A technical diver handling decompression stage cylinders during a dive

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Technical Instructor Trainer

Official course standards ↗Last updated September 8, 2026

The rating that trains and certifies PADI technical instructors, rather than technical divers. An instructor trainer at this level conducts the Tec 40, Tec 45 and Tec 50 instructor courses, evaluating candidates' teaching presentations, dive planning and in-water demonstration quality against PADI standards. It sits above the instructor tier: its students are already technical instructors.

Instructors Teaching This Course

Thailand

Dive Centres Offering This Course

We're still building out the directory country by country, so this list isn't every instructor or dive centre teaching it in the world — more locations are coming soon.

Common questions about PADI TecRec Technical Instructor Trainer

Where can I take PADI TecRec Technical Instructor Trainer?

1 dive centre and 1 instructor in the TecDiveTools directory teach PADI TecRec Technical Instructor Trainer, in Thailand. Each is listed further up this page.