Scuba Center | PADI Professional Development Classes in Minnesota | Minnesota's largest Instructor Development Center
Scuba Center has been selling quality scuba diving and snorkeling equipment since 1973. You will find a wide selection of scuba and snorkeling equipment at both our Eagan, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota locations. Scuba Center Eagan
1571 Century Point
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
(651) 681-8434		 Scuba Center Minneapolis
5015 Penn Ave South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55419
(612) 925-4818

PADI’s Professional Level Courses for Scuba Diving Leaders and Scuba Instructors Professional Level Courses PADI is the Professional Association of Diving Instructors | PADI is the world’s leading scuba diving training organization. | With more than forty years experience, over 136,000 PADI Professionals and more than 6200 dive shops and resorts worldwide, PADI training materials and services let you experience scuba diving from nearly anywhere.

Advance your career in the dive industry by continuing your education as a PADI Professional.

At Scuba Center we've been teaching scuba diving for over 35 years. We were Minnesota's first PADI 5 Star Training Facility and have grown to become Minnesota's largest Scuba School. Scuba Center can offer you many PADI Specialty Instructor training opportunities which will expand your resume and open new educational possibilities. These courses also count toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer rating | To train your students to the highest non-professional dive level in the PADI system, you'll want to become a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer. To attain this rating you must hold five PADI Specialty Instructor certifications and have certified at least 25 students. Upon completion of all requirements you may apply directly to PADI. Consult your PADI Instructor Manual for the most current requirements. | PADI Specialty Instructor Classes
Become a PADI Professional | Scuba Center is a PADI Five Star IDC that's equipped to offer the best training package for your career path. To become a PADI Divemaster or Open Water Scuba Instructor look to Scuba Center as your Minnesota PADI Five Star Instructor Development Center (IDC).You’ve been a scuba diver for over six months, you may have already attained the Master Scuba Diver rating, and treated yourself to several fun-filled scuba diving vacations —but something’s missing. Then one day you realize that you not only want to participate in scuba diving, but you want to teach the sport you have come to love.

At Scuba Center we've been teaching scuba diving classes since 1973. We were Minnesota's first PADI 5 Star Training Facility and have grown to become Minnesota's largest Scuba School. Scuba Center is proud to be a PADI Five Star Instructor Development Center (Five Star IDCs meet additional training requirements and offer PADI Instructor-level training). If your goal is to become a PADI Scuba Instructor look to Scuba Center. With two PADI Course Directors on staff, we can help you follow your dream.

 
PADI Divemaster Course in Minnesota | Looking for the first step in working with scuba as a career? Your adventure into the professional levels of recreational scuba diving begins with the PADI Divemaster program. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, in this program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills to the professional level. PADI Divemaster training develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to supervise dive activities and assist instructors with student divers. PADI Divemaster is the prerequisite certification for both the PADI Assistant Instructor and PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certifications. | Professional Development at Scuba Center PADI Divemaster
PADI Divemaster course | Scuba Center in Minnesota  

Whether or not you're on a career path, the PADI Divemaster course can expand your capabilities and make you a better diver. If your love of diving interests you in making it a career, the PADI Divemaster course is also the first step on the professional pathway leading to the PADI Instructor level.
 
 
PADI IDC in Minnesota | You’ll begin networking with other professionals and begin to explore PADI Pro Diving Jobs worldwide. You’ll also have the opportunity to continue your professional education by participating in specialty instructor courses, which train you to teach specialties after instructor certification. | Scuba Center PADI IDC (Instructor Development Course)
PADI IDC (Instructor Development Course) course | Scuba Center in Minnesota  

Are you looking for something extraordinary? To do something others can only dream of? To help people transform their lives? To open doors you didn’t even know existed? All of this, and more, awaits you as a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.
PADI Professional Development Class Information | PADI IDC Staff Instructors are highly trained professionals who can train and certify PADI Assistant Instructors and assist PADI Course Directors in training PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors. During the PADI IDC Staff Instructor course you will audit a complete IDC and further master instructor-level dive theory. | Scuba Center in Eagan, Minnesota PADI IDC Staff Instructor
PADI IDC Staff Instructor course | Scuba Center in Minnesota  

As a seasoned PADI Instructor, you have wisdom and experience to share with up-and-coming PADI leaders. And, you know that continuing your education never ends. As an Instructor Development Course (IDC) Staff Instructor, you help bring up the next generation of PADI Instructors while gaining in-depth instructor-trainer knowledge.

PADI: Professional Association of Diving Instructors | With more than 6200 PADI Dive Centers and Resorts, and more than 136,000 individual PADI Professionals who have issued more than 23 million certifications around the world, you’ll find PADI diver courses and scuba diving services nearly everywhere. PADI Professionals make underwater exploration and scuba diving adventures possible while maintaining the highest standards for diver training, safety and customer service. PADI Instructor Examination ( IE ) PADI Professional Development in Minnesota
After you complete your IDC, you demonstrate what you’ve learned in the PADI Instructor Examination (IE). Here a PADI Instructor Examiner independently and objectively assesses your knowledge and skills, testing everything from dive theory to PADI training standards. PADI is the only certification organization that requires an objective, independent examination to qualify as a professional instructor. Instructor candidates become PADI Open Water Scuba Instructors only after successfully completing an IE. This balanced and consistent evaluation process is one of the hallmarks that makes PADI professionals the most demanded and respected instructors in the dive industry.

Instructor candidates will be evaluated on the following during the PADI IE:

  • IE Academics / Classroom

  • IE Confined Water / Pool

  • IE Open Water

  • Attitude and Professionalism

PADI IEs are periodically scheduled in Minnesota as well as in other locations around the World. Look below for IE dates in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area or for dates in other locations.
PADI Instructor Examination ( IE ) | Scuba Center in Minnesota  

Safety and Medical Emergency First Response (EFR) provides convenient CPR, AED and first aid training for corporations, community groups and individuals.
EFR Instructor Course in Minnesota | Scuba Center offers a wide range of professional development courses at our location in Eagan, MN Emergency First Response Instructor
Emergency First Response Instructor course | Scuba Center in Minnesota  

During the Emergency First Response Instructor course, you will build on your skill as an Emergency Responder and focus on developing your instructional abilities to teach these skills to others. The Instructor course provides you with the additional training necessary to teach the Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR), Secondary Care (First Aid) and Care for Children courses.

Emergency First Response Instructor Courses in Minnesota | Creating Confidence to Care
EFR Instructor Course | The EFR instructor course covers specific goals and performance requirements for the Primary Care, Secondary Care and Care for Children courses, along with instruction on how to structure learning, the requirements of performance-based training, and your role as the instructor in the learning environment. You also learn how to motivate students, evaluate student knowledge, present course content effectively, become proficient in developing students' hands-on skills practice sessions, and are taught how to present an effective scenario-based learning experience.
 

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