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Mermaid Instructor
PADI Mermaid Professional
Turn your passion for mermaiding into a teaching career
Berkshire
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About this course
It is built for anyone who wants to turn a love of monofin swimming and underwater performance into a proper teaching career, with training delivered at our Reading location.
Over the five days you will cover how to teach mermaid skills to students at every level, from complete beginners learning to move safely and confidently in a monofin, through to more advanced swimmers refining technique, breath control and underwater presentation. The emphasis throughout is on building the teaching skills, safety awareness and structured lesson planning needed to run mermaid classes of your own.
This course suits confident, competent mermaid swimmers who are ready to take the next step into instructing, whether that means running sessions at a leisure centre, offering private lessons, or building a wider mermaid programme. It is a genuinely unusual and rewarding qualification, opening up a niche but growing corner of the aquatic instruction world.
Once qualified as a Mermaid Instructor, the natural next step is Mermaid Instructor Trainer, allowing you to train the next generation of mermaid instructors yourself. For anyone serious about building a career around mermaid swimming, this course is where that path really begins.
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approx. A$2,328per person
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From our community
Reviews from divers who trained on this course with our partner centres.
“🌊 IDC No. 8 – April-May 2026: AMAZING! 🌊 An incredibly intensive course that truly prepares you to become the kind of instructor you wish you had when you first decided to breathe underwater 🤿 It lasted nearly a month online and 10 days in person.💪💪💪 You need to trust the process, because the program is designed not only to teach diving skills, but also to help you grow into a more professional, confident, and responsible person 💪 During these 10 days, you’ll be so focused on learning and improving that you probably won’t even have time to take photos 📚🔥 The entire IDC Sardinia staff is always there for you — guiding, supporting, motivating, and helping you through every challenge. They seem to have a sixth sense for knowing exactly when you need encouragement, and they won’t let you give up, even when the summit feels far away 🌟 And don’t worry… there will also be moments of…”Greta ValotiSardinia · Google review★★★★★
“I just did my IDC with IDC Sardegna and it was the most amazing experience in my life. I love all of the staff with all my heart. The support, the training, the organisation and in generall every day was structured perfect. It was a challengig time, but I fully enjoyed it and was able to do a big step in my diving live. Special thanks to the Course Director Luca, who is one of the most inspiring persons I met in my whole life. Lets see what time does, but if I ever gonna do a contiuing education I will do it with him. Grazie”Simon SablotnySardinia · Google review★★★★★
“I did the IDC with them and everything was truly fantastic. They're professional, helpful, and ready to help you both with the course and if you have any issues with the equipment. They truly take care of every detail. Luckily, I don't have to do it again 😄 ✌🏼, but if I did, I'd definitely choose them again.”Christian FalcettelliSardinia · Google review★★★★★
“Becoming a diving instructor has recently become my biggest dream in life :) And this dream has finally come true, largely thanks to the wonderful team at IDC Sardegna, who shared all their love and knowledge of diving with me in the best possible way! I can only recommend that you take an instructor course with them so that you too can join this wonderful world in the most beautiful way possible 🙂”Enzo MenichiniSardinia · Google review★★★★★
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