Turtle with Divers on the Great Barrier Reef
2025 PADI Instructor Course Fees ($3990) are payable to Pro Dive Cairns:
- Instructor development course: $2295.00
- EFR / CFC Instructor course: $495.00
- IDC crew pack $1200.00 (including online training for IDC and EFRI and your backpack with slates)
PADI IDC Fees 2025 (subject to change) to go with the following courses (pay to PADI):
- (IDC) Application fee: $364.10
- (IE) Instructor exam fee: $1120.00
- (EFRI) Application fee: $250.80
So your PADI Instructor course will cost you $5724.90* all up. These are your total fees.
Other fees to account for are: Accommodation, Food, Dive Medical (if you do not have one less than 12 months old), transportation and any extra dive gear you might need.
* non PADI Divemaster or cross over candidates might have to get a PADI Instructor manual and eRDP
Note PADI and Queensland standards requires you to have a full set of Dive gear including a Signal tube (safety sausage or SMB), a divers Knife or tool and a Pocket mask.
We include as much as you need. including, Air fills, unlimited Pool usage, Basic gear hire, a fantastic 3 day Live-a-Board trip on the Pro Dive Cairns Boats (Value over $1000), Coffee/Tea and biscuits, White board markers, Student level First Aid course, free wifi, pens paper
Other fees:
- Instructor cross over: $1836.00 (Naui, SSI, Raid, CMAS, and more)
- AI to OWSI upgrade: $1610.00
- Staff instructor course: $1195.00
- (IDCS) Application fee: $235.40 – Pay to PADI
- (IDCS) Crew pack: $1043.04
- MSDT PREP course: $1295.00 (including Yongala dive trip)
- (MSDT) Specialty Instructor applications $144.10 each – Pay to PADI
- (MSDT) Master Scuba Diver Trainer Application $182.60 – Pay to PADI
Prices correct as of January 2025 and are in Australian Dollars. 2025 PADI fees to be advised by PADI
For more Information contact your Career Development Course Director:
Email Alex van Welderen at: alex@firstaidacademy.com.au
Mobile: (0403) 621 172 or, local call: 1300 897 112
