from our PADI Platinum Course Director Carmelo Sgroi and a team trained in-house.
Why Become a Specialty Instructor?
- Qualifies you to teach advanced and niche courses that are in demand worldwide
- Helps you increase the number of certifications you issue
- Offers your students a pathway to Master Scuba Diver certification Master Scuba Diver
- Prepares you to enter the MSDT program and eventually the IDC Staff Instructor level
Course Structure
Each Specialty Instructor course includes:
- Theoretical and practical workshops, focusing on standards, course organization, and safety
- Teaching simulations, briefings, and evaluations
- A minimum of two open water dives, where required by PADI standards
- Analysis of teaching materials, logistics, and student management
You can choose to take a single specialty or a customized multi-specialty package.
Participation Requirements
- Be an active PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
- In some cases, personal certification in the specialty is required before instructor level (e.g., Nitrox, Dry Suit, Sidemount)
Available Specialties at Sea Spirit Diving Resort
You can choose from a wide range of PADI Specialty Instructor courses, including:
- Deep Diver
- Enriched Air (Nitrox)
- Wreck Diver
- Night Diver
- Navigation
- Search and Recovery
- Dry Suit Diver
- Sidemount Diver
- DSMB (Surface Marker Buoy)
- Digital Underwater Photographer
- Dive Against Debris
- Emergency Oxygen Provider
- Underwater Naturalist
- Equipment Specialist
Build Your Personalized Experience
If you want to expand your instructor profile, gain new skills, and work more effectively with your students, the Specialty Instructor course is the perfect next step. Contact us to create your customized training package based on your personal interests and professional goals.
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