PADI Pros - Middle East

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!

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 ⤵️

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Effective immediately, the PADI Freediver Program has expanded to include three new courses and one updated course.

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The path to Master Scuba Diver just got easier to promote 🌊📈

The new 2026 PADI Master Scuba Diver Challenge Toolkit and Specialties Toolkit are designed to help dive centers and PADI Pros inspire divers to continue their education, earn more certifications, and stay engaged long after their first course.

With ready-to-use social content, campaign assets, and specialty promotion tools, it’s easier than ever to create clear next steps for your divers, while growing your business at the same time.

Because the most successful dive communities are built on continued adventure 🤿

The 2026 Master Scuba Diver Challenge Toolkit & the 2026 Specialties Toolkit Are Available Now - PADI Pros The new PADI MSD Challenge and Specialites toolkits can help you promote continuing education more effectively and consistently.

The 2025 PADI Master Scuba Diver Challenge winners are proof that continuing education creates stronger, more confident divers 🌊🤿

From inspiring students to push past their limits to building thriving dive communities, these PADI Pros and Dive Centers are setting the standard for what it means to grow through diving.
Their stories show that becoming a Master Scuba Diver is about more than certifications — it’s about passion, dedication and a lifelong love for exploration beneath the surface.

Read their inspiring testimonials and see how they’re shaping the future of diving 👇

Setting the Benchmark: 2025 MSD Challenge Winners - PADI Pros Our 2025 PADI Master Scuba Diver Challenge winners proved that building intentional progression for divers drives measurable impact.

Google is one of the first places travelers go when researching what to do on a trip, and it continues to play a decisive role in how activities are discovered and booked.

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Please join us in welcoming Lorena Acosta to the PADI family! 🌊

Lorena Acosta recently joined the PADI EMEA team as Regional Consultant, based in Tenerife, where she will provide business support to PADI Member across the Canary Islands, Spain.

A passionate scuba diving instructor, Lorena has built an international career working and travelling across different parts of the world. Throughout her professional journey, marine conservation has remained a central focus, collaborating with NGOs and conservation projects dedicated to protecting the ocean.

Her experience and training have been strongly shaped by working alongside ocean conservation initiatives — making PADI’s mission to protect the ocean through education, community, and diving a natural fit.

“Marine conservation has always been at the center of my professional journey. Joining PADI gives me the opportunity to continue inspiring people to explore, respect, and protect the underwater world.”

Welcome to the team, Lorena! 💙

An amazing finish to a fantastic PADI Instructor Examination in Hurghada, Egypt. A huge well done to every candidate who stepped up and gave their all.
A sincere thank you to the Course Directors for your incredible support and dedication throughout the process.
Wishing everyone continued growth and safe diving ahead!

Great work Dive Pro Academy team. Keep up the great work.

نحن متحمّسون للإعلان عن دورة EFR Instructor Trainer (مدرّب مدرّبي التّجاوب الأوليّ للطوارئ) يوم الخميس 11 يونيو 2026. سيتمّ عقد هذه الدّورة عبر الإنترنت، باللّغة العربيّة. يُرجى اتّباع الرّابط للحصول على نموذج التّسجيل الذي يحتوي على المعلومات الكاملة: http://padi.co/0tot7gsn