PADI Pros - Africa

17/06/2026

One month to go until PADI Women's Dive Day 2026! If you haven't registered your event yet, now is the time.

PADI Women's Dive Day is one of the biggest opportunities of the year to bring your community together, introduce new people to diving, inspire continuing education, and create meaningful connections through a shared passion for the ocean. 🌊

Join thousands of PADI Members around the world and help make this year's Women's Dive Day the biggest yet!

Get started: http://padi.co/6jdvjb2j

15/06/2026

Are you ready for summer bookings with PADI Adventures? Join a live webinar with the PADI Adventures team and get your dive store ready for the summer season and convert more bookings.

Register here 👉http://padi.co/36p0ybcj
PADI Adventures: Get Ready for Summer – Live Webinar
Monday, 22 June
5:30 PM UK Time (BST)

10/06/2026

Congratulations to the newest PADI Course Directors from the EMEA region!

We're proud to celebrate the recent graduates of the Course Director Training Course in Kota Kinabalu, who have achieved the highest professional rating in recreational scuba diving.

Please join us in congratulating these outstanding dive leaders on reaching this significant career milestone and wishing them every success as they inspire and mentor future dive professionals around the world.

10/06/2026

The MSD Challenge is more than a competition. It is a proven framework to help dive centers guide committed divers toward the highest recreational rating in diving while strengthening continued education pipelines.

Learn more:

The PADI Master Scuba Diver Challenge is the perfect way to re-engage certified divers, create momentum and keep customers connected.

04/06/2026

6 weeks to go until PADI Women's Dive Day 2026.

If you haven't registered your event yet, now is the time.

PADI Women's Dive Day is one of the biggest opportunities of the year to bring your community together, introduce new people to diving, inspire continuing education, and create meaningful connections through a shared passion for the ocean.

This year's theme also encourages divers to take action for shark and ray conservation through citizen science, helping turn every dive into a contribution to ocean protection.

📅 18 July 2026
🌊 Register your event on PADI Adventures
🦈 Support shark and ray conservation through action

Join thousands of PADI Members around the world and help make this year's Women's Dive Day the biggest yet.

Get started: http://padi.co/7tpgd81m

03/06/2026

When John Cronin and Ralph Erickson founded PADI in 1966 and operated it out of Cronin's basement, booking a scuba course (and travel) looked nothing like it does today.

In the early years, the path to becoming a diver was rooted in local community networks, handwritten forms and printed manuals.

Even then, one element connected becoming a diver in every era: the moment of discovery, that first spark of curiosity about what lies beneath the surface.

Continue reading: http://padi.co/5zks6m0n

29/05/2026

We're excited to welcome Paul Toomer to PADI as our new Global Tec Diving Consultant. A PADI Course Director since 2001 and one of the industry's most respected technical diving instructor trainers, Paul brings decades of experience, leadership, and passion for diver education. As we continue to grow our technical diving programs and deepen our commitment to the dive industry, Paul's expertise will help shape the future of tec diver training and exploration worldwide. Please join us in welcoming Paul to the PADI team!

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28/05/2026

As always, Mauritius never fails to support! Thank you to each and everyone that was at the PADI Member Forum! Proud to say WEAREPADI!

27/05/2026

To celebrate 60 years of PADI, let's look at 60 habits that are the marks of the best PADI Divemasters and Assistant Instructors. You probably have most of these, but reminders and new ideas never hurt ⤵️

http://padi.co/c7o6yh6o

26/05/2026

An exuberant group of IDC candidates have achieved their PADI Instructor rating in Sodwana! Congratulations everyone, a job well done! Thanks to all who helped the IE to run smoothly.