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Thanasis Glaroudis
Multiple Platinum PADI Course DirectorOne of Greece's first PADI Course Directors.
Read moreSeaWorld CDC
A Leading PADI Career Development Center in Greece
What is PADI CDC?
PADI CDC stands for PADI Career Development Center, the highest level of educational center designation awarded by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI).
What it means:
Elite Status
A PADI CDC is a dive center that meets the highest standards in dive education, facilities, and instructor development.
Instructor Training Focus
These centres specialize in training professional-level divers, particularly Divemasters and Instructors, including the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC).
Career Support
CDCs offer structured career development programs, often featuring job placement assistance, internships, and mentoring for aspiring dive professionals.
Experience Requirement
To earn CDC status, a center must consistently run multiple IDC courses and demonstrate a strong track record in producing successful PADI Instructors.
Why it matters:
If you're serious about becoming a professional diver, choosing a PADI CDC ensures you're learning from one of the best-equipped, most experienced training centres in the world.
Seaworld Diving Center — A Leading PADI CDC in Greece
The Instructor Development Course (IDC) at Seaworld Diving Center, located in Halkidiki, Greece, has a proud legacy of delivering world-class training.
The first IDC was conducted in 2009 at Seaworld's original base at Sani Club.
The program expanded to Athens in 2012, and further to Qatar in 2018, showcasing Seaworld's global reach and commitment to excellence.
2009
First IDC conducted at Seaworld's original base at Sani Club.
2012
Program expanded to Athens.
2018
Further expansion to Qatar — showcasing Seaworld's global reach and commitment to excellence.
Two experienced PADI Course Directors lead the program:
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Marek Koszorek
PADI Course DirectorA seasoned Course Director with over 15 years of experience at Seaworld.
Read moreTogether, they've helped produce a large number of highly skilled and successful diving instructors in Greece and around the world.
Facilities & Equipment
Now based at the Sani Beach Hotel within Sani Resort, Halkidiki, Seaworld Diving Center offers excellent facilities tailored for instructor-level training:
- Purpose-built pool for confined water sessions
- Air-conditioned classrooms with Wi-Fi
- Dedicated areas for equipment cleaning and drying
- Direct beach access for open water training dives
- Spacious preparation zones
- On-site changing rooms and toilets
- Scubapro diving gear in our fully equipped dive shop
- Diving boat available for training dives
Pool training
Open water training
Training with our boat
Sani Resort, Halkidiki
Seaworld is also committed to environmental sustainability, aligning with Sani Resort's strong eco-friendly values.